Deuteronomy 32:21

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

They made Me jealous with something that is not God; they provoked Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous with those who are not a nation; I will provoke them with a foolish nation.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their idols: and I will move them to jealousy with those who are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    They have moved me to jealousy{H7065} with that which is not{H3808} God;{H410} They have provoked me to anger{H3707} with their vanities:{H1892} And I will move them to jealousy{H7065} with those that are not a people;{H5971} I will provoke them to anger{H3707} with a foolish{H5036} nation.{H1471}

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    They have moved me to jealousy{H7065}{(H8765)} with that which is not{H3808} God{H410}; they have provoked me to anger{H3707}{(H8765)} with their vanities{H1892}: and I will move them to jealousy{H7065}{(H8686)} with those which are not a people{H5971}; I will provoke them to anger{H3707}{(H8686)} with a foolish{H5036} nation{H1471}.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    They haue angred me with that whiche is no god, and prouoked me with their vanities And I agayne will angre them with the whiche are no people, and will prouoke the with a foelish nacion.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    They haue prouoked me in it that is not God: wt their vanites haue they angred me. And I agayne wil prouoke them, by those that are no people: by a foolish nacion wil I anger them.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    They haue moued me to ielousie with that which is not God: they haue prouoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will moue them to ielousie with those which are no people: I wil prouoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    They haue angred me with that which is no god, and prouoked me with their vanities: And I also wyll prouoke them with those whiche are no people, I wyll anger them with a foolishe nation.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    They have moved me to jealousy with [that which is] not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with [those which are] not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; They have provoked me to anger with their vanities: I will move them to jealousy with those who are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    They have made Me zealous by `no-god,' They made Me angry by their vanities; And I make them zealous by `no-people,' By a foolish nation I make them angry.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; They have provoked me to anger with their vanities: And I will move them to jealousy with those that are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; They have provoked me to anger with their vanities: And I will move them to jealousy with those that are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    They have given my honour to that which is not God, moving me to wrath with their false worship: I will give their honour to those who are not a people, moving them to wrath by a foolish nation,

  • World English Bible (2000)

    They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God. They have provoked me to anger with their vanities. I will move them to jealousy with those who are not a people. I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • Rom 10:19 : 19 But I ask, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: 'I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation; with a foolish nation, I will make you angry.'
  • 1 Kgs 16:26 : 26 He walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.
  • 1 Kgs 16:13 : 13 This happened because of all the sins of Baasha and the sins of his son Elah, which they committed and led Israel to commit, provoking the Lord, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols.
  • Ps 31:6 : 6 Into your hand I entrust my spirit; you have redeemed me, O LORD, faithful God.
  • Ps 78:58 : 58 They angered Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their carved images.
  • Deut 32:16 : 16 They made Him jealous with strange gods and provoked Him to anger with detestable practices.
  • Jonah 2:8 : 8 As my life was fading away, I remembered the LORD, and my prayer rose to You, to Your holy temple.
  • Acts 11:15 : 15 As I began to speak, the Holy Spirit fell upon them just as it had on us at the beginning.
  • Rom 9:25 : 25 As he says in Hosea: 'I will call those who were not my people, ‘My people,’ and her who was not beloved, ‘Beloved.’'
  • Jer 8:19 : 19 Listen to the cry of my people from a land far away: 'Is the LORD not in Zion? Is her King no longer there?' Why have they provoked me to anger with their idols, with their worthless foreign gods?
  • Jer 10:8 : 8 They are all senseless and foolish; their instruction comes from worthless idols.
  • Jer 14:22 : 22 Can any of the worthless idols of the nations bring rain? Can the skies themselves send showers? No, it is You, LORD our God. Therefore, we put our hope in You, for You have done all these things.
  • Rom 11:11-14 : 11 Again I ask, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! Rather, because of their transgression, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel envious. 12 Now if their transgression means riches for the world, and their failure means riches for the Gentiles, how much greater riches will come from their full inclusion! 13 I am speaking to you Gentiles. Inasmuch as I am an apostle to the Gentiles, I take pride in my ministry. 14 In the hope that I may somehow provoke my own people to jealousy and save some of them.
  • 1 Cor 10:22 : 22 Or are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He is?
  • 1 Pet 2:9-9 : 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own possession, so that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. 10 Once, you were not a people, but now you are God's people. Once, you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
  • 1 Sam 12:21 : 21 Do not turn aside, for you would be following things that are worthless and cannot benefit or deliver you, for they are meaningless.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Rom 10:19
    85%

