New English Translation
Deuteronomy 29:26
26They went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods they did not know and that he did not permit them to worship.
Deuteronomy 29:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:
- New International Version (NIV)They went off and worshiped other gods and bowed down to them, gods they did not know, gods he had not given them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)and went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods whom they had not known and whom he had not allotted to them.
- New King James Version (NKJV)for they went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods that they did not know and that He had not given to them.
Context of Deuteronomy 29:26
24Then all the nations will ask, “Why has the Lord done all this to this land? What is this fierce, heated display of anger all about?” 25Then people will say, “Because they abandoned the covenant of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, which he made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt. They went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods they did not know and that he did not permit them to worship. 27That is why the Lord’s anger erupted against this land, bringing on it all the curses written in this scroll. 28So the Lord has uprooted them from their land in anger, wrath, and great rage and has deported them to another land, as is clear today.”
Read all of Deuteronomy 29Deuteronomy 29:26 word by word
וַיֵּלְכ֗וּ וַיַּֽעַבְדוּ֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוּ֖וּ לָהֶ֑ם אֱלֹהִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־יְדָע֔וּם וְלֹ֥א חָלַ֖ק לָהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Deuteronomy 29:26
- Judges 2:12They abandoned the Lord God of their ancestors who brought them out of the land of Egypt. They followed other gods – the gods of the nations who lived around them. They worshiped them and made the Lord angry.
- Judges 5:8God chose new leaders, then fighters appeared in the city gates; but, I swear, not a shield or spear could be found, among forty military units in Israel.
- 2 Kings 17:7This happened because the Israelites sinned against the Lord their God, who brought them up from the land of Egypt and freed them from the power of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They worshiped other gods;
- 2 Chronicles 36:12He did evil in the sight of the Lord his God. He did not humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet, the Lord’s spokesman.
- Jeremiah 19:3Say, ‘Listen to what the Lord says, you kings of Judah and citizens of Jerusalem! The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, “I will bring a disaster on this place that will make the ears of everyone who hears about it ring!
- Jeremiah 44:2“The Lord God of Israel who rules over all says, ‘You have seen all the disaster I brought on Jerusalem and all the towns of Judah. Indeed, they now lie in ruins and are deserted.
- Deuteronomy 28:64The Lord will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods of wood and stone.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 29:26
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26Gods - whom he had not given unto them - This is an unhappy translation. Houbigant renders the original words להם חלק ולו velo chalak lahem, et quibuscum nulla eis societas, "And with whom they had no society;" and falls unmercifully on Le Clerc because he had translated it, From whom they had received no benefits. I must differ from both these great men, because I think they differ from the text. חלק chalak signifies a portion, lot, inheritance, and God…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-28Verses 22-28 Idolatry would be the ruin of their nation. It is no new thing for God to bring desolating judgments on a people near to him in profession. He never does this without good reason. It concerns us to seek for the reason, that we may give glory to God, and take warning to ourselves. Thus the law of Moses leaves sinners under the curse, and rooted out of the Lord's land; but the grace of Christ toward penitent, believing sinners, plants them…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 25-28This explanation anticipates a future when people would look back at Israel’s history of rebellion and easily understand why they were in exile.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-2910-29. Ye stand this day all of you before the Lord your God--The whole congregation of Israel, of all ages and conditions, all--young as well as old; menials as well as masters; native Israelites as well as naturalized strangers--all were assembled before the tabernacle to renew the Sinaitic covenant. None of them were allowed to consider themselves as exempt from the terms of that national compact, lest any lapsing into idolatry might prove a root of…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 29
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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