Parallel Verses
Darby Translation
They sacrificed unto demons who are not +God; To gods whom they knew not, To new ones, who came newly up, Whom your fathers revered not.
New American Standard Bible
Whom your fathers did not dread.
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
to gods they had not known,
new gods that had just arrived,
which your fathers did not fear.
International Standard Version
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.
A Conservative Version
They sacrificed to demons, not God, to gods that they knew not, to new [gods] that came up of late, which your fathers did not dread.
American Standard Version
They sacrificed unto demons, which were no God, To gods that they knew not, To new gods that came up of late, Which your fathers dreaded not.
Amplified
“They sacrificed to demons, not to God,
To gods whom they have not known,
New gods who came lately,
Whom your fathers never feared.
Bible in Basic English
They made offerings to evil spirits which were not God, to gods who were strange to them, which had newly come up, not feared by your fathers.
Julia Smith Translation
They will sacrifice to demons, not God; Gods they have not known them New ones came out from the midst; Your fathers not having feared them.
King James 2000
They sacrificed unto demons, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came in of late, whom your fathers feared not.
Lexham Expanded Bible
They sacrificed to the demons, not God, [to] gods whom they had not known, new [gods] [who] came from recent times; {their ancestors had not known them}.
Modern King James verseion
They sacrificed to devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new ones newly come up, whom your fathers did not fear.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
They offered unto field-devils and not to God; and to gods which they knew not; and to new gods that came newly up, which their fathers feared not.
NET Bible
They sacrificed to demons, not God, to gods they had not known; to new gods who had recently come along, gods your ancestors had not known about.
New Heart English Bible
They sacrificed to demons, not God, to gods that they did not know, to new gods that came up recently, which your fathers did not dread.
The Emphasized Bible
They sacrificed to mischievous demons to a No-GOD, Gods whom they knew not, - New ones lately come in, Your fathers never shuddered at them!
Webster
They sacrificed to devils, not to God; to gods which they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.
World English Bible
They sacrificed to demons, [which were] no God, to gods that they didn't know, to new [gods] that came up of late, which your fathers didn't dread.
Youngs Literal Translation
They sacrifice to demons -- no god! Gods they have not known -- New ones -- from the vicinity they came; Not feared them have your fathers!
Themes
Demons » Confess Christ » Worship of
Forgetting » The reward for forgetting the lord
Hiding » Who the lord hides himself from
Idolatry » Objects of, described as » New gods
Images » Other objects of worship » Devils worshipped
Reproof » Faithfulness in » Instances of » Moses, of the israelites
Sacrifices » Offered to false gods, are offered to devils
Satan » Vanquished promises of ultimate triumph » Worship of
Worship » Musical instruments used in » Of devils
false Worship » Other objects of worship » Devils worshipped
Topics
Interlinear
Yada`
Qarowb
'ab
References
Fausets
Hastings
Morish
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 32:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
Israel's Rebellion
16 They moved him to jealousy with strange gods, With abominations did they provoke him to anger. 17 They sacrificed unto demons who are not +God; To gods whom they knew not, To new ones, who came newly up, Whom your fathers revered not. 18 Of the Rock that begot thee wast thou unmindful, And thou hast forgotten God who brought thee forth.
Names
Cross References
Judges 5:8
When new gods were chosen, then war was in the gates. Was shield or spear to be seen among forty thousand in Israel?
Deuteronomy 28:64
And Jehovah will scatter thee among all peoples, from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and thou shalt there serve other gods, whom thou hast not known, neither thou nor thy fathers, wood and stone.
Leviticus 17:7
And they shall no more sacrifice their sacrifices unto demons, after whom they go a whoring. This shall be an everlasting statute unto them for their generations.
Deuteronomy 32:21
They have moved me to jealousy with that which is no God; They have exasperated me with their vanities; And I will move them to jealousy with that which is not a people; With a foolish nation will I provoke them to anger.
Psalm 106:37-38
And they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto demons,
Isaiah 44:8
Fear not, neither be afraid. Have I not caused thee to hear from that time, and have declared it? and ye are my witnesses. Is there a +God beside me? yea, there is no Rock: I know not any.
Jeremiah 10:15
They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
1 Corinthians 8:4
concerning then the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God save one.
1 Corinthians 10:19-20
What then do I say? that what is sacrificed to an idol is anything, or that an idol is anything?
1 Timothy 4:1
But the Spirit speaks expressly, that in latter times some shall apostatise from the faith, giving their mind to deceiving spirits and teachings of demons
Revelation 9:20
And the rest of men who were not killed with these plagues repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and the golden and silver and brazen and stone and wooden idols, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.