Hegseth delivers fake Bible quote from ‘Pulp Fiction’ during Pentagon sermon

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth caught the attention of Twee­ple recently after delive­ring a sermon at the Pentagon which featured a famous monologue from Quentin Tarantino’s 1994 film ‘Pulp Fiction’. During a discussion regarding a rescue mission for an American fighter pilot stranded in Iran, Hegseth recited a fake Bible verse famously delivered by Samuel L Jackson’s character in the movie.

Hegseth explained to the assembly the prayer was recited by the “Sandy One” Combat Search and Rescue mission. “This prayer was recited by Sandy 1 to all Sandys, all those A-10 crews, prior to all CSAR missions, but especially this CSAR mission that happened in real time," Hegseth said before asking the assembly to join him in prayer.

The recitation included lines describing the path of the “downed aviator” being “beset on all sides by the iniquities of the selfish”. Hegseth concluded the prayer by stating: “And you will know my call sign is Sandy One, when I lay my vengeance upon thee. Amen.”

The dialogue is a slightly modified version of the speech Jackson’s character, Jules Winnfield, delivers before executing a man in the film. While the character in Pulp Fiction attributes the entire passage to Ezekiel 25:17, the first half was written by Tarantino and Roger Avary. Only the latter portion of the verse is found in the Bible, where it serves as a condemnation of the foes of the Israelites in the 20th century BC.