^7:42But God turned away from them and gave them over¹²² to worship the host¹²³ of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets: ‘It was not to me that you offered slain animals and sacrifices¹²⁴ forty years in the wilderness, was it,¹²⁵ house of Israel? ^7:43But you took along the tabernacle¹²⁶ of Moloch¹²⁷ and the star of the¹²⁸ god Rephan,¹²⁹ the images you made to worship, but I will deport¹³⁰ you beyond Babylon.’¹³¹

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Footnotes

122 The expression and gave them over suggests similarities to the judgment on the nations described by Paul in Rom 1:18–32.
123 Or “stars.” To worship the hosts of heaven. Their action violated Deut 4:19; 17:2–5. See Ps 106:36–43.
124 The two terms for sacrifices “semantically reinforce one another and are here combined essentially for emphasis” (L&N 53.20).
125 The Greek construction anticipates a negative reply which is indicated in the translation by the ‘tag’ question, “was it?”
126 Or “tent.” A tabernacle was a tent used to house religious objects or a shrine (i.e., a portable sanctuary).
127 Moloch was a Canaanite deity who was believed to be the god of the sky and the sun.
128 Most , including several important ones (𝔓74 א A C E Ψ 33 1739 𝔐 h p vg syh mae bo Cyr), have ὑμῶν (humōn, “your”) here, in conformity with the of Amos 5:26. But other significant and diverse witnesses lack the pronoun: The lack of ὑμῶν in B D 36 453 gig syp sa Irlat Or is difficult to explain if it is not the original wording here. has the word in brackets, indicating some doubt as to its authenticity.
129 Rephan (Ῥαιφάν, Rhaiphan) was a pagan deity. The term was a name for Saturn. It was variously spelled in the ( has Rompha as an alternate spelling). The references cover a range of deities and a history of unfaithfulness.
130 Or “I will make you move.”
131 A quotation from Amos 5:25–27. This constituted a prediction of the exile.

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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