Hegseth confuses Pulp Fiction scene with Bible verse

[Mac1958]

I really don't know how to add to this, other than the obvious reminder that this adminstration has turned Christianity into a farce.

I feel bad for the non-MAGA Christians who are seeing this done to their religion.

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While the prayer echoes scripture, only part of its final line appears in the Bible. Ezekiel 25:17 reads, "And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them."

Instead of the biblical "I am the Lord," Hegseth said, "my call sign is Sandy One" — a line not found in scripture, but popularized an iconic scene in "Pulp Fiction." The rest of Hegseth's quote closely mirrors the fictionalized Ezekiel 25:17 Samuel L. Jackson's character, Jules Winnfield, cited before killing a character in "Pulp Fiction."

"There's a passage I got memorized, seems appropriate for this situation: Ezekiel 25:17," Jackson's character said. "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you."

Hegseth's prayer caught the attention of X and Reddit users, who commented on its parallels with the "Pulp Fiction" line.

Some questioned if the prayer was satire, while others called it "beyond embarrassing."

 

[SweetSue92]

I really don't know how to add to this, other than the obvious reminder that this adminstration has turned Christianity into a farce.

I feel bad for the non-MAGA Christians who are seeing this done to their religion.

Hegseth's Pentagon prayer sounds like 'Pulp Fiction' line; here's why
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While the prayer echoes scripture, only part of its final line appears in the Bible. Ezekiel 25:17 reads, "And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them."

Instead of the biblical "I am the Lord," Hegseth said, "my call sign is Sandy One" — a line not found in scripture, but popularized an iconic scene in "Pulp Fiction." The rest of Hegseth's quote closely mirrors the fictionalized Ezekiel 25:17 Samuel L. Jackson's character, Jules Winnfield, cited before killing a character in "Pulp Fiction."

"There's a passage I got memorized, seems appropriate for this situation: Ezekiel 25:17," Jackson's character said. "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you."

Hegseth's prayer caught the attention of X and Reddit users, who commented on its parallels with the "Pulp Fiction" line.

Some questioned if the prayer was satire, while others called it "beyond embarrassing."

I'm so offended! Where's the fainting couch? Where's my pearls to clutch?

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

I really don't know how to add to this, other than the obvious reminder that this adminstration has turned Christianity into a farce.

I feel bad for the non-MAGA Christians who are seeing this done to their religion.

They'll just say how clever they are trolling the left again. It's the low human capital talking point memo.

 

[Mac1958]

They'll just say how clever they are trolling the left again. It's the low human capital talking point memo.

I just don't know how these people are not insulted by this.

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

I just don't know how these people are not insulted by this.

They'd have to be smart enough to understand just how stupid they are, which is an oxymoron.

 

[Mac1958]

They'd have to be smart enough to understand just how stupid they are, which is an oxymoron.

That's something else I've given into fairly recently. I tried to give them the benefit of the doubt on intelligence, but I'm just done.

Trump makes them "feel" smart and strong. That's the magic. That's the draw.

 

[theHawk]

I really don't know how to add to this, other than the obvious reminder that this adminstration has turned Christianity into a farce.

I feel bad for the non-MAGA Christians who are seeing this done to their religion.

Hegseth's Pentagon prayer sounds like 'Pulp Fiction' line; here's why
Hegseth Borrows Violent Prayer from ‘Pulp Fiction’ to Bless Iran War at April Pentagon Worship Service Brian Kaylor

While the prayer echoes scripture, only part of its final line appears in the Bible. Ezekiel 25:17 reads, "And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them."

Instead of the biblical "I am the Lord," Hegseth said, "my call sign is Sandy One" — a line not found in scripture, but popularized an iconic scene in "Pulp Fiction." The rest of Hegseth's quote closely mirrors the fictionalized Ezekiel 25:17 Samuel L. Jackson's character, Jules Winnfield, cited before killing a character in "Pulp Fiction."

"There's a passage I got memorized, seems appropriate for this situation: Ezekiel 25:17," Jackson's character said. "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you."

Hegseth's prayer caught the attention of X and Reddit users, who commented on its parallels with the "Pulp Fiction" line.

Some questioned if the prayer was satire, while others called it "beyond embarrassing."

Your own link explains that it is a modified prayer the airmen came up with, he was just reciting that:

"They call it CSAR 25:17, which I think is meant to reflect Ezekiel 25:17," Hegseth said.

"The path of the downed aviator is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men," Hegseth prayed. "Blessed is he who, in the name of camaraderie and duty, shepherd the lost through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to capture and destroy my brother. And you will know my call sign is Sandy One when I lay my vengeance upon thee, and amen."


Need more pearls to clutch?

