Deuteronomy 32:6

To Jehovah do ye act thus, O people foolish and not wise? Is not He thy father — thy possessor? He made thee, and doth establish thee.

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?

In Context

5It hath done corruptly to Him; Their blemish is not His sons', A generation perverse and crooked!

7Remember days of old — Understand the years of many generations — Ask thy father, and he doth tell thee; Thine elders, and they say to thee:

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Cross References

Exodus 15:16Fall on them doth terror and dread; By the greatness of Thine arm They are still as a stone, Till Thy people pass over, O Jehovah; Till the people pass over Whom Thou hast purchased.

Deuteronomy 14:1'Sons ye [are] to Jehovah your God; ye do not cut yourselves, nor make baldness between your eyes for the dead;

Deuteronomy 32:18The Rock that begat thee thou forgettest, And neglectest God who formeth thee.

Psalms 74:2Remember Thy company. Thou didst purchase of old, Thou didst redeem the rod of Thy inheritance, This mount Zion — Thou didst dwell in it.

Psalms 95:6Come in, we bow ourselves, and we bend, We kneel before Jehovah our Maker.

Psalms 116:12What do I return to Jehovah? All His benefits [are] upon me.

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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