⁴²“But God ^aturned away and delivered them up to ¹serve the ²host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, ‘^bDid you present Me with slain beasts and sacrifices ^cforty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

⁴³‘^aYou also took along the tabernacle of Moloch and the star of the god ¹Rompha, the images which you made to worship. I also will remove you beyond Babylon.’

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Footnotes

1Or worship
2Heavenly bodies
1Other mss spell it: Romphan, or Rempham, or Raiphan, or Rephan

Cross references

a Josh 24:20; Is 63:10; Jer 19:13; Ezek 20:39
b Amos 5:25
c Acts 7:36
a Amos 5:26, 27

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

But God turned away and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets:

“ ‘Did you bring to me slain beasts and sacrifices,

during the forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

You took up the tent of Moloch

and the star of your god Rephan,

the images that you made to worship;

and I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the sun, moon and stars. This agrees with what is written in the book of the prophets:

“ ‘Did you bring me sacrifices and offerings

forty years in the wilderness, people of Israel?

You have taken up the tabernacle of Molek

and the star of your god Rephan,

the idols you made to worship.

Therefore I will send you into exile’ beyond Babylon.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

God turned away and gave them up to worship the stars of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets:

House of Israel, did you bring me offerings and sacrifices

for forty years in the wilderness?

You took up the tent of Moloch

and the star of your god Rephan,

the images that you made to worship.

So I will send you into exile beyond Babylon.

NLTNew Living Translation

Then God turned away from them and abandoned them to serve the stars of heaven as their gods! In the book of the prophets it is written,

‘Was it to me you were bringing sacrifices and offerings

during those forty years in the wilderness, Israel?

No, you carried your pagan gods—

the shrine of Molech,

the star of your god Rephan,

and the images you made to worship them.

So I will send you into exile

as far away as Babylon.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

But God turned away and gave them over to worship the host of heaven, just as it is written in the book of the prophets:

‘You did not bring offerings and sacrifices to me

for forty years in the wilderness, did you, house of Israel?

And you took along the tabernacle of Moloch

and the star of the god Rephan,

the images that you made, to worship them,

and I will deport you beyond Babylon!’

KJV 1900King James Version

Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, O ye house of Israel, have ye offered to me slain beasts and sacrifices by the space of forty years in the wilderness? Yea, ye took up the tabernacle of Moloch, and the star of your god Remphan, figures which ye made to worship them: and I will carry you away beyond Babylon.

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