He didn’t. It’s a joke. The fact he knew it was (loosely) based on Ezekiel 25:17 means he knew it was from Pulp Fiction.
If it was indeed intentional, it was a lame joke.
There are over three-quarters of million words in the KJV. If you’re leading a prayer session and not doing stand-up comedy, it’s not too hard to find a half dozen real verses that would be appropriate to the situation.
You’re right.
It doesn’t have to be a joke. It’s a warriors prayer. Heck, Patton prayed for good weather so air support would protect his troops.
Exactly.
https://www.youtube.com/live/7rijDjmdCXQ
Go to 6:10 for the preamble, and 7:20 for the “prayer.”
This isn’t Hegseth being funny; Dude had no idea he was reading from Hollywood.
And if he WAS trying to be a joker, he picked the wrong place to do it.
More like a clown vs joker.
And before anyone gets all huffy, you know if some Obamabot screwed up this royally he’d be keelhauled by FR.