Deuteronomy 32:19-21
Easy-to-Read Version
19 “The Lord saw this and became upset.
His sons and daughters made him angry!
20 So he said, ‘I will turn away from them,
then let’s see what happens!
They are a rebellious people.
They are like children who will not learn their lessons.
21 They made me jealous with things that are not really gods.
They made me angry with their worthless idols.
So I will use people who are not really a nation to make them jealous.
I will use a worthless[a] nation to make them angry.
Footnotes
- Deuteronomy 32:21 worthless Literally, “foolish,” used as a wordplay because in Hebrew it sounds like the word “worthless” used earlier in this verse.
Deuteronomy 32:19-21
New International Version
19 The Lord saw this and rejected them(A)
because he was angered by his sons and daughters.(B)
20 “I will hide my face(C) from them,” he said,
“and see what their end will be;
for they are a perverse generation,(D)
children who are unfaithful.(E)
21 They made me jealous(F) by what is no god
and angered me with their worthless idols.(G)
I will make them envious by those who are not a people;
I will make them angry by a nation that has no understanding.(H)
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