New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 32:15-30

15“ButJeshurunיְשֻׁרוּן֙ye.shu.RunH3484grewH8080fatוַיִּשְׁמַ֤ןvai.yish.ManH8080and kickedוַיִּבְעָ֔טvai.yiv.'AtH1163--You are grownH8080fatשָׁמַ֖נְתָּsha.Man.taH8080,thickעָבִ֣יתָ'a.Vi.taH5666,and sleekכָּשִׂ֑יתָka.Si.taH3780--Then he forsookוַיִּטֹּשׁ֙vai.yi.ToshH5203Godאֱל֣וֹהַ'e.Lo.haH433who madeעָשָׂ֔הוּ'a.Sa.huH6213him,And scornedוַיְנַבֵּ֖לvay.na.BelH5034the Rockצ֥וּרtzurH6697of his salvationיְשֻׁעָתֽוֹ׃ye.shu.'a.ToH3444.

16They madeH7065Him jealousיַקְנִאֻ֖הוּyak.ni.'U.huH7065with strangeבְּזָרִ֑יםbe.za.RimH2114gods;With abominationsבְּתוֹעֵבֹ֖תbe.to.'e.VotH8441they provokedH3707Him to angerיַכְעִיסֻֽהוּ׃yakh.'i.Su.huH3707.

17They sacrificedיִזְבְּח֗וּyiz.be.ChuH2076to demonsלַשֵּׁדִים֙la.she.DimH7700who were not Godאֱלֹ֔הַ'e.Lo.haH433,To godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430whom they have not knownיְדָע֑וּםye.da.'UmH3045,Newחֲדָשִׁים֙cha.da.ShimH2319godswho cameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935latelyמִקָּרֹ֣בmi.ka.RoH7138,Whom your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1did not dreadשְׂעָר֖וּםse.'a.RumH8175.

18You neglectedתֶּ֑שִׁיTe.shiH7876the Rockצ֥וּרtzurH6697who begotיְלָדְךָ֖ye.la.de.KhaH3205you,And forgotוַתִּשְׁכַּ֖חva.tish.KachH7911the Godאֵ֥ל'elH410who gaveH2342you birthמְחֹלְלֶֽךָ׃me.cho.le.Le.khaH2342.

19“The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200this,and spurnedוַיִּנְאָ֑ץvai.yin.'AtzH5006themBecauseH4480of the provocationמִכַּ֥עַסmi.Ka.'asH3708of His sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121and daughtersוּבְנֹתָֽיו׃u.ve.no.TavH1323.

20Then He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, ‘I will hideאַסְתִּ֤ירָה'as.Ti.rahH5641My faceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440from them,I will seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200whatמָ֣הmahH4100their endאַחֲרִיתָ֑ם'a.cha.ri.TamH319shall be;For they are a perverseתַּהְפֻּכֹת֙tah.pu.KhotH8419generationד֤וֹרDorH1755,Sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121in whom is noלֹא־lo'-H3808faithfulnessאֵמֻ֥ן'e.MunH529.

21They have madeH7065Me jealousH7065with whatis not Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410;They have provokedH3707Me to angerכִּעֲס֖וּנִיki.'a.Su.niH3707with theiridolsבְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑םbe.hav.lei.HemH1892.So I will make them jealousH7065with those whoare not a peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971;I will provokeאַכְעִיסֵֽם׃'akh.'i.SemH3707them to angerH3707with a foolishנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036nationבְּג֥וֹיbe.GoyH1471,

22For a fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784is kindledקָדְחָ֣הka.de.ChahH6919in My angerבְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639,And burnsוַתִּיקַ֖דva.ti.KadH3344to the lowestתַּחְתִּ֑יתtach.TitH8482partH8482ofSheolשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585,And consumesוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776with its yieldוִֽיבֻלָ֔הּvi.vu.LahH2981,And setsוַתְּלַהֵ֖טva.te.la.HetH3857on fireH3857the foundationsמוֹסְדֵ֥יmos.DeiH4144of the mountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022.

23‘I will heapאַסְפֶּ֥ה'as.PehH5595misfortunesH7463on them;I will useאֲכַלֶּה־'a.kha.leh-H3615My arrowsחִצַּ֖יchi.TzaiH2671on them.

24They will bewastedמְזֵ֥יme.ZeiH4198by famineרָעָ֛בra.'AvH7458,and consumedוּלְחֻ֥מֵיu.le.Chu.meiH3898byplagueרֶ֖שֶׁףRe.shefH7565And bitterמְרִירִ֑יme.ri.RiH4815destructionוְקֶ֣טֶבve.Ke.tevH6986;And the teethוְשֶׁן־ve.shen-H8127of beastsבְּהֵמוֹת֙be.he.mOtH929I will sendאֲשַׁלַּח־'a.sha.lach-H7971upon them,With the venomחֲמַ֖תcha.MatH2534of crawlingזֹחֲלֵ֥יzo.cha.LeiH2119thingsH2119of the dustעָפָֽר׃'a.FarH6083.

25Outsideמִחוּץ֙mi.ChutzH4480 H2351the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719will bereaveתְּשַׁכֶּל־te.sha.kel-H7921,And insideוּמֵחֲדָרִ֖יםu.me.cha.da.RimH4480 H2315terrorאֵימָ֑ה'ei.MahH367--BothH1571youngבָּחוּר֙ba.ChurH970manH970and virginבְּתוּלָ֔הbe.tu.LahH1330,The nurslingיוֹנֵ֖קyo.NekH3243with the manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of grayשֵׂיבָֽה׃sei.VahH7872hairH7872.

26I would have saidאָמַ֖רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, “I will cutH6284them to piecesH6284,I will removeאַשְׁבִּ֥יתָה'ash.Bi.tahH7673the memoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143of them from menמֵאֱנ֖וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582,”

27Had I not fearedאָג֔וּר'a.GurH1481the provocationכַּ֤עַסKa.'asH3708by the enemyH340,That their adversariesצָרֵ֑ימוֹtza.Rei.movH6862would misjudgeH5235,That they would sayיֹֽאמְרוּ֙yo.me.RuH559, “Our handיָדֵ֣ינוּya.Dei.nuH3027istriumphantרָ֔מָהRa.mahH7311,And the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has not doneפָּעַ֥לpa.'AlH6466allכָּל־kol-H3605thisH2088.”’

28“For they are a nationג֛וֹיGoyH1471lackingאֹבַ֥ד'o.VadH6in counselעֵצ֖וֹתe.TzotH6098,And thereH369is noH369understandingתְּבוּנָֽה׃te.vu.NahH8394in them.

29Wouldל֥וּluH3863that they were wiseחָכְמ֖וּcha.khe.MuH2449,that they understoodיַשְׂכִּ֣ילוּyas.Ki.luH7919thisH2088,That they would discernיָבִ֖ינוּya.Vi.nuH995theirfutureלְאַחֲרִיתָֽם׃le.'a.cha.ri.TamH319!

30HowH351could oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259chaseיִרְדֹּ֤ףyir.DofH7291a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,And twoוּשְׁנַ֖יִםu.she.Na.yimH8147putH5127tenרְבָבָ֑הre.va.VahH7233thousandH7233to flightH5127,Unlessאִם־ לֹא֙ כִּי־'im- lo' ki-H518 H3808 H3588theirRockצוּרָ֣םtzu.RamH6697had soldמְכָרָ֔םme.kha.RamH4376them,And the Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068had givenהִסְגִּירָֽם׃his.gi.RamH5462them up?

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