Deuteronomy 32:17
Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 32
“They sacrificed unto devils, not to God; to gods whom they knew not, to new gods that came newly up, whom your fathers feared not.”Deuteronomy 32:17
What Does Deuteronomy 32:17 Mean?
Deuteronomy 32:17 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 32, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Idolatry.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 32:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Psalms 106:37“Yea, they sacrificed their sons and their daughters unto devils,”Leviticus 17:7“And they shall no more offer their sacrifices unto devils, after whom they have gone a whoring. This shall be a statute for ever unto them throughout their generations.”Deuteronomy 28:64“And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.”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?”Psalms 106:21“They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;”Isaiah 65:11“But ye are they that forsake the LORD, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for that troop, and that furnish the drink offering unto that number.”Jeremiah 44:3“Because of their wickedness which they have committed to provoke me to anger, in that they went to burn incense, and to serve other gods, whom they knew not, neither they, ye, nor your fathers.”Deuteronomy 32:21“They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.”2 Chronicles 11:15“And he ordained him priests for the high places, and for the devils, and for the calves which he had made.”Psalms 106:28“They joined themselves also unto Baalpeor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.”Isaiah 44:8“Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.”Amos 5:25“Have ye offered unto me sacrifices and offerings in the wilderness forty years, O house of Israel?”1 Timothy 4:1“Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils;”Revelation 9:20“And the rest of the men which were not killed by these plagues yet repented not of the works of their hands, that they should not worship devils, and idols of gold, and silver, and brass, and stone, and of wood: which neither can see, nor hear, nor walk:”2 Chronicles 13:9“Have ye not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made you priests after the manner of the nations of other lands? so that whosoever cometh to consecrate himself with a young bullock and seven rams, the same may be a priest of them that are no gods.”Jeremiah 7:9“Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;”Jeremiah 10:15“They are vanity, and the work of errors: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.”Hosea 9:10“I found Israel like grapes in the wilderness; I saw your fathers as the firstripe in the fig tree at her first time: but they went to Baalpeor, and separated themselves unto that shame; and their abominations were according as they loved.”1 Corinthians 8:4“As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol is nothing in the world, and that there is none other God but one.”1 Corinthians 10:19“What say I then? that the idol is any thing, or that which is offered in sacrifice to idols is any thing?”
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