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15 But Israel[a] was soon overfed;

Yes, fat and bloated;

Then, in plenty, they forsook their God.

They shrugged away the Rock of their salvation.

16 Israel began to follow foreign gods,

And Jehovah was very angry;

He was jealous of his people.

17 They sacrificed to heathen gods,

To new gods never before worshiped.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 32:15 Israel, literally, “Jeshurun.”

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.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 32:15 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel.