Deuteronomy 32:6
Do ye thus requite the Lord, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?
Deuteronomy 32:6 in other translations
| BSB | Is this how you repay the LORD, O foolish and senseless people? Is He not your Father and Creator? Has He not made you and established you? |
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| WEB | Is this the way you repay the LORD, foolish and unwise people? Isn’t he your father who has bought you? He has made you and established you. |
| ASV | Do ye thus requite Jehovah, O foolish people and unwise? Is not he thy father that hath bought thee? He hath made thee, and established thee. |
| YLT | To Jehovah do ye act thus, O people foolish and not wise? Is not He thy father--thy possessor? He made thee, and doth establish thee. |
| DARBY | Do ye thus requite Jehovah, Foolish and unwise people? Is not he thy father that hath bought thee? Hath he not made thee and established thee? |
| BBE | Is this your answer to the Lord, O foolish people and unwise? Is he not your father who has given you life? He has made you and given you your place. |
| Webster | Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee? |
What does Deuteronomy 32:6 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 32:3-6
"He is a Rock." This is the first time God is called so in Scripture. The expression denotes that the Divine power, faithfulness, and love, as revealed in Christ and the gospel, form a foundation which cannot be changed or moved, on which we may build our hopes of happiness. And under his protection we may find refuge from all our enemies, and in all our troubles; as the rocks in those countries sheltered from the…
Deuteronomy 32:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 32:6
- Isaiah 63:16
Doubtless thou art our father, though Abraham be ignorant of us, and Israel acknowledge us not: thou, O Lord, art our father, our redeemer; thy name is from everlasting.
- 1 John 3:1
Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us, that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not.
- Isaiah 64:8
But now, O Lord, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
- Isaiah 44:2
Thus saith the Lord that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, whom I have chosen.
- Psalms 74:2
Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt.
- Psalms 149:2
Let Israel rejoice in him that made him: let the children of Zion be joyful in their King.
- Psalms 100:3
Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not we ourselves; we are his people, and the sheep of his pasture.
- Jeremiah 4:22
For my people is foolish, they have not known me; they are sottish children, and they have none understanding: they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
- Isaiah 43:7
Even every one that is called by my name: for I have created him for my glory, I have formed him; yea, I have made him.
- Jeremiah 5:21
Hear now this, O foolish people, and without understanding; which have eyes, and see not; which have ears, and hear not:
- Acts 20:28
Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
- Galatians 3:26
For ye are all the children of God by faith in Christ Jesus.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
18; Isa 1:2; 2Co 5:14,15; Tit 2:11-14
O foolish.
Ps 74:18; Jer 4:22; 5:21; Ga 3:1-3
thy father.
Ex 4:22; Isa 63:16; Lu 15:18-20; Joh 8:41; Ro 8:15; Ga 3:26; 4:6
1Jo 3:1
hath brought.
Ex 15:16; Ps 74:2; Isa 43:3,4; Ac 20:28; 1Co 6:20; 2Pe 2:1
made thee.
Job 10:8; Ps 95:6; 100:3; 149:2; Isa 27:11; 43:7; 44:2
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Context
- Deuteronomy 32:5
They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.
- Deuteronomy 32:6
Do ye thus requite the Lord, O foolish people and unwise? is not he thy father that hath bought thee? hath he not made thee, and established thee?
- Deuteronomy 32:7
Remember the days of old, consider the years of many generations: ask thy father, and he will shew thee; thy elders, and they will tell thee.
Deuteronomy 32:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | ¿Así pagáis á Jehová, pueblo loco é ignorante? ¿no es él tu padre que te poseyó? él te hizo y te ha organizado. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Est-ce ainsi que vous récompensez l’ Éternel, peuple insensé et dénué de sagesse? N’est-il pas ton père, qui t’a acheté? C’est lui qui t’a fait et qui t’a établi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Vergeltet ihr also Jehova, du törichtes und unweises Volk? Ist er nicht dein Vater, der dich erkauft hat? Er hat dich gemacht und dich bereitet. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Hæccine reddis Domino, popule stulte et insipiens? numquid non ipse est pater tuus, qui possedit te, et fecit, et creavit te? |