Berean Standard Bible

Deuteronomy 32:15-30

15But Jeshurunיְשֻׁרוּן֙ye.shu.RunH3484grew fatוַיִּשְׁמַ֤ןvai.yish.ManH8080and kickedוַיִּבְעָ֔טvai.yiv.'AtH1163—becoming fatשָׁמַ֖נְתָּsha.Man.taH8080,bloatedעָבִ֣יתָ'a.Vi.taH5666,and gorgedכָּשִׂ֑יתָka.Si.taH3780.He abandonedוַיִּטֹּשׁ֙vai.yi.ToshH5203the Godאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433who made himעָשָׂ֔הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213and scornedוַיְנַבֵּ֖לvay.na.BelH5034the Rockצ֥וּרtzurH6697of his salvationיְשֻׁעָתֽוֹ׃ye.shu.'a.ToH3444.

16They provoked His jealousyיַקְנִאֻ֖הוּyak.ni.'U.huH7065with foreign godsבְּזָרִ֑יםbe.za.RimH2114;they enraged Himיַכְעִיסֻֽהוּ׃yakh.'i.Su.huH3707with abominationsבְּתוֹעֵבֹ֖תbe.to.'e.VotH8441.

17They sacrificedיִזְבְּח֗וּyiz.be.ChuH2076to demonsלַשֵּׁדִים֙la.she.DimH7700,notלֹ֣אlo'H3808to Godאֱלֹ֔הַ'e.Lo.haH433,to godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430they had notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knownיְדָע֑וּםye.da.'UmH3045,to newly arrivedחֲדָשִׁים֙ מִקָּרֹ֣ב בָּ֔אוּcha.da.Shim mi.ka.Ro Ba.'uH2319 H7138 H935gods,which your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808fearשְׂעָר֖וּםse.'a.RumH8175.

18You ignoredתֶּ֑שִׁיTe.shiH7876the Rockצ֥וּרtzurH6697who brought you forthיְלָדְךָ֖ye.la.de.KhaH3205;you forgotוַתִּשְׁכַּ֖חva.tish.KachH7911the Godאֵ֥ל'elH410who gave you birthמְחֹלְלֶֽךָ׃me.cho.le.Le.khaH2342.

19When the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saw thisוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200,He rejectedוַיִּנְאָ֑ץvai.yin.'AtzH5006them,provoked to angerמִכַּ֥עַסmi.Ka.'asH3708by His sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121and daughtersוּבְנֹתָֽיו׃u.ve.no.TavH1323.

20He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “I will hideאַסְתִּ֤ירָה'as.Ti.rahH5641My face from themפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440;I will seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200whatמָ֣הmahH4100will betheir endאַחֲרִיתָ֑ם'a.cha.ri.TamH319.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588they are a perverseתַּהְפֻּכֹת֙ הֵ֔מָּהtah.pu.Khot He.mahH8419 H1992generationד֤וֹרDorH1755—childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121of unfaithfulnessלֹא־ אֵמֻ֥ןlo'- 'e.MunH3808 H529.

21Theyהֵ֚םhemH1992have provoked My jealousyקִנְא֣וּנִיkin.'U.niH7065by that which is notבְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410;they have enraged Meכִּעֲס֖וּנִיki.'a.Su.niH3707with their worthless idolsבְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑םbe.hav.lei.HemH1892.So Iוַאֲנִי֙va.'a.NiH589will make them jealousאַקְנִיאֵ֣ם'ak.ni.'EmH7065by those who are notבְּלֹא־be.lo'-H3808a peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971;I will make them angryאַכְעִיסֵֽם׃'akh.'i.SemH3707by a nationבְּג֥וֹיbe.GoyH1471without understandingנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036.

22Forכִּי־ki-H3588a fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784has been kindledקָדְחָ֣הka.de.ChahH6919by My angerבְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639,and it burnsוַתִּיקַ֖דva.ti.KadH3344toעַד־'ad-H5704the depthsתַּחְתִּ֑יתtach.TitH8482of Sheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585;it consumesוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776and its produceוִֽיבֻלָ֔הּvi.vu.LahH2981,and scorchesוַתְּלַהֵ֖טva.te.la.HetH3857the foundationsמוֹסְדֵ֥יmos.DeiH4144of the mountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022.

