Acts

Acts 7:42

⁴²But God turned away from them and gave them over to the worship of the host of heaven, as it is written in the book of the prophets:

‘Did you bring Me sacrifices and offerings

forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
God	Θεὸς	Theos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2316 God, a god
turned away	ἔστρεψεν	estrepsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4762 I turn, am converted, change
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
gave them over	παρέδωκεν	paredōken	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3860 I hand over, deliver, betray
to the worship	λατρεύειν	latreuein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G3000 I serve, worship
of the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
host	στρατιᾷ	stratia	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G4756 an army, host of angels
of	τοῦ	tou	Article - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3588 the
heaven	οὐρανοῦ	ouranou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3772 the sky, the heaven
as	καθὼς	kathōs	Adverb	G2531 just as, as
it is written	γέγραπται	gegraptai	Verb - Perfect Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G1125 I write
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
book	βίβλῳ	biblō	Noun - Dative Feminine Singular	G976 a written book, roll, or volume
of the	τῶν	tōn	Article - Genitive Masculine Plural	G3588 the
prophets	προφητῶν	prophētōn	Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural	G4396 a prophet, poet
Did you bring	προσηνέγκατέ	prosēnenkate	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G4374 I bring to, offer
Me	μοι	moi	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 1st Person Singular	G1473 I
sacrifices	σφάγια	sphagia	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G4968 a slaughtered victim
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
offerings	θυσίας	thysias	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G2378 a sacrifice
forty	τεσσεράκοντα	tesserakonta	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G5062 forty
years	ἔτη	etē	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2094 a year
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
the	τῇ	tē	Article - Dative Feminine Singular	G3588 the
wilderness	ἐρήμῳ	erēmō	Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular	G2048 deserted, desolate, a desert
O house	οἶκος	oikos	Noun - Vocative Masculine Singular	G3624 a house, household
of Israel	Ἰσραήλ	Israēl	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2474 Israel

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Amos 5:25–26 · Ezekiel 20:39 · Jeremiah 19:13 · Psalm 81:11–12 · Job 31:26–28 · Hebrews 3:15–17 · Isaiah 63:10 · Deuteronomy 4:19 · Romans 1:24–28 · Isaiah 66:4 · 2 Thessalonians 2:10–12 · Acts 7:36

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.