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I will make them envious by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation that has no understanding. <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Living Translation</a> They have roused my jealousy by worshiping things that are not God; they have provoked my anger with their useless idols. Now I will rouse their jealousy through people who are not even a people; I will provoke their anger through the foolish Gentiles. <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/32.htm">English Standard Version</a> They have made me jealous with what is no god; they have provoked me to anger with their idols. So I will make them jealous with those who are no people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">King James Bible</a> They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">New King James Version</a> They have provoked Me to jealousy by what is not God; They have moved Me to anger by their foolish idols. But I will provoke them to jealousy by those who are not a nation; I will move them to anger by a foolish nation. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> ‘They have made Me jealous with what is not God; They have provoked Me to anger with their idols. So I will make them jealous with those who are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation, <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1995</a> They have made Me jealous with what is not God; They have provoked Me to anger with their idols. So I will make them jealous with those who are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation, <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a> ‘They have made Me jealous with what is not God; They have provoked Me to anger with their idols. So I will make them jealous with those who are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation, <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> They have made Me jealous with what is not God; They have provoked Me to anger with their idols. So I will make them jealous with those who are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a wickedly foolish nation, <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a> ‘They have made Me jealous with what is not God; They have provoked Me to anger with their idols. So I will make them jealous with those who are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> They have provoked my jealousy with what is not a god; they have enraged me with their worthless idols. So I will provoke their jealousy with what is not a people; I will enrage them with a foolish nation. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> They have provoked My jealousy with their so-called gods; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will provoke their jealousy with an inferior people; I will enrage them with a foolish nation. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/32.htm">American Standard Version</a> They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; They have provoked me to anger with their vanities: And I will move them to jealousy with those that are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> You worshiped worthless idols, and made me jealous and angry! Now I will send a cruel and worthless nation to make you jealous and angry. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/32.htm">English Revised Version</a> They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; They have provoked me to anger with their vanities: And I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> They made him furious because they worshiped foreign gods and angered him because they worshiped worthless idols. So I will use those who are not my people to make them jealous and a nation of godless fools to make them angry. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Good News Translation</a> With their idols they have made me angry, jealous with their so-called gods, gods that are really not gods. So I will use a so-called nation to make them angry; I will make them jealous with a nation of fools. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/32.htm">International Standard Version</a> They provoked me to jealousy over non-gods, and to be angry over their vanity. Now I'll provoke them to jealousy over a non-people; and over a foolish nation I'll provoke them to anger. <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> They have provoked My jealousy by that which is not God; they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; I will make them angry by a nation without understanding. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/32.htm">NET Bible</a> They have made me jealous with false gods, enraging me with their worthless gods; so I will make them jealous with a people they do not recognize, with a nation slow to learn I will enrage them. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God. They have provoked me to anger with their vanities. I will move them to jealousy with those who are not a people. I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those who are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/32.htm">World English Bible</a> They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God. They have provoked me to anger with their vanities. I will move them to jealousy with those who are not a people. I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> They have made Me jealous by [what is] not God, "" They made Me angry by their vanities; And I make them jealous by [what is] not a people, "" I make them angry by a foolish nation. <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> They have made Me zealous by 'no-god,' They made Me angry by their vanities; And I make them zealous by 'no-people,' By a foolish nation I make them angry. <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> They made me jealous with not God; They irritated me with their vanities: And I will make them jealous with not a people; With a foolish nation will I irritate them.