Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 32:20–22

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 32:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
I will hideאַסְתִּ֤ירָה’as·tî·rāhVerb - Hifil - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH5641 hide, conceal
My face from themפָנַי֙p̄ā·nayNoun - masculine plural construct; first person common singularH6440 face, before
I will seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה’er·’ehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singularH7200 see
whatמָ֣הmāhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
their endאַחֲרִיתָ֑ם’a·ḥă·rî·ṯāmNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine pluralH319 after-part, end
Forכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
they are a perverseתַּהְפֻּכֹת֙tah·pu·ḵōṯNoun - feminine pluralH8419 perversity, fraud
generationד֤וֹרḏō·wrNoun - masculine singular constructH1755 period, generation, dwelling
childrenבָּנִ֖יםbā·nîmNoun - masculine pluralH1121 son
of unfaithfulnessאֵמֻ֥ן’ê·munNoun - masculine singularH529 trusting, faithfulness

Deuteronomy 32:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Theyהֵ֚םhêmPronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
have provoked My jealousyקִנְא֣וּנִיqin·’ū·nîVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singularH7065 be jealous, zealous
byבְלֹא־ḇə·lō-Preposition-b; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
Godאֵ֔ל’êlNoun - masculine singularH410 god
they have enraged Meכִּעֲס֖וּנִיki·‘ă·sū·nîVerb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural; first person common singularH3707 be vexed, angry
with their worthless idolsבְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑םbə·haḇ·lê·hemPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine pluralH1892 vapour, breath
So Iוַאֲנִי֙wa·’ă·nîConjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singularH589 I
will make them jealousאַקְנִיאֵ֣ם’aq·nî·’êmVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine pluralH7065 be jealous, zealous
by those who are notבְּלֹא־bə·lō-Preposition-b; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
a peopleעָ֔ם‘āmNoun - masculine singularH5971 people
I will make them angryאַכְעִיסֵֽם׃’aḵ·‘î·sêmVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine pluralH3707 be vexed, angry
by a nationבְּג֥וֹיbə·ḡō·wPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH1471 nation, people
without understandingנָבָ֖לnā·ḇālAdjective - masculine singularH5036 foolish, senseless

Deuteronomy 32:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Forכִּי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
a fireאֵשׁ֙’êšNoun - common singularH784 fire
has been kindledקָדְחָ֣הqā·ḏə·ḥāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularH6919 inflame
by My angerבְאַפִּ֔יḇə·’ap·pîPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH639 nostril, nose, face, anger
and it burnsוַתִּיקַ֖דwat·tî·qaḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3344 be kindled, burn
toעַד־‘aḏ-PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the depthsתַּחְתִּ֑יתtaḥ·tîṯAdjective - feminine singularH8482 lower, lowest
of Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלšə·’ō·wlNoun - common singularH7585 underworld
it consumesוַתֹּ֤אכַלwat·tō·ḵalConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH398 eat
the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙’e·reṣNoun - feminine singularH776 earth, land
and its produceוִֽיבֻלָ֔הּwî·ḇu·lāhConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singularH2981 produce
and scorchesוַתְּלַהֵ֖טwat·tə·la·hêṭConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH3857 blaze up, flame
the foundationsמוֹסְדֵ֥יmō·ws·ḏêNoun - masculine plural constructH4144 foundation
of the mountainsהָרִֽים׃hā·rîmNoun - masculine pluralH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 32:20 Deuteronomy 31:17–18 · Deuteronomy 32:5 · Luke 7:31–32 · Matthew 17:17

Deuteronomy 32:21 Romans 10:19 · Romans 9:25 · Romans 11:11–14 · 1 Kings 16:26 · 1 Kings 16:13 · Psalm 78:58 · Psalm 31:6 · Deuteronomy 32:16 · Jonah 2:8 · Jeremiah 14:22 · Hosea 1:10 · 1 Samuel 12:21

Deuteronomy 32:22 Lamentations 4:11 · Jeremiah 15:14 · Psalm 86:13 · Job 9:5–6 · Micah 1:4 · Isaiah 24:19–20 · Zephaniah 3:8 · Jeremiah 17:4 · Numbers 16:35

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