Deuteronomy 32:16

King James Version:

(The Lord speaking is red text)

They provoked him to jealousy with strange [gods], with abominations provoked they him to anger.

Complete Jewish Bible:

They roused him to jealousy with alien gods, provoked him with abominations.

Berean Standard Bible:

They provoked His jealousy with foreign gods; they enraged Him with abominations.

American Standard Version:

They moved him to jealousy with strange gods; With abominations provoked they him to anger.

KJV with Strong’s Numbers:

They provoked him to jealousy{H7065} with strange{H2114} gods, with abominations{H8441} provoked they him to anger{H3707}.

Cross-References (KJV):

Psalms 78:58

  • For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

1 Corinthians 10:22

  • Do we provoke the Lord to jealousy? are we stronger than he?

Nahum 1:1

  • ¶ The burden of Nineveh. The book of the vision of Nahum the Elkoshite.

Nahum 1:2

  • ¶ God [is] jealous, and the LORD revengeth; the LORD revengeth, and [is] furious; the LORD will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth [wrath] for his enemies.

Deuteronomy 5:9

  • Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me,

Leviticus 18:27

  • (For all these abominations have the men of the land done, which [were] before you, and the land is defiled;)

2 Kings 23:13

  • And the high places that [were] before Jerusalem, which [were] on the right hand of the mount of corruption, which Solomon the king of Israel had builded for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Zidonians, and for Chemosh the abomination of the Moabites, and for Milcom the abomination of the children of Ammon, did the king defile.

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Commentary for Deuteronomy 32:16

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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:

Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)

  1. Strong's Number: H7065
    There are 28 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: קָנָא
    Transliteration: qânâʼ
    Pronunciation: kaw-naw'
    Description: a primitive root; to be (causatively, make) zealous, i.e. (in a bad sense) jealous or envious; (be) envy(-ious), be (move to, provoke to) jealous(-y), [idiom] very, (be) zeal(-ous).
  2. Strong's Number: H2114
    There are 76 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: זוּר
    Transliteration: zûwr
    Pronunciation: zoor
    Description: a primitive root; to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery; (come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman).
  3. Strong's Number: H8441
    There are 112 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: תּוֹעֵבַה
    Transliteration: tôwʻêbah
    Pronunciation: to-ay-baw'
    Description: or תֹּעֵבַה; feminine active participle of תַּעָב; properly, something disgusting (morally), i.e. (as noun) an abhorrence; especially idolatry or (concretely) an idol; abominable (custom, thing), abomination.
  4. Strong's Number: H3707
    There are 53 instances of this translation in the Bible
    Lemma: כַּעַס
    Transliteration: kaʻaç
    Pronunciation: kaw-as'
    Description: a primitive root; to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant; be angry, be grieved, take indignation, provoke (to anger, unto wrath), have sorrow, vex, be wroth.