Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 32:33
Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses Israel in his final covenant song, contrasting their corrupted spiritual state with the judgment God has sealed in His vaults (Deuteronomy 32:34).
The words — יֵינָם (yei.Nam) translates literally to "their wine," while חֲמַת (cha.Mat) means "venom," establishing that what appears as blessing is actually toxic.
The thread — This venom imagery appears in Psalms 58:4, Job 20:14, and Romans 3:13 to describe the corrosive reality of wickedness.
Why it lands — The text states that human rebellion yields spiritual poison rather than nourishment, directly echoing the bitter grapes described in Deuteronomy 32:32.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.
Cross-references
- Psalms 58:4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
- Romans 3:13 “Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
- Job 20:14 yet in his stomach his food sours into the venom of cobras within him.
- Psalms 140:3 They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
- Jeremiah 8:14 Why are we just sitting here? Gather together, let us flee to the fortified cities and perish there, for the LORD our God has doomed us. He has given us poisoned water to drink, because we have sinned against the LORD.