    19 But I ask, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: 'I will make you jealous of those who are not a nation; with a foolish nation, I will make you angry.'

  • Deut 32:16
    82%

    16 They made Him jealous with strange gods and provoked Him to anger with detestable practices.

  • Ps 78:58
    79%

    58 They angered Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their carved images.

  • Deut 32:22-23
    2 verses
    78%

    22 For a fire has been kindled in My wrath, and it burns to the depths of Sheol. It consumes the earth and its produce and sets ablaze the foundations of the mountains.

    23 I will heap calamities on them and expend My arrows against them.

  • Deut 32:19-20
    2 verses
    75%

    19 The LORD saw this and despised them out of His anger at His sons and daughters.

    20 He said: I will hide My face from them; I will see what their end will be, for they are a perverse generation, children in whom there is no faithfulness.

  • Jer 32:30-32
    3 verses
    75%

    30 For the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have only done what is evil in My eyes since their youth. Indeed, the sons of Israel have only provoked Me to anger by the work of their hands, declares the LORD.

    31 From the day it was built until now, this city has caused My anger and My wrath so great that I must remove it from My presence.

    32 It is because of all the evil that the sons of Israel and the sons of Judah have done to provoke Me to anger. Their kings, princes, priests, prophets, the men of Judah, and the residents of Jerusalem have all been guilty.

  • Jer 7:19
    74%

    19 Is it me they are provoking? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves, to their own shame?

  • Joel 2:18
    74%

    18 Then the LORD became jealous for his land and had pity on his people.

  • Ezek 36:5-6
    2 verses
    73%

    5 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Surely in my burning zeal I have spoken against the remnants of the nations and against Edom, who with glee and utter contempt claimed my land as their own possession, plundering its pasturelands.

    6 Therefore, prophesy concerning the land of Israel and say to the mountains and hills, to the streams and valleys: ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: I am speaking in my jealous anger because you have endured the scorn of the nations.’

  • Deut 31:17-18
    2 verses
    73%

    17 On that day, my anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide my face from them, and they will be consumed. Many disasters and calamities will come upon them, and on that day they will say, 'Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is not with us?'

    18 'And I will surely hide my face on that day because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods.'

  • 2 Kgs 22:17
    73%

    17 ‘Because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, provoking Me to anger with all the works of their hands. Therefore, My wrath is kindled against this place, and it will not be quenched.’

  • Zech 8:2
    72%

    2 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: I am very jealous for Zion, and I am burning with great zeal and anger for her.

  • Ezek 32:9
    72%

    9 I will trouble the hearts of many peoples when I bring about your ruin among the nations, in lands you do not know.

  • Jer 15:14
    72%

    14 I will make your enemies pass into a land you do not know, for a fire is kindled in My anger, and it will burn against you.

  • Zech 1:14-15
    2 verses
    72%

    14 Then the angel who was speaking with me said, 'Proclaim this: This is what the Lord of Hosts says: I am very zealous for Jerusalem and Zion with a great jealousy.'

    15 But I am very angry with the nations that are at ease; for while I was only a little angry, they added to the harm.

  • Exod 32:8-10
    3 verses
    72%

    8 They have turned aside quickly from the way I commanded them. They have made for themselves a molten calf, bowed down to it, sacrificed to it, and said, 'These are your gods, Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.'

