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17 (A)They sacrificed to demons that were no gods,
    to gods they had never known,
to (B)new gods that had come recently,
    whom your fathers had never dreaded.
18 You were unmindful of (C)the Rock that bore[a] you,
    and you (D)forgot the God who gave you birth.
19 (E)“The Lord saw it and spurned them,
    because of the provocation of (F)his sons and his daughters.

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:18 Or fathered

17 They sacrificed(A) to false gods,(B) which are not God—
    gods they had not known,(C)
    gods that recently appeared,(D)
    gods your ancestors did not fear.
18 You deserted the Rock, who fathered you;
    you forgot(E) the God who gave you birth.

19 The Lord saw this and rejected them(F)
    because he was angered by his sons and daughters.(G)

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