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They offered sacrifices to demons, which are not God, to gods they had not known before, to new gods only recently arrived, to gods their ancestors had never feared.
17
They sacrificed to no-god demons, gods they knew nothing about, The latest in gods, fresh from the market, gods your ancestors would never call "gods."
17
They sacrificed to demons, not God, to gods they had not known, new gods that had just arrived, which your fathers did not fear.
Deuteronomy 32:17 In-Context
15
Jeshurun grew fat and kicked; filled with food, they became heavy and sleek. They abandoned the God who made them and rejected the Rock their Savior.
16
They made him jealous with their foreign gods and angered him with their detestable idols.
17
They sacrificed to false gods, which are not God— gods they had not known, gods that recently appeared, gods your ancestors did not fear.
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You deserted the Rock, who fathered you; you forgot the God who gave you birth.
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The LORD saw this and rejected them because he was angered by his sons and daughters.