New English Translation
Deuteronomy 32:19
19But the Lord took note and despised them because his sons and daughters enraged him.
Deuteronomy 32:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when the Lord saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord saw this and rejected them because he was angered by his sons and daughters.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"The Lord saw it and spurned them, because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“And when the Lord saw it, He spurned them, Because of the provocation of His sons and His daughters.
Context of Deuteronomy 32:19
17They sacrificed to demons, not God, to gods they had not known; to new gods who had recently come along, gods your ancestors had not known about. 18You have forgotten the Rock who fathered you, and put out of mind the God who gave you birth. But the Lord took note and despised them because his sons and daughters enraged him. 20He said, “I will reject them, I will see what will happen to them; for they are a perverse generation, children who show no loyalty. 21They have made me jealous with false gods, enraging me with their worthless gods; so I will make them jealous with a people they do not recognize, with a nation slow to learn I will enrage them.
Read all of Deuteronomy 32Deuteronomy 32:19 word by word
וַיַּ֥רְא יְהוָ֖ה וַיִּנְאָ֑ץ מִכַּ֥עַס בָּנָ֖יו וּבְנֹתָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Deuteronomy 32:19
- Leviticus 26:11“‘I will put my tabernacle in your midst and I will not abhor you.
- Judges 2:14The Lord was furious with Israel and handed them over to robbers who plundered them. He turned them over to their enemies who lived around them. They could not withstand their enemies’ attacks.
- Psalms 5:4Certainly you are not a God who approves of evil; evil people cannot dwell with you.
- Psalms 10:3Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the Lord.
- Psalms 78:59God heard and was angry; he completely rejected Israel.
- Psalms 106:40So the Lord was angry with his people and despised the people who belong to him.
- Amos 3:2“I have chosen you alone from all the clans of the earth. Therefore I will punish you for all your sins.”
- Zechariah 11:8Next I eradicated the three shepherds in one month, for I ran out of patience with them and, indeed, they detested me as well.
- Revelation 3:16So because you are lukewarm, and neither hot nor cold, I am going to vomit you out of my mouth!
- Lamentations 2:6He destroyed his temple as if it were a vineyard; he destroyed his appointed meeting place. The Lord has made those in Zion forget both the festivals and the Sabbaths. In his fierce anger he has spurned both king and priest. ז (Zayin)
- Psalms 82:6I thought, ‘You are gods; all of you are sons of the Most High.’
- Isaiah 1:2Listen, O heavens, pay attention, O earth! For the Lord speaks: “I raised children, I brought them up, but they have rebelled against me!
- Jeremiah 11:15The Lord says to the people of Judah, “What right do you have to be in my temple, my beloved people? Many of you have done wicked things. Can your acts of treachery be so easily canceled by sacred offerings that you take joy in doing evil even while you make them?
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19When the Lord saw it, etc. - More literally, And the Lord saw it, and through indignation he reprobated his sons and his daughters. That is, When the Lord shall see such conduct, he shall be justly incensed, and so reject and deliver up to captivity his sons and daughters.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. 19-25Verses 19-25 The revolt of Israel was described in the foregoing verses, and here follow the resolves of Divine justice as to them. We deceive ourselves, if we think that God will be mocked by a faithless people. Sin makes us hateful in the sight of the holy God. See what mischief sin does, and reckon those to be fools that mock at it.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-47In ancient times, vows from both parties secured a treaty between individuals or nations. Israel's promise was in a song of witness that Moses composed under divine inspiration (31:19–22). Israel probably sang the song during a regular covenant-renewal ceremony (31:21). They invoked upon themselves the covenant's judgments and reminded themselves of its promises.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
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