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> They have provoked me with that which was no god, and have angered me with their vanities: and I will provoke them with that which is no people, and will vex them with a foolish nation. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> They have provoked me with that which was not God, and they have angered me with their emptiness. And so, I will provoke them with that which is not a people, and I will anger them with a foolish nation. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Bible</a> Since they have incited me with a “no-god,” and provoked me with their empty idols, I will incite them with a “no-people”; with a foolish nation I will provoke them. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> They made me jealous with what is no god, provoked me with their idols. So I will make them jealous with what is no people, provoke them with a foolish nation.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> They have provoked me to zealousness with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their idols; so I will move them to jealousy with those that are not my people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Those made me jealous by no god and they angered me with their idols, also I may make them jealous by no people, and I shall anger them by a foolish people.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> They have roused Me to jealousy with a no-god; They have provoked Me with their vanities; And I will rouse them to jealousy with a no-people; I will provoke them with a vile nation. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> They have provoked me to jealousy with that which is not God, they have exasperated me with their idols; and I will provoke them to jealousy with them that are no nation, I will anger them with a nation void of understanding. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=9132" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">The Song of Moses</a> …20He said: “I will hide My face from them; I will see what will be their end. For they are a perverse generation—children of unfaithfulness. 21<a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">They</a> <a href="/hebrew/7065.htm" title="7065: qin·’ū·nî (V-Piel-Perf-3cp:: 1cs) -- To be jealous or zealous. A primitive root; to be zealous, i.e. jealous or envious.">have provoked My jealousy</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: ḇə·lō- (Prep-b:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">by that which is not</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: ’êl (N-ms) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">God;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3707.htm" title="3707: ki·‘ă·sū·nî (V-Piel-Perf-3cp:: 1cs) -- To be vexed or angry. A primitive root; to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant.">they have enraged Me</a> <a href="/hebrew/1892.htm" title="1892: bə·haḇ·lê·hem (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Or Habel; from habal; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb.">with their worthless idols.</a> <a href="/hebrew/589.htm" title="589: wa·’ă·nî (Conj-w:: Pro-1cs) -- I. Contracted from 'anokiy; I.">So I</a> <a href="/hebrew/7065.htm" title="7065: ’aq·nî·’êm (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To be jealous or zealous. A primitive root; to be zealous, i.e. jealous or envious.">will make them jealous</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: bə·lō- (Prep-b:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">by those who are not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: ‘ām (N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">a people;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3707.htm" title="3707: ’aḵ·‘î·sêm (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs:: 3mp) -- To be vexed or angry. A primitive root; to trouble; by implication, to grieve, rage, be indignant.">I will make them angry</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: bə·ḡō·w (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">by a nation</a> <a href="/hebrew/5036.htm" title="5036: nā·ḇāl (Adj-ms) -- Foolish, senseless. From nabel; stupid; wicked.">without understanding.</a> 22For a fire has been kindled by My anger, and it burns to the depths of Sheol; it consumes the earth and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/romans/10-19.htm">Romans 10:19</a> I ask instead, did Israel not understand? First, Moses says: “I will make you jealous by those who are not a nation; I will make you angry by a nation without understanding.” <a href="/romans/11-11.htm">Romans 11:11</a> I ask then, did they stumble so as to fall beyond recovery? Certainly not! However, because of their trespass, salvation has come to the Gentiles to make Israel jealous. <a href="/1_corinthians/10-22.htm">1 Corinthians 10:22</a> Are we trying to provoke the Lord to jealousy? Are we stronger than He? <a href="/isaiah/65-1.htm">Isaiah 65:1</a> “I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’ <a href="/hosea/1-10.htm">Hosea 1:10</a> Yet the number of the Israelites will be like the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured or counted. And it will happen that in the very place where it was said to them, ‘You are not My people,’ they will be called ‘sons of the living God.’ <a href="/hosea/2-23.htm">Hosea 2:23</a> And I will sow her as My own in the land, and I will have compassion on ‘No Compassion.’ I will say to those called ‘Not My People,’ ‘You are My people,’ and they will say, ‘You are my God.’” <a href="/1_peter/2-10.htm">1 Peter 2:10</a> Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy. <a href="/jeremiah/2-11.htm">Jeremiah 2:11</a> Has a nation ever changed its gods? (Yet they are not gods at all.) But My people have exchanged their Glory for useless idols. <a href="/jeremiah/7-19.htm">Jeremiah 7:19</a> But am I the One they are provoking? declares the LORD. Is it not themselves they spite, to their own shame? <a href="/1_kings/16-13.htm">1 Kings 16:13</a> This happened because of all the sins Baasha and his son Elah had committed and had caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols. <a href="/1_kings/16-26.htm">1 Kings 16:26</a> For he walked in all the ways of Jeroboam son of Nebat and in his sins, which he caused Israel to commit, provoking the LORD, the God of Israel, to anger with their worthless idols. <a href="/2_kings/17-15.htm">2 Kings 17:15</a> They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate. <a href="/psalms/78-58.htm">Psalm 78:58</a> They enraged Him with their high places and provoked His jealousy with their idols. <a href="/psalms/106-29.htm">Psalm 106:29</a> So they provoked the LORD to anger with their deeds, and a plague broke out among them. <a href="/isaiah/55-5.htm">Isaiah 55:5</a> Surely you will summon a nation you do not know, and nations who do not know you will run to you. For the LORD your God, the Holy One of Israel, has bestowed glory on you.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation.moved me<a href="/deuteronomy/32-16.htm">Deuteronomy 32:16</a> They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.<a href="/psalms/78-58.htm">Psalm 78:58</a> For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.with their vanities<a href="/1_samuel/12-21.htm">1 Samuel 12:21</a> And turn ye not aside: for then should ye go after vain things, which cannot profit nor deliver; for they are vain.<a href="/1_kings/16-13.htm">1 Kings 16:13,26</a> For all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, by which they sinned, and by which they made Israel to sin, in provoking the LORD God of Israel to anger with their vanities… <a href="/psalms/31-6.htm">Psalm 31:6</a> I have hated them that regard lying vanities: but I trust in the LORD.I will<a href="/hosea/1-10.htm">Hosea 1:10</a> Yet the number of the children of Israel shall be as the sand of the sea, which cannot be measured nor numbered; and it shall come to pass, that in the place where it was said unto them, Ye are not my people, there it shall be said unto them, Ye are the sons of the living God.<a href="/romans/9-25.htm">Romans 9:25</a> As he saith also in Osee, I will call them my people, which were not my people; and her beloved, which was not beloved.<a href="/romans/10-19.htm">Romans 10:19</a> But I say, Did not Israel know? 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The concept of God’s jealousy is rooted in His covenant relationship with Israel, akin to a marriage bond. The Israelites' worship of false gods, such as Baal and Asherah, is seen as spiritual adultery. This provocation is a violation of the first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>). The phrase underscores the exclusivity of worship due to Yahweh alone, reflecting the Shema in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-4.htm">Deuteronomy 6:4-5</a>, which calls for wholehearted devotion to God.they have enraged Me with their worthless idols. The term "worthless idols" emphasizes the futility and powerlessness of the gods Israel pursued. In the ancient Near Eastern context, idol worship was prevalent, but the God of Israel is depicted as the only true and living God (<a href="/jeremiah/10-10.htm">Jeremiah 10:10</a>). The idols are described as "worthless" because they cannot save or deliver (<a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a>). This idolatry is a direct affront to God’s sovereignty and holiness, leading to His righteous anger.So I will make them jealous by those who are not a people; This part of the verse introduces a divine response mirroring the Israelites' actions. "Not a people" refers to Gentile nations, considered outside the covenant community. This foreshadows the inclusion of Gentiles in God’s redemptive plan, as seen in the New Testament (<a href="/romans/10-19.htm">Romans 10:19</a>). The jealousy here is intended to provoke Israel to return to God, highlighting His desire for their repentance and restoration.I will make them angry by a nation without understanding. The "nation without understanding" signifies a people lacking the revelation and law given to Israel. Historically, this can refer to nations like Assyria or Babylon, used by God as instruments of judgment. Theologically, it points to the mystery of the Gospel reaching the Gentiles, as Paul discusses in <a href="/romans/11-11.htm">Romans 11:11-14</a>. This action serves as both a judgment and a means to fulfill God’s promise to bless all nations through Abraham’s seed (<a href="/genesis/12-3.htm">Genesis 12:3</a>), ultimately realized in Jesus Christ.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a> The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's message to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, who are being addressed in this passage. 3. <a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a> The speaker in this verse, expressing His response to Israel's idolatry. 