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Deuteronomy 32:15-17
Contemporary English Version
Deuteronomy 32:15-17
Contemporary English Version
15 Israel,[a] you grew fat and rebelled
against God, your Creator
you rejected the Mighty Rock,[b]
your only place of safety.
16 You made God jealous and angry
by worshiping disgusting idols
and foreign gods.
17 (A) You offered sacrifices
to demons, those useless gods[c]
that never helped you,
new gods that your ancestors
never worshiped.
Footnotes
- 32.15 Israel: The Standard Hebrew Text has “Jeshurun,” a rare name for Israel related to a word meaning “honest.” The Samaritan Hebrew Text and one ancient translation also use “Jacob,” another name for the ancestor of the nation of Israel.
- 32.15 Mighty Rock: See the note at 32.4.
- 32.16,17 disgusting idols … foreign gods … demons … those useless gods: Different ways of referring to gods of other nations.
Deuteronomy 32:15-17
New International Version
Deuteronomy 32:15-17
New International Version
15 Jeshurun[a](A) grew fat(B) and kicked;
filled with food, they became heavy and sleek.
They abandoned(C) the God who made them
and rejected the Rock(D) their Savior.
16 They made him jealous(E) with their foreign gods
and angered(F) him with their detestable idols.
17 They sacrificed(G) to false gods,(H) which are not God—
gods they had not known,(I)
gods that recently appeared,(J)
gods your ancestors did not fear.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 32:15 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel.
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