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Deuteronomy 32:5 Cross-References
Explore 18 cross-references for Deuteronomy 32:5 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 32 verse 5 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation. They have: Heb. He hath corrupted to himself their: or, that they are not his children, that is their blot”
Deuteronomy 32:5 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 32:5
They have corrupted themselves (shichet lo)—the reflexive verb emphasizes Israel's self-inflicted moral defilement. Their spot is not the spot of his children (mumam lo banim)—"spot" (mum) denotes blemish or defect, the same term used for disqualifying sacrificial animals (Leviticus 22:20-21). Israel has become unfit for the holy purpose God intended.A perverse and crooked generation (dor 'iqqesh u-pethaltol)—'iqqesh' means twisted or morally distorted; 'pethaltol' suggests fraudulent or devious. Paul quotes this verse in Philippians 2:15, calling Christians to shine as lights in a similarly c...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 32:5
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“a people loaded with iniquity”
“children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation”
“Faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me.”
“Faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.”
“and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will happen to you in the latter days; because you will do that which is evil in the sight of Yahweh”
“a stubborn and rebellious generation”
“as in the days of Gibeah. He will remember their iniquity. He will punish them for their sins.”
“and there will be no sign given to it”
“and saw that it was corrupt”
“when the judge was dead”