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Deuteronomy 32:16-22

16They provoked him to jealousyיַקְנִאֻ֖הוּyak.ni.'U.huH7065with strangeבְּזָרִ֑יםbe.za.RimH2114gods,with abominationsבְּתוֹעֵבֹ֖תbe.to.'e.VotH8441provoked they him to angerיַכְעִיסֻֽהוּ׃yakh.'i.Su.huH3707.

17They sacrificedיִזְבְּח֗וּyiz.be.ChuH2076unto devilsלַשֵּׁדִים֙la.she.DimH7700,not to Godאֱלֹ֔הַ'e.Lo.haH433;to godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430whom they knewיְדָע֑וּםye.da.'UmH3045not, to newחֲדָשִׁים֙cha.da.ShimH2319gods thatcameבָּ֔אוּBa.'uH935newlyמִקָּרֹ֣בmi.ka.RoH7138upH935,whom your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1fearedשְׂעָר֖וּםse.'a.RumH8175not.

18Of the Rockצ֥וּרtzurH6697thatbegatיְלָדְךָ֖ye.la.de.KhaH3205thee thou art unmindfulתֶּ֑שִׁיTe.shiH7876,and hast forgottenוַתִּשְׁכַּ֖חva.tish.KachH7911Godאֵ֥ל'elH410that formedמְחֹלְלֶֽךָ׃me.cho.le.Le.khaH2342thee.

19And when Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sawוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200it,he abhorredוַיִּנְאָ֑ץvai.yin.'AtzH5006them,because of the provokingמִכַּ֥עַסmi.Ka.'asH3708of his sonsבָּנָ֖יוba.NavH1121,and of his daughtersוּבְנֹתָֽיו׃u.ve.no.TavH1323.

20And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I will hideאַסְתִּ֤ירָה'as.Ti.rahH5641my faceפָנַי֙fa.NaiH6440from them, I will seeאֶרְאֶ֖ה'er.'EhH7200what their endאַחֲרִיתָ֑ם'a.cha.ri.TamH319shall be: for they area very perverseתַּהְפֻּכֹת֙tah.pu.KhotH8419generationד֤וֹרDorH1755,childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121in whom isno faithאֵמֻ֥ן'e.MunH529.

21They have moved me to jealousyקִנְא֣וּנִיkin.'U.niH7065with that which isnotH3808Godאֵ֔ל'ElH410;they have provoked me to angerכִּעֲס֖וּנִיki.'a.Su.niH3707with their vanitiesבְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑םbe.hav.lei.HemH1892:and I will move them to jealousyאַקְנִיאֵ֣ם'ak.ni.'EmH7065with those which arenot a peopleעָ֔ם'AmH5971;I will provoke them to angerאַכְעִיסֵֽם׃'akh.'i.SemH3707with a foolishנָבָ֖לna.ValH5036nationבְּג֥וֹיbe.GoyH1471.

22For a fireאֵשׁ֙'eshH784is kindledקָדְחָ֣הka.de.ChahH6919in mine angerבְאַפִּ֔יve.'a.PiH639,and shall burnוַתִּיקַ֖דva.ti.KadH3344unto the lowestתַּחְתִּ֑יתtach.TitH8482hellשְׁא֣וֹלshe.'olH7585,and shall consumeוַתֹּ֤אכַלva.To.khalH398the earthאֶ֙רֶץ֙'e.retzH776with her increaseוִֽיבֻלָ֔הּvi.vu.LahH2981,and set on fireוַתְּלַהֵ֖טva.te.la.HetH3857the foundationsמוֹסְדֵ֥יmos.DeiH4144of the mountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022.

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