Deuteronomy 32:18
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth.”
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“You ignored the Rock who brought you forth; you forgot the God who gave you birth.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, And hast forgotten God that gave thee birth.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The Rock that begat thee thou forgettest, And neglectest God who formeth thee.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 32:18 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 6:12be careful not to forget the LORD who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Deuteronomy 8:11Be careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments and ordinances and statutes, which I am giving you this day.
- Deuteronomy 8:14then your heart will become proud, and you will forget the LORD your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery.
- Deuteronomy 8:19If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.
- Deuteronomy 32:4He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He.
- Deuteronomy 32:15But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked— becoming fat, bloated, and gorged. He abandoned the God who made him and scorned the Rock of his salvation.
- Psalms 9:17The wicked will return to Sheol— all the nations who forget God.
- Psalms 44:20If we had forgotten the name of our God or spread out our hands to a foreign god,
- Psalms 106:21They forgot God their Savior, who did great things in Egypt,
- Isaiah 17:10For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines—
- Isaiah 22:10You counted the houses of Jerusalem and tore them down to strengthen the wall.
- Jeremiah 2:31You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: “Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, ‘We are free to roam; we will come to You no more’?
- Jeremiah 2:32Does a maiden forget her jewelry or a bride her wedding sash? Yet My people have forgotten Me for days without number.
- Jeremiah 3:21A voice is heard on the barren heights, the children of Israel weeping and begging for mercy, because they have perverted their ways and forgotten the LORD their God.
- Ezekiel 22:12In you they take bribes to shed blood. You engage in usury, take excess interest, and extort your neighbors. But Me you have forgotten, declares the Lord GOD.
- Hosea 8:14Israel has forgotten his Maker and built palaces; Judah has multiplied its fortified cities. But I will send fire upon their cities, and it will consume their citadels.
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