 

[PeterPilot]

Interesting story. The Secretary of War Crimes never ceases to amaze.

I'm reminded of Thomas Paine regarding the biblical psychobabble--It is from the bible that man has learned cruelty, rapine and murder, for the belief in a cruel god makes a cruel man.

 

[Mac1958]

Your own link explains that it is a modified prayer the airmen came up with, he was just reciting that:

"They call it CSAR 25:17, which I think is meant to reflect Ezekiel 25:17," Hegseth said.

"The path of the downed aviator is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men," Hegseth prayed. "Blessed is he who, in the name of camaraderie and duty, shepherd the lost through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother’s keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to capture and destroy my brother. And you will know my call sign is Sandy One when I lay my vengeance upon thee, and amen."


Need more pearls to clutch?

You're a phony.

Your problem, not mine.

 

[Mac1958]

Interesting story. The Secretary of War Crimes never ceases to amaze.

I'm reminded of Thomas Paine regarding the biblical psychobabble--It is from the bible that man has learned cruelty, rapine and murder, for the belief in a cruel god makes a cruel man.

The cherry-picking just doesn't stop.

"I'm gonna be as ugly and cruel as I feel like being, and use a Bible verse to justify it. And I'll ignore any Bible verse that says something different. Even if the Pope brings it up".

 

[theHawk]

You're a phony.

Your problem, not mine.

It must be embarrassing, you got called out for your fake news that Hegseth is modifying scripture, when in fact it was the soldiers/airmen themselves that came up with it, and he was just quoting it.

So are you going to call the soldiers who did the rescue and are fighting the war “blasphemous”?

Put up or shut time, Mac.

 

[struth]

I really don't know how to add to this, other than the obvious reminder that this adminstration has turned Christianity into a farce.

I feel bad for the non-MAGA Christians who are seeing this done to their religion.

Hegseth's Pentagon prayer sounds like 'Pulp Fiction' line; here's why
Hegseth Borrows Violent Prayer from ‘Pulp Fiction’ to Bless Iran War at April Pentagon Worship Service Brian Kaylor

While the prayer echoes scripture, only part of its final line appears in the Bible. Ezekiel 25:17 reads, "And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them."

Instead of the biblical "I am the Lord," Hegseth said, "my call sign is Sandy One" — a line not found in scripture, but popularized an iconic scene in "Pulp Fiction." The rest of Hegseth's quote closely mirrors the fictionalized Ezekiel 25:17 Samuel L. Jackson's character, Jules Winnfield, cited before killing a character in "Pulp Fiction."

"There's a passage I got memorized, seems appropriate for this situation: Ezekiel 25:17," Jackson's character said. "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you."

Hegseth's prayer caught the attention of X and Reddit users, who commented on its parallels with the "Pulp Fiction" line.

Some questioned if the prayer was satire, while others called it "beyond embarrassing."

You do realize CSAR 25:17, is not actually in the Bible right? Wow....another big swing and a miss by the desperate dems

 

[DigitalDrifter]

Here's the different translations of this verse:


New International Version
I will carry out great vengeance on them and punish them in my wrath. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I take vengeance on them.’”

New Living Translation
I will execute terrible vengeance against them to punish them for what they have done. And when I have inflicted my revenge, they will know that I am the LORD.”

English Standard Version
I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay my vengeance upon them.”

Berean Standard Bible
I will execute great vengeance against them with furious reproof. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’”

King James Bible
And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

New King James Version
I will execute great vengeance on them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.” ’ ”

New American Standard Bible
I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes; and they will know that I am the LORD, when I inflict My vengeance on them.”’”

NASB 1995
“I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes; and they will know that I am the LORD when I lay My vengeance on them."’”

NASB 1977
“And I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes; and they will know that I am the LORD when I lay My vengeance on them.”’”

Legacy Standard Bible
So I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful reproofs; and they will know that I am Yahweh when I lay My vengeance on them.”’”

Amplified Bible
I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes and chastisements and they will know [without any doubt] that I am the LORD when I lay My vengeance on them.”’”

Christian Standard Bible
I will execute severe vengeance against them with furious rebukes. They will know that I am the LORD when I take my vengeance on them.’ ”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I will execute great vengeance against them with furious rebukes. They will know that I am Yahweh when I take My vengeance on them.”

American Standard Version
And I will execute great vengeance upon them with wrathful rebukes; and they shall know that I am Jehovah, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

Contemporary English Version
In my fierce anger, I will take revenge on them. And when I punish them, they will know that I am the LORD."

English Revised Version
And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I will take fierce revenge on them and punish them with fury. I will take revenge on them. Then they will know that I am the LORD.'"

Good News Translation
I will punish them severely and take full revenge on them. They will feel my anger. Then they will know that I am the LORD."

