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17 They sacrificed to demons, not God,
    to deities they had never known,
to new ones recently arrived,
    whom your ancestors had not feared.
18 You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you;[a]
    you forgot the God who gave you birth.

19 The Lord saw it, and was jealous;[b]
    he spurned[c] his sons and daughters.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 32:18 Or that begot you
  2. Deuteronomy 32:19 Q Mss Gk: MT lacks was jealous
  3. Deuteronomy 32:19 Cn: Heb he spurned because of provocation

17 They sacrificed(A) to false gods,(B) which are not God—
    gods they had not known,(C)
    gods that recently appeared,(D)
    gods your ancestors did not fear.
18 You deserted the Rock, who fathered you;
    you forgot(E) the God who gave you birth.

19 The Lord saw this and rejected them(F)
    because he was angered by his sons and daughters.(G)

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