Deuteronomy 32:21
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.
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1 Samuel 12:21and ye do not turn aside after the vain things which do not profit nor deliver, for they [are] vain,
1 Kings 16:13concerning all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, that they sinned, and that they caused Israel to sin to provoke Jehovah, God of Israel, with their vanities.
2 Kings 17:11and make perfume there in all high places, like the nations that Jehovah removed from their presence, and do evil things to provoke Jehovah,
2 Kings 22:17because that they have forsaken Me, and make perfume to other gods, so as to provoke Me to anger with every work of their hands, and My wrath hath been kindled against this place, and it is not quenched.
Psalms 78:58And make Him angry with their high places, And with their graven images make Him zealous,
Jeremiah 2:11Hath a nation changed gods? (And they [are] no gods!) And My people hath changed its honour For that which doth not profit.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 32:20-26
19 And when the Lord saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. 20 And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith. 21 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. 22 For a fire is kindled… Read the whole commentary →