    9 The LORD also said to Moses, "I have seen these people, and behold, they are a stiff-necked people."

    10 Now leave me alone so that my anger may burn against them and I may destroy them. Then I will make you into a great nation."

  • Ezek 23:25
    72%

    25 I will direct my jealous fury against you, and they will deal with you in anger. They will cut off your nose and ears, and your survivors will fall by the sword. They will take your sons and daughters, and those who remain will be consumed by fire.

  • Lam 4:16
    71%

    16 The LORD Himself has scattered them; He will no longer watch over them. The priests are not honored, and the elders receive no favor.

  • Judg 2:20
    71%

    20 Therefore, the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he said, 'Because this nation has violated the covenant I commanded their ancestors and has not listened to my voice,'

  • Deut 32:27-28
    2 verses
    71%

    27 but I feared the provocation of the enemy, lest their adversaries misunderstand and say, 'Our own hand has triumphed; it was not the LORD who did all this.'

    28 For they are a nation void of counsel, and there is no understanding in them.

  • Ezek 21:31
    71%

    31 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Remove the turban and take off the crown. Things will not remain as they are. Exalt the lowly and bring down the exalted.

  • Ezek 22:31
    71%

    31 So I have poured out my indignation upon them, consumed them with the fire of my wrath, and brought their own ways down upon their heads, declares the Sovereign LORD.

  • Deut 29:28
    71%

    28 The secret things belong to the LORD our God, but the things revealed belong to us and to our children forever, that we may follow all the words of this law.

  • Jer 2:11
    71%

    11 Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But my people have exchanged their glory for worthless idols.

  • 2 Chr 7:20
    71%

    20 then I will uproot you from My land that I have given you, and I will reject this temple I have consecrated for My name. I will make it a byword and an object of ridicule among all peoples.

  • 2 Chr 34:25
    71%

    25 Because they have abandoned Me and burned incense to other gods, provoking Me to anger with all the works of their hands, My wrath will be poured out on this place, and it will not be quenched.'

  • Ezek 20:8
    71%

    8 But they rebelled against me and would not listen to me; none of them got rid of the detestable things their eyes were set on, nor did they forsake the idols of Egypt. So I said I would pour out my wrath on them and unleash my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.

  • Neh 9:18
    71%

    18 Even when they made a molten calf for themselves and said, 'This is your god who brought you out of Egypt,' and they committed terrible blasphemies,

  • Ps 78:21
    71%

    21 Therefore, when the Lord heard this, He became furious; a fire was kindled against Jacob, and His anger rose against Israel.

  • 2 Kgs 17:11
    70%

    11 There, on all the high places, they burned incense as the nations whom the Lord had driven out before them had done. They did wicked things that provoked the Lord to anger.

  • Deut 6:15
    70%

    15 For the LORD your God, who is among you, is a jealous God. His anger will burn against you, and He will destroy you from the face of the earth.

  • Jer 10:25
    70%

    25 Pour out Your wrath on the nations that do not acknowledge You and on the families that do not call on Your name. For they have devoured Jacob; they have consumed him, destroyed him, and ruined his homeland.

  • Isa 65:3
    70%

    3 These people continually provoke me to my face, offering sacrifices in gardens and burning incense on bricks.

  • Hos 9:17
    70%

    17 My God will reject them because they have not obeyed Him; they will become wanderers among the nations.

  • Jer 44:8
    70%

    8 You provoke me to anger with the works of your hands by burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you have come to live, so as to destroy yourselves and make yourselves a curse and a disgrace among all the nations of the earth.

  • Exod 34:14
    70%

    14 For you must not worship any other god, because the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.

  • Ps 79:5
    70%

    5 How long, Lord? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?

  • Ezek 5:14
    70%

    14 I will make you a ruin and a reproach among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by.

  • Ezek 20:21
    70%

    21 But the children rebelled against me. They did not walk in my statutes, and they did not keep my ordinances to obey them, though by them a person will live. They profaned my Sabbaths, so I said I would pour out my wrath on them and unleash my anger against them in the wilderness.