Deuteronomy 32:19
The Lord rejected them when he saw this; his sons and daughters made him angry.
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18You dismissed the Rock who fathered you; you forgot the God who gave birth to you.
Cross References
Judges 2:14Because the Lord was angry with Israel he handed them over to invaders who plundered them. He sold them to their enemies all around—enemies they could no longer resist.
Psalms 10:3For the wicked boast about what they want to do. They praise the greedy, but treat the Lord with contempt.
Psalms 82:6I say, “You are gods; all of you are children of the Most High.
Isaiah 1:2Heavens, listen! Earth, pay attention! For the Lord has spoken! I brought up children, I cared for them, but they have rebelled against me.
Jeremiah 44:21“About that incense you burned to other gods in the towns of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem, as well as your fathers, your kings, your officials, and the ordinary people—don't you think the Lord wouldn't remember and think about it?
Amos 3:2I chose a special relationship with you alone out of all the families of the earth, and so I will punish you for your wrongdoing.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 32:16-19
15 But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation. 16 They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger. 17 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. 18 Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.… Read the whole commentary →