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Deuteronomy 32:21

19 And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.

20 And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.

They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

22 For a fire is kindled in mine anger, and shall burn unto the lowest hell, and shall consume the earth with her increase, and set on fire the foundations of the mountains.

23 I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
They 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; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding.
KJV
They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
WEB
They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God. They have provoked me to anger with their vanities. I will move them to jealousy with those who are not a people. I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
ASV
They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; They have provoked me to anger with their vanities: And I will move them to jealousy with those that are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.
DARBY
They have moved me to jealousy with that which is no God; They have exasperated me with their vanities; And I will move them to jealousy with that which is not a people; With a foolish nation will I provoke them to anger.
BLB
They have provoked Me to jealousy by [what is] not God; they have moved Me to anger by their foolish idols. And I will provoke them to jealousy by [those] not a people; by a foolish nation I will anger them.
ÅB
De vakte min nidkjærhet ved det som ikke er Gud, de vakte min harme ved sine tomme avguder. Også jeg vil vekke deres nidkjærhet ved det som ikke er et folk; ved et uforstandig folk vil jeg vekke deres harme.
OTB
De har gjort meg sjalu med det som ikke er en gud; de har gjort meg vred med sine avguder. Så jeg vil gjøre dem misunnelige med dem som ikke er et folk; jeg vil provosere dem med en uforstandig nasjon.
B1930
De vakte min nidkjærhet ved det som ikke er Gud, de vakte min harme ved sine tomme avguder. Også jeg vil vekke deres nidkjærhet ved det som ikke er et folk; ved et uforstandig folk vil jeg vekke deres harme.

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Cross references

  • Romans 10:19

    But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.

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  • Romans 9:25

    As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.

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  • Romans 11:11–14

    I say then, Have they stumbled that they should fall? God forbid: but rather through their fall salvation is come unto the Gentiles, for to provoke them to jealousy.

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  • 1 Kings 16:26

    For he walked in all the way of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, and in his sin wherewith he made Israel to sin, to provoke the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.

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  • 1 Kings 16:13

    For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities.

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  • Psalms 78:58

    For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:16

    They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.

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  • Jonah 2:8

    They that observe lying vanities forsake their own mercy.

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