Deuteronomy 32:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.”

Deuteronomy 32:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 32:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 32:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“They have dealt corruptly with him. They are not his children, because of their defect. They are a perverse and crooked generation.”

Deuteronomy 32:5 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 32:5 ASV — 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.”

Deuteronomy 32:5 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 32:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“It hath done corruptly to Him; Their blemish is not His sons', A generation perverse and crooked!”

Deuteronomy 32:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 32:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“They have dealt corruptly with him; Not his children's is their spot: — A crooked and perverted generation!”

Deuteronomy 32:5 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 32:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“They haue corrupted them selues towarde him by their vice, not being his children, but a frowarde and crooked generation.”

Deuteronomy 32:5 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 32:5 in Context — Deuteronomy 32

3 Because I will publish the name of the Lord: ascribe ye greatness unto our God.

4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.

5 They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.

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?

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.

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What Does Deuteronomy 32:5 Mean?

Deuteronomy 32:5 is a verse from the Book of Deuteronomy, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Deuteronomy chapter 32. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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