Deuteronomy 32:17

KJV1611 – Modern English

They sacrificed to demons, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.

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Other Translations

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    They sacrificed to demons, not to God, to gods they had not known, to new gods that had recently appeared, gods your ancestors did not fear.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    They sacrificed unto vils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    They sacrificed{H2076} unto demons,{H7700} [which were] no God,{H433} To gods{H433} that they knew{H3045} not, To new{H2319} [gods] that came{H935} up{H935} of late,{H7138} Which your fathers{H1} dreaded{H8175} not.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    They sacrificed{H2076}{(H8799)} unto devils{H7700}, not to God{H433}; to gods{H430} whom they knew{H3045}{(H8804)} not, to new{H2319} gods that came{H935} newly{H7138} up{H935}{(H8804)}, whom your fathers{H1} feared{H8175}{(H8804)} not.

  • Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

    They offered vnto feldedeuels and not to God, ad to goddes which they knewe not ad to newe goddes that came newly vpp whiche their fathers feared not.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    They offred vnto felde deuels, & not vnto their God. Vnto goddes whom they knewe not, eue vnto new goddes, yt came newly vp, whom their fathers honoured not.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    They offred vnto deuils, not to God, but to gods whome they knew not: new gods that came newly vp, whome their fathers feared not.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    They offered vnto deuils, and not to God: euen to gods whom they knewe not, to newe gods that came newly vp, whom their fathers feared not.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    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.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    They sacrifice to demons -- no god! Gods they have not known -- New ones -- from the vicinity they came; Not feared them have your fathers!

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    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.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    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.

Referenced Verses

  • Judg 5:8 : 8 They chose new gods; then was war in the gates; was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel?
  • Deut 28:64 : 64 And the LORD shall scatter you among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there you shall serve other gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known, even wood and stone.
  • Lev 17:7 : 7 And they shall no longer offer their sacrifices to demons, after whom they have gone whoring. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations.
  • Deut 32:21 : 21 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.
  • Ps 106:37-38 : 37 Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons, 38 And shed innocent blood, even the blood of their sons and daughters, whom they sacrificed to the idols of Canaan; and the land was polluted with blood.
  • Isa 44:8 : 8 Fear not, nor be afraid: have not I told you from that time, and have declared it? You are my witnesses. Is there a God besides Me? Indeed, there is no other God; I know not any.
  • Jer 10:15 : 15 They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation, they shall perish.
  • 1 Cor 8:4 : 4 Therefore, concerning the eating of things offered to idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is no other God but one.
  • 1 Cor 10:19-20 : 19 What am I saying then? That an idol is anything, or what is offered to idols is anything? 20 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.
  • 1 Tim 4:1 : 1 Now the Spirit speaks clearly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to deceiving spirits, and doctrines of demons;
  • Rev 9:20 : 20 But the rest of mankind, who were not killed by these plagues, did not repent of the works of their hands, that they should not worship demons, and idols of gold, silver, brass, stone, and wood, which can neither see nor hear nor walk.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Deut 29:26
    81%

    26 For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given to them:

  • Deut 32:16
    78%

    16 They provoked him to jealousy with foreign gods, with abominations they provoked him to anger.

  • Ps 106:36-37
    2 verses
    78%

    36 And they served their idols, which were a snare to them.

    37 Yes, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters to demons,

  • Judg 2:11-13
    3 verses
    76%

    11 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:

    12 And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, the gods of the people that were around them, and bowed themselves to them, and provoked the LORD to anger.

    13 And they forsook the LORD and served Baal and Ashtaroth.

  • 2 Kgs 17:31-36
    6 verses
    76%

    31 and the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak; the Sepharvites burned their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

    32 They feared the LORD and appointed from among themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the shrines of the high places.

    33 They feared the LORD, yet served their own gods, in accordance with the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away.

    34 To this day they continue practicing their former habits: they do not fear the LORD, nor do they follow his statutes, or his ordinances, or the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel.

    35 The LORD made a covenant with them, and commanded them, saying, You shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them.

    36 But the LORD, who brought you up from the land of Egypt with great power and an outstretched arm, him shall you fear, and him shall you worship, and to him shall you offer sacrifice.

  • 2 Kgs 17:10-12
    3 verses
    75%

    10 They set up images and groves on every high hill and under every green tree.

    11 There they burned incense on all the high places, as the nations had done whom the LORD carried away before them; and they did wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger.

    12 For they served idols, of which the LORD had said to them, You shall not do this thing.

  • Deut 32:18
    75%

    18 Of the Rock that begot you, you are unmindful, and have forgotten God who formed you.

  • Jer 44:3
    74%

    3 Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they did not know, neither you nor your fathers.

  • 2 Kgs 17:15-17
    3 verses
    73%

    15 They rejected his statutes and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; they followed worthless idols, and became worthless themselves, and went after the nations that were around them, although the LORD had commanded them not to do like them.

    16 They left all the commandments of the LORD their God, made for themselves cast images, even two calves, made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.

    17 They caused their sons and daughters to pass through the fire, practiced divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

  • Deut 12:31
    73%

    31 You shall not do so to the LORD your God, for every abomination to the LORD which He hates they have done to their gods; for they have even burned their sons and daughters in the fire to their gods.

  • Judg 2:17
    72%

    17 Yet they would not listen to their judges, but they went whoring after other gods, and bowed themselves to them: they quickly turned out of the way which their fathers walked in, obeying the commandments of the LORD; they did not do so.

  • Lev 17:7
    72%

    7 And they shall no longer offer their sacrifices to demons, after whom they have gone whoring. This shall be a statute forever for them throughout their generations.

  • Exod 32:8
    72%

    8 They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made a molten calf, have worshiped it, have sacrificed to it, and have said, 'These are your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.'"

  • 2 Kgs 17:40-41
    2 verses
    71%

    40 However, they did not listen, but acted according to their previous customs.

    41 These nations feared the LORD, yet served their carved images. Their children and their children's children have continued doing as their fathers did, to this day.

  • Num 25:2
    71%

    2 And they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods, and the people ate and bowed down to their gods.

  • Deut 4:28
    71%

    28 And there you shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.

  • Hos 11:2
    71%

    2 As they were called, so they went from them: they sacrificed to Baal, and burned incense to carved images.

  • 1 Cor 10:20
    71%

    20 But I say, that the things which the Gentiles sacrifice, they sacrifice to demons, and not to God: and I do not want you to have fellowship with demons.

  • Deut 17:3
    70%

    3 and has gone and served other gods and worshipped them, either the sun, or moon, or any of the host of heaven, which I have not commanded,

  • Gal 4:8
    70%

    8 However, then, when you did not know God, you served those which by nature are not gods.

  • Acts 7:41-42
    2 verses
    70%

    41 And they made a calf in those days, and offered sacrifices to the idol, and rejoiced in the works of their own hands.

    42 Then God turned, and gave them up to worship the host of heaven; as it is written in the book of the prophets, Did you offer to me slaughtered animals and sacrifices during forty years in the wilderness, O house of Israel?

  • 2 Chr 7:22
    70%

    22 And they will answer, Because they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and embraced other gods, and worshiped them and served them; therefore He has brought all this calamity upon them.

  • Deut 29:17
    70%

    17 And you have seen their abominations, and their idols of wood and stone, silver and gold, which were among them:)

  • Jer 32:35
    70%

    35 And they built the high places of Baal, which are in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to cause their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire to Molech; which I commanded them not, neither came it into my mind, that they should do this abomination, to cause Judah to sin.

  • 1 Chr 5:25
    69%

    25 But they transgressed against the God of their fathers and went after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.

  • Exod 23:32-33
    2 verses
    69%

    32 You shall make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

    33 They shall not dwell in your land, lest they make you sin against me; for if you serve their gods, it will surely be a snare to you.

  • Judg 2:19
    69%

    19 And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them and to bow down to them; they did not cease from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.

  • 2 Kgs 17:7
    69%

    7 For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods.

  • Judg 3:7
    69%

    7 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgot the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.

  • Exod 34:15
    69%

    15 Lest you make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice to their gods, and one of them invites you, and you eat his sacrifice.

  • Isa 37:19
    69%

    19 And have cast their gods into the fire: for they were no gods, but the work of men's hands, wood and stone: therefore they have destroyed them.

  • 1 Kgs 9:9
    69%

    9 And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold of other gods, and have worshiped them, and served them: therefore, the LORD has brought upon them all this evil.

  • 2 Kgs 17:29
    69%

    29 However, every nation made gods of their own and put them in the shrines of the high places which the Samaritans had made, each nation in the cities where they lived.

  • Neh 9:18
    69%

    18 Even when they made a molten calf for themselves, and said, 'This is your God that brought you up out of Egypt,' and committed great provocations,