Deuteronomy 29:26

What does Deuteronomy 29:26 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 29:26 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

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

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

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

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And they went after other gods and gave them worship, gods who were strange to them, and whom he had not given them:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and they go and serve other gods, and bow themselves to them--gods which they have not known, and which He hath not apportioned to them;

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And they have served strange gods, and adored them, whom they knew not, and for whom they had not been assigned:

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and they went and served othergods, and bowed down to them,gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not assigned to them.

Context

v.25Then men shall say, Because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah, the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt,

v.26This passage

v.27therefore the anger of Jehovah was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curse that is written in this book;

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Judges 2:12

    and they forsook Jehovah, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the peoples that were round about them, and bowed themselves down unto them: and they provoked Jehovah to anger.

  • Deuteronomy 28:64

    And Jehovah will scatter thee among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers, even wood and stone.

  • Jeremiah 44:2

    Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Ye have seen all the evil that I have brought upon Jerusalem, and upon all the cities of Judah; and, behold, this day they are a desolation, and no man dwelleth therein,

  • 2 Kings 17:7

    And it was so, because the children of Israel had sinned against Jehovah their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,

  • Judges 5:8

    They chose new gods; Then was war in the gates: Was there a shield or spear seen Among forty thousand in Israel?

  • Jeremiah 19:3

    and say, Hear ye the word of Jehovah, O kings of Judah, and inhabitants of Jerusalem: Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring evil upon this place, which whosoever heareth, his ears shall tingle.

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