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Deuteronomy 32:16–17

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16tThey stirred him to jealousy with strange gods;

with abominations they provoked him to anger.

17uThey sacrificed to demons that were not God,

to gods they had never known,

to vnew gods that had come recently,

whom your fathers had never dreaded.

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Cross references

  1. tPs. 78:58; See Num. 25:11
  2. uPs. 106:37; [1 Cor. 10:20]
  3. v[Judg. 5:8]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

They made him jealous with their foreign gods

and angered him with their detestable idols.

They sacrificed to false gods, which are not God—

gods they had not known,

gods that recently appeared,

gods your ancestors did not fear.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

They provoked his jealousy with different gods;

they enraged him with detestable practices.

They sacrificed to demons, not God,

to gods they had not known,

new gods that had just arrived,

which your ancestors did not fear.

NLTNew Living Translation

They stirred up his jealousy by worshiping foreign gods;

they provoked his fury with detestable deeds.

They offered sacrifices to demons, which are not God,

to gods they had not known before,

to new gods only recently arrived,

to gods their ancestors had never feared.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

They made him jealous with strange gods;

with detestable things they provoked him.

They sacrificed to the demons, not God,

to gods whom they had not known,

new gods who came from recent times;

their ancestors had not known them.

KJV 1900King James Version

They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods,

With abominations provoked they him to anger.

They sacrificed unto devils, not to God;

To gods whom they knew not,

To new gods that came newly up,

Whom your fathers feared not.