Deuteronomy 32:5 - Easy To Read Version And you are not really his children.
Your sins would make him dirty.
You are crooked liars. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: They are a perverse and crooked generation. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition They [Israel] have spoiled themselves. They are not sons to Him, and that is their blemish–a perverse and crooked generation! American Standard Version (1901) They have dealt corruptly with him, they are not his children, it is their blemish; They are a perverse and crooked generation. Common English Bible But children who weren’t his own sinned against him with their defects; they are a twisted and perverse generation. Catholic Public Domain Version They have sinned against him, and in their filth they are not his sons. They are a depraved and perverse generation. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version They have sinned against him, and are none of his children in their filth: they are a wicked and perverse generation. |
If the people teach their God’s commands\par to their children,\par then the children will not be like\par their ancestors. {\cf2\super [444]} \par Their ancestors turned against God.\par They refused to obey him.\par Those people were stubborn.\par They were not loyal to God’s Spirit.\par
At the same time, the Lord said to Moses, “Go down from this mountain. Your people, the people you brought out of the land of Egypt, have done a terrible sin.
The things I say are right.\par There is nothing false or wrong\par in my words.\par
The nation of Israel is full of guilt. This guilt is like a heavy weight the people have to carry. Those people are like bad children from evil families. They left the Lord. They insulted the Holy One (God) of Israel. They left him and treated him like a stranger.
The Lord said,\par “These are my people.\par These are my real children.”\par So the Lord saved those people.\par
The Israelites have gone deep into ruin like in the time of Gibeah. {\cf2\super [91]} The Lord will remember the Israelites’ sins. He will punish their sins.
I tell you these things so you will learn a lesson. I want you to fear and respect me. If you do this, then your home won’t be destroyed. If you do this, then I won’t have to punish you the way I planned.” But those bad people only wanted to do more of the same bad things they had already done!
God saw no wrong in Jacob’s people. God saw no sin in the people of Israel. The Lord is their God, and he is with them. The Great King is with them!
Evil and sinful people are the kind of people that want a miracle {\cf2\super [217]} for a sign (proof). But those people will have no sign—only the sign of Jonah. {\cf2\super [218]} ” Then Jesus left that place and went away.
Jesus answered, “You people have no faith. Your lives are all wrong. How long must I stay with you? How long must I continue to be patient with you? Bring the boy here.”
Many Pharisees {\cf2\super [37]} and Sadducees {\cf2\super [38]} came to the place where John was baptizing people. When John saw them he said to them: “You are all snakes! Who warned you to run away from God’s anger that is coming?
Jesus answered, “You people that live now have no faith. Your lives are all wrong. How long must I be with you and be patient with you?” Then Jesus said to the man, “Bring your son here.”
Peter warned them with many other words; he begged them, “Save yourselves from the evil of the people that live now!”
\{Then Stephen said,\} “You stubborn Jewish leaders! You have not given your hearts to God! You won’t listen to him! You are always against what the Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [147]} is trying to tell you. Your ancestors did this, and you are just like them!
But I am afraid that your minds will be led away from your true and pure following of Christ. This might happen the same as Eve was tricked (fooled) by the snake (the devil) with his evil ways.
I know that after my death you will become evil. You will turn from the way I commanded you to follow. Bad things will happen to you in the future. Why? Because you want to do the things that the Lord says are evil. You will make him angry because of the bad things you do.”
So the Lord said, ‘I will turn away from them, then let’s see what happens! They are a rebellious people. They are like children who won’t learn their lessons!
So be careful! Don’t sin and destroy yourselves by making false gods or statues in the shape of any living thing. Don’t make an idol that looks like a man or a woman.
“You will live in the country a long time. You will have children and grandchildren there. You will grow old there. And then you will ruin your lives—you will make all kinds of idols! When you do that, you will make God very angry!
All the time that I have known you, you have refused to obey the Lord.
Then you will be innocent and without anything wrong in you. You will be God’s children without fault. But you are living with evil people all around you who have become very bad. Among those people you shine like lights in the dark world.
But when each judge died, the people of Israel again sinned and started worshiping the false gods. The people of Israel were very stubborn—they refused to change their evil ways.