US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faces public ridicule by reciting a fictional Bible quote from Quentin Tarantino’s 1194 film “Pulp Fiction” during a prayer service at the Pentagon.
On Wednesday, April 15, Hengest spoke about the recent rescue of a downed pilot in Iran and asked attendees to pray.
He referred to the prayer as “CSAR 25:16,” which was apparently intended to reflect Ezekiel 25:17.
Hegseth recited: “The path of the fallen airman is plagued on all sides by the inequalities of the selfish and the tyranny of evil men. Blessed be he who, in the name of camaraderie and duty, shepherds the lost through the valley of darkness… And I will attack you with great vengeance and furious wrath upon those who attempt to capture and destroy my brother, and you will know that my call sign is Sandy 1 when I exact my vengeance. upon “Amen.”
This monologue was delivered by Jules Winnfield, played by Samuel L. Jackson, before killing his victims.
In fact, Ezekiel 25:17 simply says, “And I will execute great vengeance upon them with furious rebukes; and they will know that I am the Lord, when I will execute my vengeance upon them.”
The Pentagon has not commented on whether Hegseth was aware of the origin of the quote or not.
