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Berean Standard Bible

“He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye.”

Deuteronomy 32:10

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Chapter 32 is the Song of Moses, a long poem he teaches Israel shortly before his death as a witness against them if they turn away. It surveys God's care, Israel's unfaithfulness and God's final faithfulness.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

He found him in a desert land, in a barren, howling wilderness; He surrounded him, He instructed him, He guarded him as the apple of His eye.

World English Bible (WEB)

He found him in a desert land, in the waste howling wilderness. He surrounded him. He cared for him. He kept him as the apple of his eye.

King James Version (KJV)

He found him in a desert land, and in the waste howling wilderness; he led him about, he instructed him, he kept him as the apple of his eye.

American Standard Version (ASV)

He found him in a desert land, And in the waste howling wilderness; He compassed him about, he cared for him, He kept him as the apple of his eye.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

He came to him in the waste land, in the unpeopled waste of sand: putting his arms round him and caring for him, he kept him as the light of his eye.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Hallólo en tierra de desierto, y en desierto horrible y yermo; trájolo alrededor, instruyólo, guardólo como la niña de su ojo.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Dios los protegió en la soledad amenazadora como si fuera la niña de sus ojos.

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