4. <a href="/topical/w/worthless_idols.htm">Worthless Idols</a> The false gods that the Israelites have turned to, provoking God's jealousy. 5. <a href="/topical/a/a_nation_without_understanding.htm">A Nation Without Understanding</a> Refers to a foreign nation that God will use to provoke Israel to jealousy.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_jealousy_and_righteous_anger.htm">God's Jealousy and Righteous Anger</a> God's jealousy is not like human jealousy; it is a righteous desire for His people's faithfulness. Understanding this helps us grasp the seriousness of idolatry. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_idolatry.htm">The Consequences of Idolatry</a> Idolatry leads to spiritual adultery, provoking God's anger. We must examine our lives for modern-day idols that may take precedence over God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_plan.htm">God's Sovereign Plan</a> Even in judgment, God has a redemptive purpose. He uses other nations to bring Israel back to Him, showing His sovereignty and mercy. <a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_of_god's_salvation.htm">Inclusivity of God's Salvation</a> The reference to "a nation without understanding" foreshadows the inclusion of Gentiles in God's salvation plan, reminding us of the universal scope of the Gospel. <a href="/topical/s/self-examination_and_repentance.htm">Self-Examination and Repentance</a> This passage calls us to self-examination, urging us to repent from anything that might provoke God's jealousy in our lives.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(21)"They have made me jealous with a no-god;They have provoked me with their vanities:And I will make them jealous with a no-people;With a foolish nation will I provoke them."St. Paul comments on this in Romans 10, as proving that Israel was informed of the calling of the Gentiles, and compares <a href="/isaiah/65-1.htm" title="I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, to a nation that was not called by my name.">Isaiah 65:1</a>, "I was found of them that sought me not. I made myself manifest unto those that inquired not after me."Rashi quotes, perhaps not quite inappropriately <a href="/isaiah/23-13.htm" title="Behold the land of the Chaldeans; this people was not, till the Assyrian founded it for them that dwell in the wilderness: they set up the towers thereof, they raised up the palaces thereof; and he brought it to ruin.">Isaiah 23:13</a>, and gives this explanation, "A no-people," i.e., a nation without a name; as it is said, "Behold the land of the Chaldseans: this people was not."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/32.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 21. - (Cf. <a href="/deuteronomy/5-16.htm">Deuteronomy 5:16</a>.) Because they had moved God to jealousy and provoked him to anger by their vanities, their nothingnesses, mere vapors and empty exhalations (הִבְלָים; cf. <a href="/jeremiah/10-6.htm">Jeremiah 10:6</a>; <a href="/john/2-8.htm">John 2:8</a>; <a href="/1_corinthians/8-4.htm">1 Corinthians 8:4</a>); as they had forsaken him for a no-God, he would send retribution on them by adopting as his a no-people, and giving to a foolish nation, i.e. a nation not before possessed of that true wisdom the beginning of which is the fear of the Lord, the privileges and blessings which Israel had forfeited by their apostasy. By "a no-people" is not to be understood a savage tribe not yet formed into a community, but a people without God, and not recognized by him as in covenant union with him (cf. <a href="/romans/10-19.htm">Romans 10:19</a>; <a href="/ephesians/2-12.htm">Ephesians 2:12</a>; <a href="/1_peter/2-10.htm">1 Peter 2:10</a>). <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>They הֵ֚ם (hêm) Pronoun - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1992.htm">Strong's 1992: </a> They have provoked My jealousy קִנְא֣וּנִי (qin·’ū·nî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7065.htm">Strong's 7065: </a> To be, zealous, jealous, envious by [that which is] not בְלֹא־ (ḇə·lō-) Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no God; אֵ֔ל (’êl) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty they have enraged Me כִּעֲס֖וּנִי (ki·‘ă·sū·nî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3707.htm">Strong's 3707: </a> To trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignant with their worthless idols. בְּהַבְלֵיהֶ֑ם (bə·haḇ·lê·hem) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1892.htm">Strong's 1892: </a> Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory So I וַאֲנִי֙ (wa·’ă·nî) Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_589.htm">Strong's 589: </a> I will make them jealous אַקְנִיאֵ֣ם (’aq·nî·’êm) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7065.htm">Strong's 7065: </a> To be, zealous, jealous, envious by those who are not בְּלֹא־ (bə·lō-) Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no a people; עָ֔ם (‘ām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock I will make them angry אַכְעִיסֵֽם׃ (’aḵ·‘î·sêm) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3707.htm">Strong's 3707: </a> To trouble, to grieve, rage, be indignant by a nation בְּג֥וֹי (bə·ḡō·w) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts without understanding. נָבָ֖ל (nā·ḇāl) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5036.htm">Strong's 5036: </a> Foolish, senseless <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">Deuteronomy 32:21 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-21.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 32:21 They have moved me to jealousy (Deut. 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