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Deuteronomy 32:16

Deuteronomy 32:16
They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

They sacrificed to devils, not to God,.... Their sacrifices being continued, when it was the will of God they should cease, were reckoned by him not as, offered to him, but to demons, and to such that…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Deuteronomy 32:1-42

Song of Moses If Deu 32:1-3 be regarded as the introduction, and Deu 32:43 as the conclusion, the main contents of the song may be grouped under three heads, namely, (1) Deu 32:4-18, the faithfulness…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Deuteronomy 32:15-18

We have here a description of the apostasy of Israel from God, which would shortly come to pass, and to which already they had a disposition. One would have thought that a people under so many…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

moved him to jealousy This form of the vb. is found only here, and in Deu 32:32 b, Psa 78:58; another form in Deu 32:32 a. On God's jealousy see Deu 4:24.

strange Jer 2:25; Jer 3:13. See above on Deu…