International Standard Version
I'll take vengeance on them, punishing them severely in my anger. They'll know that I am the LORD when I take my vengeance on them."'"

NET Bible
I will exact great vengeance upon them with angry rebukes. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I exact my vengeance upon them.'"

New Heart English Bible
I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance on them.'"

Webster's Bible Translation
And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard Bible
I will execute great vengeance against them with furious reproof. Then they will know that I am the LORD, when I lay My vengeance upon them.’”

World English Bible
I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful rebukes. Then they will know that I am Yahweh, when I lay my vengeance on them.”’”
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And done great vengeance on them with furious reproofs, "" And they have known that I [am] YHWH, "" In My giving out My vengeance on them!”

Young's Literal Translation
And done upon them great vengeance with furious reproofs, And they have known that I am Jehovah, In My giving out My vengeance on them!

Smith's Literal Translation
And I did great vengeances upon them with reproofs of wrath; and they shall know that I Jehovah, in my giving vengeance upon them.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And I will execute great vengeance upon them, rebuking them in fury: and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And I will execute great vengeance against them, reproving them in fury. And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I will send my vengeance upon them.”

New American Bible
Thus I will execute great acts of vengeance on them, punishing them furiously. Then they shall know that I am the LORD, when I wreak my vengeance on them.

New Revised Standard Version
I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful punishments. Then they shall know that I am the LORD, when I lay my vengeance on them.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And I will execute my great vengeance upon them with rebukes and anger; and they shall know that I am the LORD when I have executed my vengeance upon them.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And I shall exact my great vengeance from them in rebuke and in anger, and they shall know that I AM LORD JEHOVAH, when I have exacted my vengeance from them
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I shall lay My vengeance upon them.'

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And I will execute great vengeance upon them; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I have brought my vengeance upon them.

 

[Zincwarrior]

His recent press conference lacked sanity, rambling about Pharisees and recording, not listening with the heart. What the Hell? You are the Sec of Defense. Act like it.

 

[struth]

His recent press conference lacked sanity, rambling about Pharisees and recording, not listening with the heart. What the Hell? You are the Sec of Defense. Act like it.

Here's the latest press conference,

What part did you have a hard time understanding?

 

[C_Clayton_Jones]

I'm so offended! Where's the fainting couch? Where's my pearls to clutch?

Hegseth embracing Christo-fascism is further proof he's unfit to hold any public office.

 

[pknopp]

Should be posted in every classroom............

 

[citygator]

You cant get dumber than this group. I mean.. if you were making a comedy about a Jonah Hill character becoming president and Dwight Schrute becoming defense secretary you couldnt do these scenes because they would be too unbelievable even for them.

 

[Mac1958]

His recent press conference lacked sanity, rambling about Pharisees and recording, not listening with the heart. What the Hell? You are the Sec of Defense. Act like it.

This is essentially the "Christian" version of an Islamic holy war for people like this.

He's not even trying to hide it now.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

I really don't know how to add to this, other than the obvious reminder that this adminstration has turned Christianity into a farce.

I feel bad for the non-MAGA Christians who are seeing this done to their religion.

Hegseth's Pentagon prayer sounds like 'Pulp Fiction' line; here's why
Hegseth Borrows Violent Prayer from ‘Pulp Fiction’ to Bless Iran War at April Pentagon Worship Service Brian Kaylor

While the prayer echoes scripture, only part of its final line appears in the Bible. Ezekiel 25:17 reads, "And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall lay my vengeance upon them."

Instead of the biblical "I am the Lord," Hegseth said, "my call sign is Sandy One" — a line not found in scripture, but popularized an iconic scene in "Pulp Fiction." The rest of Hegseth's quote closely mirrors the fictionalized Ezekiel 25:17 Samuel L. Jackson's character, Jules Winnfield, cited before killing a character in "Pulp Fiction."

"There's a passage I got memorized, seems appropriate for this situation: Ezekiel 25:17," Jackson's character said. "The path of the righteous man is beset on all sides by the inequities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed is he who, in the name of charity and good will, shepherds the weak through the valley of darkness, for he is truly his brother's keeper and the finder of lost children. And I will strike down upon thee with great vengeance and furious anger those who attempt to poison and destroy my brothers. And you will know my name is the Lord when I lay my vengeance upon you."

Hegseth's prayer caught the attention of X and Reddit users, who commented on its parallels with the "Pulp Fiction" line.

Some questioned if the prayer was satire, while others called it "beyond embarrassing."

Pete the Dipshit can start packing his bags.

While Trump is fine with Pete's war crime spree and overt racism and misogyny, the orange charity thief isnt going to tolerate this embarrassment.