23I will heapאַסְפֶּ֥ה'as.PehH5595disastersרָע֑וֹתra.'otH7451upon themעָלֵ֖ימוֹ'a.Lei.movH5921;I will spendאֲכַלֶּה־'a.kha.leh-H3615My arrowsחִצַּ֖יchi.TzaiH2671against them.

24They will be wastedמְזֵ֥יme.ZeiH4198from hungerרָעָ֛בra.'AvH7458and ravagedוּלְחֻ֥מֵיu.le.Chu.meiH3898by pestilenceרֶ֖שֶׁףRe.shefH7565and bitterמְרִירִ֑יme.ri.RiH4815plagueוְקֶ֣טֶבve.Ke.tevH6986;I will sendאֲשַׁלַּח־'a.sha.lach-H7971the fangsוְשֶׁן־ve.shen-H8127of wild beastsבְּהֵמוֹת֙be.he.mOtH929against them,withעִם־'im-H5973the venomחֲמַ֖תcha.MatH2534of vipers that slitherזֹחֲלֵ֥יzo.cha.LeiH2119in the dustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

25Outsideמִחוּץ֙mi.ChutzH2351,the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719will take their childrenתְּשַׁכֶּל־te.sha.kel-H7921,and insideוּמֵחֲדָרִ֖יםu.me.cha.da.RimH2315,terror will strikeאֵימָ֑ה'ei.MahH367the young manגַּם־ בָּחוּר֙gam- ba.ChurH970 H1571andגַּם־gam-H1571the young womanבְּתוּלָ֔הbe.tu.LahH1330,the infantיוֹנֵ֖קyo.NekH3243andעִם־'im-H5973the gray-hairedשֵׂיבָֽה׃sei.VahH7872manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376.

26I would have said thatאָמַ֖רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559I would cut them to piecesאַפְאֵיהֶ֑ם'af.'ei.HemH6284and blot outאַשְׁבִּ֥יתָה'ash.Bi.tahH7673their memoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143from mankindמֵאֱנ֖וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582,

27if I had notלוּלֵ֗יlu.LeiH3884dreadedאָג֔וּר פֶּֽן־'a.Gur pen-H1481 H6435the tauntכַּ֤עַסKa.'asH3708of the enemyאוֹיֵב֙'o.YevH341,lestפֶּן־pen-H6435their adversariesצָרֵ֑ימוֹtza.Rei.movH6862misunderstandיְנַכְּר֖וּye.na.ke.RuH5234and sayיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559: ‘Our own handיָדֵ֣ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027has prevailedרָ֔מָהRa.mahH7311;it was notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068who didפָּעַ֥לpa.'AlH6466allכָּל־kol-H3605thisזֹֽאת׃ZotH2063.’”

28כִּי־ki-H3588Israelהֵ֑מָּהHe.mahH1992is a nationג֛וֹיGoyH1471devoidאֹבַ֥ד'o.VadH6of counselעֵצ֖וֹתe.TzotH6098,with noוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394among them.

29If onlyל֥וּluH3863they were wiseחָכְמ֖וּcha.khe.MuH2449,they would understandיַשְׂכִּ֣ילוּyas.Ki.luH7919itזֹ֑אתZotH2063;they would comprehendיָבִ֖ינוּya.Vi.nuH995their fateלְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃le.'a.cha.ri.TamH319.

30Howאֵיכָ֞ה'ei.KhahH349could one manאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259pursueיִרְדֹּ֤ףyir.DofH7291a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,or twoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147put ten thousandרְבָבָ֑הre.va.VahH7233to flightיָנִ֣יסוּya.Ni.suH5127,unlessאִם־ לֹא֙ כִּי־'im- lo' ki-H518 H3808 H3588their Rockצוּרָ֣םtzu.RamH6697had sold themמְכָרָ֔םme.kha.RamH4376,unless the LORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068had given them upהִסְגִּירָֽם׃his.gi.RamH5462?

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