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16 You made God jealous and angry
by worshiping disgusting idols
    and foreign gods.
17 (A) You offered sacrifices
to demons, those useless gods[a]
    that never helped you,
new gods that your ancestors
    never worshiped.
18 You turned away
    from God, your Creator;
you forgot the Mighty Rock,[b]
    the source of your life.

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Footnotes

  1. 32.16,17 disgusting idols … foreign gods … demons … those useless gods: Different ways of referring to gods of other nations.
  2. 32.18 Mighty Rock: See the note at 32.4.

16 They made him jealous(A) with their foreign gods
    and angered(B) him with their detestable idols.
17 They sacrificed(C) to false gods,(D) which are not God—
    gods they had not known,(E)
    gods that recently appeared,(F)
    gods your ancestors did not fear.
18 You deserted the Rock, who fathered you;
    you forgot(G) the God who gave you birth.

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