Deuteronomy 32:15–20

15 Jeshurun grew fat and kicked;

filled with food, they became heavy and sleek.

They abandoned the God who made them

and rejected the Rock their Savior.

16 They made him jealous with their foreign gods

and angered him with their detestable idols.

17 They sacrificed to false gods, which are not God—

gods they had not known,

gods that recently appeared,

gods your ancestors did not fear.

18 You deserted the Rock, who fathered you;

you forgot the God who gave you birth.

19 The Lord saw this and rejected them

because he was angered by his sons and daughters.

20 “I will hide my face from them,” he said,

“and see what their end will be;

for they are a perverse generation,

children who are unfaithful.

15 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked:

Thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness;

Then he forsook God which made him,

And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

16 They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods,

With abominations provoked they him to anger.

17 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.

18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful,

And hast forgotten God that formed thee.

19 And when the Lord saw it, he abhorred them,

Because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.

20 And he said, I will hide my face from them,

I will see what their end shall be:

For they are a very froward generation,

Children in whom is no faith.

15 “But Israel soon became fat and unruly;

the people grew heavy, plump, and stuffed!

Then they abandoned the God who had made them;

they made light of the Rock of their salvation.

16 They stirred up his jealousy by worshiping foreign gods;

they provoked his fury with detestable deeds.

17 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.

18 You neglected the Rock who had fathered you;

you forgot the God who had given you birth.

19 “The Lord saw this and drew back,

provoked to anger by his own sons and daughters.

20 He said, ‘I will abandon them;

then see what becomes of them.

For they are a twisted generation,

children without integrity.

15 “But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked;

You grew fat, you grew thick,

You are obese!

Then he forsook God who made him,

And scornfully esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

16 They provoked Him to jealousy with foreign gods;

With abominations they provoked Him to anger.

17 They sacrificed to demons, not to God,

To gods they did not know,

To new gods, new arrivals

That your fathers did not fear.

18 Of the Rock who begot you, you are unmindful,

And have forgotten the God who fathered you.

19 “And when the Lord saw it, He spurned them,

Because of the provocation of His sons and His daughters.

20 And He said: ‘I will hide My face from them,

I will see what their end will be,

For they are a perverse generation,

Children in whom is no faith.

15 Israel grew fat and kicked;

they were fat and full and firm.

They left the God who made them

and rejected the Rock who saved them.

16 They made God jealous with foreign gods

and angry with hateful idols.

17 They made sacrifices to demons, not God,

to gods they had never known,

new gods from nearby,

gods your ancestors did not fear.

18 You left God who is the Rock, your Father,

and you forgot the God who gave you birth.

19 The Lord saw this and rejected them;

his sons and daughters had made him angry.

20 He said, “I will turn away from them

and see what will happen to them.

They are evil people,

unfaithful children.

15 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked:

Thou art waxed fat, thou art grown thick, thou art become sleek;

Then he forsook God who made him,

And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

16 They moved him to jealousy with strange gods;

With abominations provoked they him to anger.

17 They sacrificed unto demons, which were no God,

To gods that they knew not,

To new gods that came up of late,

Which your fathers dreaded not.

18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful,

And hast forgotten God that gave thee birth.

19 And Jehovah saw it, and abhorred them,

Because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters.

20 And he said, I will hide my face from them,

I will see what their end shall be:

For they are a very perverse generation,

Children in whom is no faithfulness.

15 Then Jeshurun grew fat, and kicked—Thou art waxen fat, Thou art grown thick, And thou art covered with fatness; —He gave up †God who made him, And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. 16 They moved him to jealousy with strange gods, With abominations did they provoke him to anger. 17 They sacrificed unto demons who are not †God; To gods whom they knew not, To new ones, who came newly up, Whom your fathers revered not. 18 Of the Rock that begot thee wast thou unmindful, And thou hast forgotten •God who brought thee forth.

19 And Jehovah saw it, and despised them, Because of the provoking of his sons and of his daughters. 20 And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be; For they are a perverse generation, Children in whom is no faithfulness.

15 Jeshurungot fat and disrespectful. 

(You got fat! You were stuffed! You were gorged!) 

They abandoned the God who made them 

and treated the rock of their salvation like a fool. 

16 They made him furious because they worshiped foreign gods 

and angered him because they worshiped worthless idols. 

17 They sacrificed to demons that are not God, 

to gods they never heard of. 

These were new gods, who came from nearby, 

gods your ancestors never worshiped. 

18 (You ignored the rock who fathered you 

and forgot the God who gave you life.) 

19 The Lord saw this and rejected them, 

because his own sons and daughters had made him angry. 

20 He said, “I will turn away from them 

and find out what will happen to them. 

They are devious people, 

children who can’t be trusted. 

15 Then Jeshurun became fat and rebelled—

you became fat, bloated, and gorged.

He abandoned the God who made him

and scorned the Rock of his salvation.

16 They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods;

they enraged Him with detestable practices.

17 They sacrificed to demons, not God,

to gods they had not known,

new gods that had just arrived,

which your fathers did not fear.

18 You ignored the Rock who gave you birth;

you forgot the God who gave birth to you.

19 When the Lord saw this, He despised them,

provoked to anger by His sons and daughters.

20 He said: “I will hide My face from them;

I will see what will become of them,

for they are a perverse generation—

unfaithful children.

15 Jacob ate his fill;

Jeshurun grew fat and kicked.

You grew fat, bloated, and gorged!

He abandoned God who made him

and scoffed at the Rock of his salvation.

16 They made him jealous with strange gods;

with abhorrent things they provoked him.

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;

you forgot the God who gave you birth.

19 The Lord saw it and was jealous;

he spurned his sons and daughters.

20 He said, ‘I will hide my face from them;

I will see what their end will be,

for they are a perverse generation,

children in whom there is no faithfulness.

15 And Jeshurun grew fat, and he kicked;

you grew fat, you bloated, and you became obstinate;

and he abandoned God, his maker,

and he scoffed at the rock of his salvation.

16 They made him jealous with strange gods;

with detestable things they provoked him.

17 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.

18 The rock who bore you, you neglected,

and you forgot God, the one giving you birth.

19 Then Yahweh saw, and he spurned them,

because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters.

20 So he said, ‘I will hide my face from them;

I will see what will be their end,

for they are a generation of perversity,

children in whom there is no faithfulness.

15 When Israel grew fat, they became stubborn.

When they were filled with food, they became fat and heavy.

They left the God who made them.

They turned away from the Rock who saved them.

16 They made him jealous by serving strange gods.

They made him angry by worshiping statues of gods.

He hated those gods.

17 The people sacrificed to demons, not to God.

The demons were gods they hadn’t known anything about.

Those gods were new to them.

Their people long ago didn’t worship them.

18 But then they deserted the Rock. He was their Father.

They forgot the God who created them.

19 When the Lord saw that, he turned away from them.

His sons and daughters made him angry.

20 “I will turn my face away from them,” he said.

“I will see what will happen to them in the end.

They are sinful people.

They are unfaithful children.

15 “But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked—

You are grown fat, thick, and sleek—

Then he forsook God who made him,

And scorned the Rock of his salvation.

16 “They made Him jealous with strange gods;

With abominations they provoked Him to anger.

17 “They sacrificed to demons who were not God,

To gods whom they have not known,

New gods who came lately,

Whom your fathers did not dread.

18 “You neglected the Rock who begot you,

And forgot the God who gave you birth.

19 “The Lord saw this, and spurned them

Because of the provocation of His sons and daughters.

20 “Then He said, ‘I will hide My face from them,

I will see what their end shall be;

For they are a perverse generation,

Sons in whom is no faithfulness.