US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is being mocked online after quoting a line from Pulp Fiction during a sermon at the Pentagon.
Hegseth recited almost word-for-word a violent “Prayer” featured in Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 cult classic. The speech is largely inspired by a Bible passage, but does not quote actual scripture.
He said he was told the prayer was titled “CSAR 25:17” and said it borrowed language from the Biblical verse Ezekiel 25:17. However, he did not mention that the version he quoted reflected a fictional monologue given by Samuel L. Jackson’s character before committing murder in the film.
The “Bible verse” referenced in Pulp Fiction, Ezekiel 25:17, spoken by Jules Winnfield, is a highly fictional adaptation rather than a direct quote from the Bible.
The speech combines a brief portion of the actual Bible verse with dialogue inspired by The Bodyguard, starring Sonny Chiba in 1976.
The authentic words of Ezekiel 25:17 in the King James Version (KJV) read: “And I will take great vengeance upon them with rebuke in wrath: and they shall know that I am the LORD, when I take vengeance upon them.”
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