Deuteronomy 29:26

and went and served other gods, and bowed down to them,—gods which they had not known, and in which he had given them no share:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

25Then will men say, Because they forsook the covenant of Yahweh the God of their fathers,—which he solemnised with them, when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt;

27therefore did the anger of Yahweh kindle upon that land,—to bring in upon it all the curse that is written in this scroll;

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Cross References

Judges 2:12and forsook Yahweh, the God of their fathers, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt, and went after other gods, from among the gods of the peoples who were round about them, and bowed themselves down unto them,—and angered Yahweh.

2 Kings 17:7And thus it came to pass that Israel sinned against Yahweh their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt,—yea they did reverence to other gods;

Jeremiah 19:3and shalt say,—Hear ye the word of Yahweh, O kings of Judah And inhabitants of Jerusalem,—Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts—God of Israel Behold me! bringing in calamity upon this place, which shall cause the ears of every one that heareth it, to tingle:

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 29:11-29

The Covenant Renewed. ( b. c. 1451.) 10 Ye stand this day all of you before the Lord your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel, 11 Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water: 12 That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the Lord thy God, and into his oath, which the Lord thy God maketh with thee this day: 13 That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself, and… Read the whole commentary →

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