Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 32:16–22

¹⁶They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods;

they enraged Him with abominations.

¹⁷They sacrificed to demons, not to God,

to gods they had not known,

to newly arrived gods,

which your fathers did not fear.

¹⁸You ignored the Rock who brought you forth;

you forgot the God who gave you birth.

¹⁹When the LORD saw this, He rejected them,

provoked to anger by His sons and daughters.

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

I will see what will be their end.

For they are a perverse generation—

children of unfaithfulness.

²¹They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God;

they have enraged Me with their worthless idols.

So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people;^f

I will make them angry by a nation without understanding.^g

²²For a fire has been kindled by My anger,

and it burns to the depths of Sheol;

it consumes the earth and its produce,

and scorches the foundations of the mountains.

Footnotes

f 32:21 Or not a nation; see also LXX.
g 32:21 Cited in Romans 10:19|ROM 10:19

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Deuteronomy 32:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They provoked His jealousy	יַקְנִאֻ֖הוּ	yaq·ni·’u·hū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H7065 be jealous, zealous
with foreign gods	בְּזָרִ֑ים	bə·zā·rîm	Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine plural	H2114 be a stranger
they enraged Him	יַכְעִיסֻֽהוּ׃	yaḵ·‘î·su·hū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular	H3707 be vexed, angry
with abominations	בְּתוֹעֵבֹ֖ת	bə·ṯō·w·‘ê·ḇōṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural	H8441 abomination

Deuteronomy 32:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They sacrificed	יִזְבְּח֗וּ	yiz·bə·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
to demons	לַשֵּׁדִים֙	laš·šê·ḏîm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H7700 demon
not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to God	אֱלֹ֔הַ	’ĕ·lō·ha	Noun - masculine singular	H433 god, God
to gods	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
they had not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
known	יְדָע֑וּם	yə·ḏā·‘ūm	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural	H3045 know
to newly arrived	חֲדָשִׁים֙	ḥă·ḏā·šîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2319 new
which your fathers	אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃	’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural	H1 father
did not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
fear	שְׂעָר֖וּם	śə·‘ā·rūm	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural; third person masculine plural	H8175 bristle

Deuteronomy 32:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You ignored	תֶּ֑שִׁי	te·šî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H7876 keep in memory
the Rock	צ֥וּר	ṣūr	Noun - masculine singular	H6697 rock, cliff
who brought you forth	יְלָדְךָ֖	yə·lā·ḏə·ḵā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
you forgot	וַתִּשְׁכַּ֖ח	wat·tiš·kaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7911 forget
the God	אֵ֥ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
who gave you birth	מְחֹלְלֶֽךָ׃	mə·ḥō·lə·le·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2342 whirl, dance, writhe

Deuteronomy 32:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
saw this	וַיַּ֥רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
He rejected	וַיִּנְאָ֑ץ	way·yin·’āṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5006 contemn, spurn
provoked to anger	מִכַּ֥עַס	mik·ka·‘as	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3708 vexation, anger
by His sons	בָּנָ֖יו	bā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
and daughters	וּבְנֹתָֽיו׃	ū·ḇə·nō·ṯāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1323 daughter

Deuteronomy 32:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He said	וַיֹּ֗אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I will hide	אַסְתִּ֤ירָה	’as·tî·rāh	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5641 hide, conceal
My face from them	פָנַי֙	p̄ā·nay	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
I will see	אֶרְאֶ֖ה	’er·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
what	מָ֣ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
their end	אַחֲרִיתָ֑ם	’a·ḥă·rî·ṯām	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H319 after-part, end
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they are a perverse	תַּהְפֻּכֹת֙	tah·pu·ḵōṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H8419 perversity, fraud
generation	ד֤וֹר	ḏō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1755 period, generation, dwelling
children	בָּנִ֖ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
of unfaithfulness	אֵמֻ֥ן	’ê·mun	Noun - masculine singular	H529 trusting, faithfulness

Deuteronomy 32:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They	הֵ֚ם	hêm	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
have provoked My jealousy	קִנְא֣וּנִי	qin·’ū·nî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H7065 be jealous, zealous
by	בְלֹא־	ḇə·lō-	Preposition-b; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
God	אֵ֔ל	’êl	Noun - masculine singular	H410 god
they have enraged Me	כִּעֲס֖וּנִי	ki·‘ă·sū·nî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singular	H3707 be vexed, angry
with their worthless idols	בְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑ם	bə·haḇ·lê·hem	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1892 vapour, breath
So I	וַאֲנִי֙	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will make them jealous	אַקְנִיאֵ֣ם	’aq·nî·’êm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H7065 be jealous, zealous
by those who are not	בְּלֹא־	bə·lō-	Preposition-b; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
a people	עָ֔ם	‘ām	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
I will make them angry	אַכְעִיסֵֽם׃	’aḵ·‘î·sêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine plural	H3707 be vexed, angry
by a nation	בְּג֥וֹי	bə·ḡō·w	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H1471 nation, people
without understanding	נָבָ֖ל	nā·ḇāl	Adjective - masculine singular	H5036 foolish, senseless

Deuteronomy 32:22

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a fire	אֵשׁ֙	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
has been kindled	קָדְחָ֣ה	qā·ḏə·ḥāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H6919 inflame
by My anger	בְאַפִּ֔י	ḇə·’ap·pî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
and it burns	וַתִּיקַ֖ד	wat·tî·qaḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3344 be kindled, burn
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the depths	תַּחְתִּ֑ית	taḥ·tîṯ	Adjective - feminine singular	H8482 lower, lowest
of Sheol	שְׁא֣וֹל	šə·’ō·wl	Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld
it consumes	וַתֹּ֤אכַל	wat·tō·ḵal	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
the earth	אֶ֙רֶץ֙	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and its produce	וִֽיבֻלָ֔הּ	wî·ḇu·lāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H2981 produce
and scorches	וַתְּלַהֵ֖ט	wat·tə·la·hêṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3857 blaze up, flame
the foundations	מוֹסְדֵ֥י	mō·ws·ḏê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H4144 foundation
of the mountains	הָרִֽים׃	hā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country