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17 They sacrificed to the demons, not God,
    to gods whom[a] they had not known,
new gods who[b] came from recent times;
    their ancestors had not known them.[c]
18 The rock who[d] bore you, you neglected,
    and you forgot God, the one giving you birth.
19 Then Yahweh saw, and he spurned them,
    because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 32:17 Hebrew “them”
  2. Deuteronomy 32:17 Hebrew “they,” understood in the verb form
  3. Deuteronomy 32:17 Literally “their fathers not knew them”
  4. Deuteronomy 32:18 Hebrew “he,” understood in verb form

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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