Hegseth Quotes ‘Pulp Fiction’ Fake Bible Verse at Pentagon Prayer Service
In 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: “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.”
Hegseth accused the media of constant negativity about Trump’s attack on Iran. He said: “You see, the Pharisees, the so-called and self-appointed elites of their time, they were there to witness, to write everything down, to report. But their hearts were hardened. Even though they witnessed a literal miracle, it didn’t matter. They were only there to explain away the goodness in pursuit of their agenda.”
Hegseth, a former Fox News anchor, was picked by President Donald Trump to lead the Defense Department after Trump won a second term. He was sworn in on Jan. 25, 2025, as “the 29th secretary of defense before the department’s name was changed on Sept. 5, 2025,” to the U.S. Department of War.
