Deuteronomy 32:5

They have corrupted themselves, their mum is not His; 1 the defect is in His banim; 1 a dor ikesh u'petaltol (a perverse and crooked generation). 1

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.

In Context

4He is the Tzur, His po'al is tamim; 1 for all His ways are mishpat; 1 El Emunah and without avel (iniquity), 1 tzaddik and yashar is He. 1

6Do ye thus repay Hashem, 1 O foolish people without chacham? 1 Is not He Avicha that hath bought thee? 1 Hath He not made thee, and established thee? 1

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Cross References

Exodus 32:7And Hashem said unto Moshe, Go, get thee down; for thy people, which thou broughtest out of Eretz Mitzrayim, have corrupted themselves;

Deuteronomy 9:24Ye have been rebellious against Hashem from the yom that I knew you.

Deuteronomy 32:20And He said, 1 I will hide My face from them, 1 I will see what their end shall be; for they are a very perverse generation, 1 banim in whom is no faithfulness. 1

Psalms 78:8And might not be as their Avot, 1 a dor sorer u'moreh (stubborn and rebellious generation); 1 a generation that set not its lev aright, 1 and whose ruach was not faithful to G-d. 1

Isaiah 63:8For He said: Surely they are My people, 1 banim that will not be sheker (false); 1 so He became their Moshi'a (Savior). 1

Zephaniah 3:7I said: Surely thou wilt fear Me, 1 thou wilt accept musar (correction, instruction); 1 so that her dwelling place should not be cut off, 1 despite everything for which I punished her; 1 but they rose early, + 3:7 i.e., eagerly 1 and corrupted all their doings. 1

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 32:2-7

The Song of Moses. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. 2 My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass: 3 Because I will publish the name of the Lord : ascribe ye greatness unto our God. 4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he. 5 They have corrupted themselves, their… Read the whole commentary →

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