Deuteronomy 32:33

Deuteronomy 32:33

Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.

a. ASV: Their wine is the poison of serpents, And the cruel venom of asps.

b. YLT: The poison of dragons is their wine And the fierce venom of asps.

c. Amplified Bible Classic: Their wine is the [furious] venom of serpents, and the pitiless poison of vipers.

d. Septuagint: Their wine [is] the rage of serpents, and the incurable rage of asps.

e. Stone Edition Torah/Prophets/Writings: Serpents’ venom is their wine, the poison of cruel vipers.

1. “Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.”

a. [Their] wine [Strong: 3196 yayin, yah'-yin; from an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication:—banqueting, wine, wine(-bibber).]

b. [is the] poison [Strong: 2534 chêmâh, khay-maw'; or (Daniel 11:44) חֵמָא chêmâʼ; from H3179; heat; figuratively, anger, poison (from its fever):—anger, bottles, hot displeasure, furious(-ly, -ry), heat, indignation, poison, rage, wrath(-ful).]

c. [of] dragons [Strong: 8577 tannîyn, tan-neen'; or תַּנִּים tannîym; (Ezekiel 29:3), intensive from the same as H8565; a marine or land monster, i.e. sea-serpent or jackal:—dragon, sea-monster, serpent, whale.]

d. [and the] cruel [Strong: 393 ʼakzâr, ak-zawr'; from an unused root (apparently meaning to act harshly); violent; by implication deadly; also (in a good sense) brave:—cruel, fierce.]

e. venom [Strong: 7219 rôʼsh, roshe; or רוֹשׁ rôwsh; (Deuteronomy 32:32), apparently the same as H7218; a poisonous plant, probably the poppy (from its conspicuous head); generally poison (even of serpents):—gall, hemlock, poison, venom.]

f. [of] aspa [Strong: 6620 pethen, peh'-then; from an unused root meaning to twist; an asp (from its contortions):—adder.]

1). When paul was bringing the indictment against all mankind, “the poison of asps” was used in the description of man.

a). Romans 3:9-13   What then? are we better than they? No, in no wise: for we have before proved both Jews and Gentiles, that they are all under sin;

10 As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

11 There is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.

12 They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.

13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: