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Deuteronomy 32:18–21

18  Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful,

And hast oforgotten God that formed thee.

19  pAnd when the Lord saw it, he ||abhorred them,

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

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

I will see what their end shall be:

For they are a svery froward generation,

Children in whom is no faith.

21  tThey have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God;

They have provoked me to anger uwith their vanities:

And xI will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people;

I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

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Deuteronomy 32:18–21 — The New International Version (NIV)

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.

21 They made me jealous by what is no god

and angered me with their worthless idols.

I will make them envious by those who are not a people;

I will make them angry by a nation that has no understanding.

Deuteronomy 32:18–21 — English Standard Version (ESV)

18 You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you,

and you forgot the God who gave you birth.

19 “The Lord saw it and 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 faithfulness.

21 They have made me jealous with what is no god;

they have provoked me to anger with their idols.

So I will make them jealous with those who are no people;

I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

Deuteronomy 32:18–21 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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.

21 They have roused my jealousy by worshiping things that are not God;

they have provoked my anger with their useless idols.

Now I will rouse their jealousy through people who are not even a people;

I will provoke their anger through the foolish Gentiles.

Deuteronomy 32:18–21 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

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.

21 They have provoked Me to jealousy by what is not God;

They have moved Me to anger by their foolish idols.

But I will provoke them to jealousy by those who are not a nation;

I will move them to anger by a foolish nation.

Deuteronomy 32:18–21 — New Century Version (NCV)

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.

21 They used things that are not gods to make me jealous

and worthless idols to make me angry.

So I will use those who are not a nation to make them jealous;

I will use a nation that does not understand to make them angry.

Deuteronomy 32:18–21 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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.

21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God;

They have provoked me to anger with their vanities:

And I will move them to jealousy with those that are not a people;

I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

Deuteronomy 32:18–21 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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. 21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is no •God; They have exasperated me with their vanities; And I will move them to jealousy with that which is not a people; With a foolish nation will I provoke them to anger.

Deuteronomy 32:18–21 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

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. 

21 They made him furious because they worshiped foreign gods 

and angered him because they worshiped worthless idols. 

So I will use those who are not my people to make them jealous 

and a nation of godless fools to make them angry. 

Deuteronomy 32:18–21 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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.

21 They have provoked My jealousy

with their so-called gods;

they have enraged Me with their worthless idols.

So I will provoke their jealousy

with an inferior people;

I will enrage them with a foolish nation.

Deuteronomy 32:18–21 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

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.

21 They made me jealous with what is no god,

provoked me with their idols.

So I will make them jealous with what is no people,

provoke them with a foolish nation.

Deuteronomy 32:18–21 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

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.

21 They annoyed me with what is not a god;

they provoked me with their idols.

So I will make them jealous with those not a people,

with a foolish nation I will provoke them.

Deuteronomy 32:18–21 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

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.

21 They made me jealous by serving what is not even a god.

They made me angry by worshiping worthless statues of gods.

I will use people who are not a nation to make them jealous.

I will use a nation that has no understanding to make them angry.

Deuteronomy 32:18–21 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

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.

21 ‘They have made Me jealous with what is not God;

They have provoked Me to anger with their idols.

So I will make them jealous with those who are not a people;

I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation,


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