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17 They sacrificed to demons—
    not to the real God—
gods whom they didn’t know,
    new neighbors who had recently appeared,
        whom your ancestors never feared.
18 You[a] neglected the Rock that fathered you;
    you abandoned God, who was awaiting your birth.[b]

The Lord’s Response

19 The Lord saw it and became jealous,[c]
    provoked by his sons and daughters.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 32:18 I.e. the nation of Israel personified in the second person sing. pronoun, and so throughout the verse
  2. Deuteronomy 32:18 Or who was giving birth to you
  3. Deuteronomy 32:19 So DSS, LXX. MT reads and was repulsed