Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 32:17–19

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.

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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

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

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

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

Deuteronomy 32:17 Judges 5:8 · Deuteronomy 28:64 · Leviticus 17:7 · Deuteronomy 32:21 · 1 Timothy 4:1 · Psalm 106:37–38 · Isaiah 44:8

Deuteronomy 32:18 Isaiah 17:10 · Jeremiah 2:32 · Psalm 106:21 · Deuteronomy 32:4 · Deuteronomy 8:11 · Psalm 44:20–22 · Deuteronomy 6:12 · Deuteronomy 8:19 · Isaiah 22:10–11 · Deuteronomy 32:15 · Deuteronomy 8:14 · Hosea 8:14

Deuteronomy 32:19 Psalm 106:40 · Judges 2:14 · Psalm 5:4 · Isaiah 1:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.