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Pete Hegseth Quotes 'Pulp Fiction' Fake Bible Verse at ... - Variety
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meant to invoke holy scripture in discussing the rescue mission of an American fighter pilot stranded in Iran — but he actually quoted Quentin Tarantino. In a prayer delivered by Hegseth during a Pentagon worship service on Wednesday, he read a fake Bible verse from Tarantino’s 1994 “Pulp Fiction.” It was the altered version of Ezekiel 25:17 that is righteously delivered by Samuel L. Jackson’s character in the movie just before he shoots a man to death. Hegseth told the assemblage that the prayer was recited by the “Sandy 1” Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) mission in Iran. “They call it CSAR 25:17, which I think is meant to reflect Ezekiel 25:17,” the secretary said. Calling on everyone to pray with him, Hegseth then read this (via Defense Now): “The path of the downed aviator 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 camaraderie and duty shepherds 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 1 when I lay my vengeance upon thee. Amen.” What Hegseth read was nearly word-for-word the line delivered by Jules Winnfield, Jackson’s hitman in “Pulp Fiction”: “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 thee.” Hegseth’s prayer mix-up was first spotted by religion and politics blog A Public Witness. For “Pulp Fiction,” Tarantino actually lifted the fake verse from 1973 Japanese martial arts movie “Bodyguard Kiba” (including the erroneous attribution to Ezekiel), substituting “the Lord” for “Chiba the Bodyguard.” The actual Ezekiel 25:17 passage in the King James Bible, which is a declaration of divine vengeance against the Philistines, reads like this: “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 the...
Pentagon Pete Hegseth Cites Fake 'Pulp Fiction' Bible Verse in Bonkers ...
Pete Hegseth cited a prayer largely invented by Quentin Tarantino for the movie Pulp Fiction to praise a rescue mission during the Iran war.The defense secretary was speaking at a worship service at the Pentagon on Wednesday when he began echoing the “great vengeance and furious anger” monologue delivered by Samuel L. Jackson’s hitman character.During the religious event, Hegseth led a prayer that he said was delivered to him by the lead mission planner of the rescue operation for two Air Force crew members shot down in Iran.Hegseth said the prayer had been recited for the rescue team ahead of the operation and was entitled “CSAR 2517,” or “Combat Search and Rescue 2517,” which he said, “I think is meant to reflect Ezekiel 25:17.”Pete Hegseth has instituted monthly prayer sessions at the Pentagon. Screenshot In Pulp Fiction, Jackson’s character, Jules Winnfield, quotes what he claims to be the Bible verse Ezekiel 25:17 before shooting someone dead. However, while some parts of the monologue reference the verse, most of it is fictional and was created for the movie.It is the Pulp Fiction version of Ezekiel 25:17 that Hegseth seemingly cites, while also changing some words to suit its “CSAR 2517” title. A Public Witness first reported the link to the movie. “The path of the downed aviator is beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. 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,” Hegseth said.“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 1 when I lay my vengeance upon thee.”The actual Ezekiel 25:17 Bible verse ends with “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.”Everything else that Jackson’s character quotes in Pulp Fiction is invented for the movie, which Hegseth then cited in his prayer.The monologue in “Pulp Fiction” is often mistaken for an actual Bible verse. Miramax Films “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,” Jackson’...
Pete Hegseth quotes 'Pulp Fiction' Bible verse at worship service
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth seemed to quote Samuel L. Jackson's character in the 1994 film Pulp Fiction at a recent Pentagon worship service. When the secretary of war read from Ezekiel 25:17 ...
Pete Hegseth quotes fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction during sermon
Pete Hegseth quotes Samuel L. Jackson's fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction during sermon Hegseth said the prayer was supposed to reflect Ezekiel 25:17, but did not mention its striking ...
