Parallel Verses
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 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.
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.
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.
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 made him jealous with other gods, they enraged him with abhorrent idols. 17 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. 18 You have forgotten the Rock who fathered you, and put out of mind the God who gave you birth.
Names
Cross References
Judges 5:8
God chose new leaders, then fighters appeared in the city gates; but, I swear, not a shield or spear could be found, among forty military units in Israel.
Deuteronomy 28:64
The Lord will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods of wood and stone.
Leviticus 17:7
So they must no longer offer their sacrifices to the goat demons, acting like prostitutes by going after them. This is to be a perpetual statute for them throughout their generations.
Deuteronomy 32:21
They have made me jealous with false gods, enraging me with their worthless gods; so I will make them jealous with a people they do not recognize, with a nation slow to learn I will enrage them.
Psalm 106:37-38
They sacrificed their sons and daughters to demons.
Isaiah 44:8
Don't panic! Don't be afraid! Did I not tell you beforehand and decree it? You are my witnesses! Is there any God but me? There is no other sheltering rock; I know of none.
Jeremiah 10:15
They are worthless, mere objects to be mocked. When the time comes to punish them, they will be destroyed.
1 Corinthians 8:4
With regard then to eating food sacrificed to idols, we know that "an idol in this world is nothing," and that "there is no God but one."
1 Corinthians 10:19-20
Am I saying that idols or food sacrificed to them amount to anything?
1 Timothy 4:1
Now the Spirit explicitly says that in the later times some will desert the faith and occupy themselves with deceiving spirits and demonic teachings,
Revelation 9:20
The rest of humanity, who had not been killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, so that they did not stop worshiping demons and idols made of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood -- idols that cannot see or hear or walk about.