Deuteronomy 32:18

Deuteronomy 32:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
• New International Version (NIV)You deserted the Rock, who fathered you; you forgot the God who gave you birth.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You were unmindful of the Rock that bore you, and you forgot the God who gave you birth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Of the Rock who begot you, you are unmindful, And have forgotten the God who fathered you.

Context of Deuteronomy 32:18

16They worshipped foreign gods. So the Lord became angry and jealous. They made idols which he hated. 17They offered sacrifices to demons, instead of to God. They worshipped new gods which they had not known before. Your ancestors had never respected those gods. You forgot about your strong Rock, the God who gave you life. 19When the Lord saw this, he turned away from them. His sons and daughters had made him angry. 20He said, ‘I will not continue to help them. I will see what happens to them when I leave them alone. They are children who do not obey me. They have not served me faithfully.

Deuteronomy 32:18 word by word

צ֥וּר יְלָדְךָ֖ תֶּ֑שִׁי וַתִּשְׁכַּ֖ח אֵ֥ל מְחֹלְלֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Of the Rockצוּרtsûr tsûr · rockH6697
• begatיָלַדyâlad · to begetH3205
• thee thou art unmindfulשָׁיָהshâyâh · to forgetH7876
• and hast forgottenשָׁכַחshâkach shâkêach · to forgetH7911
• Godאֵל'êl · GodH410
• that formedחוּלchûl chîyl · to twist: give birthH2342

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 32:18

• Deuteronomy 32:4He is the strong Rock where we can be safe. Everything that he does is perfect. He only does what is right and fair. We can trust him to be faithful.
• Isaiah 17:10That will happen because you have forgotten the God who rescues you. He is the Rock where you can safely hide, but you have turned away from him. Instead, you plant the best plants and vines in your gardens. You buy them from foreign countries for a lot of money.
• Deuteronomy 6:12But be careful that you do not forget the Lord. He rescued you from Egypt, where you were slaves.
• Deuteronomy 8:11Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God. Always remember to obey his commands, rules and laws that I am telling you today.
• Psalms 9:17Justice sends the wicked people away, into the deep hole of death. This will happen to all the nations that do not respect God.
• Psalms 44:20We might have turned against you, our God, and worshipped a strange god.
• Psalms 106:21They forgot the God who had saved them, when he did great miracles in Egypt.
• Isaiah 22:10You counted the houses in Jerusalem and you knocked down some of them. You used the stones to make the city's wall stronger.
• Jeremiah 2:32A young woman does not forget to wear her jewels. When a woman marries, she does not forget to wear her special dress. But for many years, my people have forgotten me.
• Jeremiah 3:21‘I can hear a noise on the tops of the hills. Israel's people are weeping. They are calling out for help. Yes, they have turned to bad ways. They have forgotten to serve the Lord their God.
• Hosea 8:14Israel's people have built beautiful palaces. But they have forgotten me, who made them into a nation! Judah's people have built many strong cities. But I will send fire to destroy their cities and their strong buildings.’

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32:18

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 18Of the Rock that begat thee - צור tsur, the first cause, the fountain of thy being. See the note on Deuteronomy 32:4.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-42Verses 1-42 Song of Moses If Deuteronomy 32:1-3 be regarded as the introduction, and Deuteronomy 32:43 as the conclusion, the main contents of the song may be grouped under three heads, namely, (1) Deuteronomy 32:4-18, the faithfulness of God, the faithlessness of Israel; (2) Deuteronomy 32:19-33, the chastisement and the need of its infliction by God; (3) Deuteronomy 32:34-42, God‘s compassion upon the low and humbled state of His people. The Song…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-18Verses 15-18 Here are two instances of the wickedness of Israel, each was apostacy from God. These people were called Jeshurun, "an upright people," so some; "a seeing people," so others: but they soon lost the reputation both of their knowledge and of their righteousness. They indulged their appetites, as if they had nothing to do but to make provision for the flesh to fulfil the lusts of it. Those who make a god of themselves, and a god of their…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18the Rock: This phrase emphasizes God's reliability as Father (see 32:4, 9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-431. Give ear, O ye heavens; ... hear, O earth--The magnificence of the exordium, the grandeur of the theme, the frequent and sudden transitions, the elevated strain of the sentiments and language, entitle this song to be ranked amongst the noblest specimens of poetry to be found in the Scriptures.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings