Tree of Life Version
Deuteronomy 32:17
17They sacrificed to demons, a non-god, gods they had not known— to new ones who came in lately, ones your fathers had not dreaded.
Deuteronomy 32:17 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.
- New International Version (NIV)They sacrificed to false gods, which are not God— gods they had not known, gods that recently appeared, gods your ancestors did not fear.
- English Standard Version (ESV)They sacrificed to demons that were no gods, to gods they had never known, to new gods that had come recently, whom your fathers had never dreaded.
- New King James Version (NKJV)They sacrificed to demons, not to God, To gods they did not know, To new gods, new arrivals That your fathers did not fear.
Context of Deuteronomy 32:17
15But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— you got fat, you grew thick, you gorged! He forsook God who made him. He mocked the Rock of his salvation. 16They made him jealous with strangers, with abominations they angered Him. They sacrificed to demons, a non-god, gods they had not known— to new ones who came in lately, ones your fathers had not dreaded. 18The Rock who birthed you, you ignored. You forgot God who brought you forth. 19“Adonai saw, and He spurned His sons and His daughters out of vexation.
Read all of Deuteronomy 32Deuteronomy 32:17 word by word
יִזְבְּח֗וּ לַשֵּׁדִים֙ לֹ֣א אֱלֹ֔הַ אֱלֹהִ֖ים לֹ֣א יְדָע֑וּם חֲדָשִׁים֙ מִקָּרֹ֣ב בָּ֔אוּ לֹ֥א שְׂעָר֖וּם אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- They sacrificedזָבַחzâbach · to sacrificeH2076
- unto devilsשֵׁדshêd · demonH7700
- not to Godאֱלֹהַּ'ĕlôahh 'ĕlôahh · godH433
- to godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- whom they knewיָדַעyâda‛ · to knowH3045
- not, to newחָדָשׁchâdâsh · newH2319
- cameבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- newlyקָרֹבqârôb qârôb · nearH7138
- upבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- whom your fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- fearedשָׂעַרώâ‛ar · to knowH8175
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 32:17
- Leviticus 17:7They are no longer to offer their sacrifices to the goat-demons after which they play the prostitute. This will be a statute forever to them throughout their generations.
- Psalms 106:37They even sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons.
- 1 Corinthians 10:20No, I’m saying that what the pagans sacrifice is to demons and not to God, and I don’t want you to become partners with demons.
- 1 Timothy 4:1Now the Ruach clearly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, following deceitful spirits and teachings of demons
- Revelation 9:20But the rest of mankind, those not killed by these plagues, did not repent and turn away from the works of their hands—they would not stop worshiping demons and the idols of gold and silver and stone and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk.
- Deuteronomy 32:21They made Me jealous with a non-god. They vexed Me with airy idols. So I will make them jealous with a non-people. With a foolish nation I will vex them.
- Jeremiah 10:15They are futile, a work of mockery. In the time of their punishment they will perish.
- 1 Corinthians 8:4Therefore concerning the eating of idol sacrifices, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no God but one.
- 1 Corinthians 10:19What am I saying then—that an idol sacrifice is anything, or that an idol is anything?
- Deuteronomy 28:64“Adonai will scatter you among all peoples from the one end of the earth to the other, and there you will serve other gods—wood and stone—that you and your fathers have not known.
- Isaiah 44:8Do not dread or be afraid. Have I not told you and declared it long ago? So you are My witnesses! Is there any God beside Me? Is there any other Rock? I know of none.
- Judges 5:8They chose new gods— then war was in the gates. No shield or spear was seen among 40,000 in Israel!
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32:17
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 17They sacrificed unto devils - The original word שדים shedim has been variously understood. The Syriac, Chaldee, Targums of Jerusalem and Jonathan, and the Samaritan, retain the original word: the Vulgate, Septuagint, Arabic, Persic, Coptic, and Anglo-Saxon, have devils or demons. The Septuagint has , they sacrificed to demons: the Vulgate copies the Septuagint: the Arabic has sheeateen, the plural of Sheetan, Satan, by which the rebellious angels appear…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. 17demons: In the ancient Near East, people believed gods protected individuals and places from harm. But, worshiping these pagan gods was actually worshiping evil spirits (compare 1 Corinthians 10:20–21; Revelation 9:20). newly arrived gods: These were false gods that Israel had never before encountered.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1717. They sacrificed unto devils--(See on Le 17:7).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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