Deuteronomy 32:18

What does Deuteronomy 32:18 mean?

A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 32:18 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, And hast forgotten God that gave thee birth.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, And hast forgotten God that gave thee birth.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

You have no thought for the Rock, your father, you have no memory of the God who gave you birth.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

The Rock that begat thee thou forgettest, And neglectest God who formeth thee.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Thou hast forsaken the God that begot thee, and hast forgotten the Lord that created thee.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Of the Rock that begot thee wast thou unmindful, And thou hast forgottenGod who brought thee forth.

Context

v.17They sacrificed unto demons, which were no God, To gods that they knew not, To newgodsthat came up of late, Which your fathers dreaded not.

v.18This passage

v.19And Jehovah sawit, and abhorred them, Because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters.

Cross references

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

  • Psalms 44:20

    If we have forgotten the name of our God, Or spread forth our hands to a strange god;

  • Hosea 8:14

    For Israel hath forgotten his Maker, and builded palaces; and Judah hath multiplied fortified cities: but I will send a fire upon his cities, and it shall devour the castles thereof.

  • Isaiah 22:10

    and ye numbered the houses of Jerusalem, and ye brake down the houses to fortify the wall;

  • Deuteronomy 32:15

    But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: Thou art waxed fat, thou art grown thick, thou art become sleek; Then he forsook God who made him, And lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.

  • Psalms 9:17

    The wicked shall be turned back unto Sheol, Even all the nations that forget God.

  • Jeremiah 2:32

    Can a virgin forget her ornaments, or a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.

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