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They are a deceitful and twisted generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/32.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They have dealt corruptly with him; they are no longer his children because they are blemished; they are a crooked and twisted generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />His people have acted corruptly toward Him; the blemish on them is not that of His children, but of a perverse and crooked generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />They have corrupted themselves, their spot <i>is</i> not <i>the spot</i> of his children: <i>they are</i> a perverse and crooked generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/32.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“They have corrupted themselves; <i>They are</i> not His children, Because of their blemish: A perverse and crooked generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“They have acted corruptly against Him, <i>They are</i> not His children, <i>because of</i> their defect; <i>But are</i> a perverse and crooked generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They have acted corruptly toward Him, They are not His children, because of their defect; But are a perverse and crooked generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/32.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“They have acted corruptly toward Him, <i>They are</i> not His children, because of their defect; <i>But are</i> a perverse and crooked generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They have acted corruptly toward Him, <i>They are</i> not His children because of their defect; <i>But are</i> a perverse and crooked generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/32.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“They (Israel) have acted corruptly toward Him. They are not His children, because of their [moral] defect; <i>But are</i> a perverse and crooked generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />His people have acted corruptly toward him; this is their defect —they are not his children but a devious and crooked generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />His people have acted corruptly toward Him; this is their defect—they are not His children but a devious and crooked generation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/32.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />They have dealt corruptly with him, they are not his children, it is their blemish; They are a perverse and crooked generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/32.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But you lie and cheat and are unfaithful to him. You have disgraced yourselves and are no longer worthy to be his children. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/32.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />They have dealt corruptly with him, they are not his children, it is their blemish; They are a perverse and crooked generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/32.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He recognizes that his people are corrupt. To their shame they are no longer his children. They are devious and scheming.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />But you are unfaithful, unworthy to be his people, a sinful and deceitful nation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/32.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />But those who are not his children acted corruptly against him; they are a defective and perverted generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />His people have acted corruptly toward Him; the blemish on them is not that of His children, but of a perverse and crooked generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/32.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />His people have been unfaithful to him; they have not acted like his children--this is their sin. They are a perverse and deceitful generation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They have dealt corruptly with him. They are not his children, because of their defect. They are a perverse and crooked generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/32.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They have dealt corruptly with him. They are not his children, because of their defect. They are a perverse and crooked generation. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />It has done corruptly to Him; Their blemish is not of His sons, "" A generation perverse and crooked!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> It hath done corruptly to Him; Their blemish is not His sons', A generation perverse and crooked!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />He acted wickedly to him; not his sons their blot: A generation perverted and crooked.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/32.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They have sinned against him, and are nose of his children in their filth: they are a wicked and perverse generation. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/32.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They have sinned against him, and in their filth they are not his sons. They are a depraved and perverse generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/32.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Yet his degenerate children have treated him basely, a twisted and crooked generation! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/32.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />yet his degenerate children have dealt falsely with him, a perverse and crooked generation.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/32.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />They have corrupted themselves, and they are not his children because of blemish; they are a perverse and crooked generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/32.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />They are corrupt and not children to him, a defective generation, perverted and crooked.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/32.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Is corruption His? No; His children's is the blemish; A generation crooked and perverse.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/32.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />They have sinned, not <i>pleasing</i> him; spotted children, a froward and perverse generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/32-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=8979" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/32.htm">The Song of Moses</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">4</span>He is the Rock, His work is perfect; all His ways are just. A God of faithfulness without injustice, righteous and upright is He. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7843.htm" title="7843: ši·ḥêṯ (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- Perhaps to go to ruin. A primitive root; to decay, i.e. ruin.">His people have acted corruptly</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">toward Him;</a> <a href="/hebrew/3971.htm" title="3971: mū·mām (N-msc:: 3mp) -- Blemish, defect. Usually muwm; as if passive participle from an unused root probably meaning to stain; a blemish.">the spot on them is</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">that of His children,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6141.htm" title="6141: ‘iq·qêš (Adj-ms) -- Twisted, perverted. From aqash; distorted; hence, false.">but of a perverse</a> <a href="/hebrew/6618.htm" title="6618: ū·p̄ə·ṯal·tōl (Conj-w:: Adj-ms) -- Tortuous. From pathal; tortuous.">and crooked</a> <a href="/hebrew/1755.htm" title="1755: dō·wr (N-ms) -- Period, generation, dwelling. Or dor; from duwr; properly, a revolution of time, i.e. An age or generation; also a dwelling.">generation.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>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?…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a></span><br />Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Philippians 2:15</a></span><br />so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without fault in a crooked and perverse generation, in which you shine as lights in the world<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-7.htm">Hosea 4:7</a></span><br />The more they multiplied, the more they sinned against Me; they exchanged their Glory for a thing of disgrace.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-6.htm">Malachi 1:6</a></span><br />“A son honors his father, and a servant his master. But if I am a father, where is My honor? And if I am a master, where is your fear of Me?” says the LORD of Hosts to you priests who despise My name. “But you ask, ‘How have we despised Your name?’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-17.htm">Matthew 17:17</a></span><br />“O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/2-21.htm">Jeremiah 2:21</a></span><br />I had planted you like a choice vine from the very best seed. How could you turn yourself before Me into a rotten, wild vine?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/3-10.htm">1 John 3:10</a></span><br />By this the children of God are distinguished from the children of the devil: Anyone who does not practice righteousness is not of God, nor is anyone who does not love his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-47.htm">Ezekiel 16:47</a></span><br />And you not only walked in their ways and practiced their abominations, but soon you were more depraved than they were.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-13.htm">2 Peter 2:13-15</a></span><br />The harm they will suffer is the wages of their wickedness. They consider it a pleasure to carouse in broad daylight. They are blots and blemishes, reveling in their deception as they feast with you. / Their eyes are full of adultery; their desire for sin is never satisfied; they seduce the unstable. They are accursed children with hearts trained in greed. / They have left the straight way and wandered off to follow the way of Balaam son of Beor, who loved the wages of wickedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-9.htm">Isaiah 30:9</a></span><br />These are rebellious people, deceitful children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s instruction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/8-44.htm">John 8:44</a></span><br />You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-8.htm">Psalm 78:8</a></span><br />Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_timothy/3-8.htm">2 Timothy 3:8</a></span><br />Just as Jannes and Jambres opposed Moses, so also these men oppose the truth. They are depraved in mind and disqualified from the faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-3.htm">Isaiah 57:3-4</a></span><br />“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes! / Whom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-16.htm">Deuteronomy 4:16</a></b></br> Lest ye corrupt <i>yourselves</i>, and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/31-29.htm">Deuteronomy 31:29</a></b></br> For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt <i>yourselves</i>, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/6-12.htm">Genesis 6:12</a></b></br> And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was corrupt; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the earth.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/john/8-41.htm">John 8:41</a></b></br> Ye do the deeds of your father. Then said they to him, We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, <i>even</i> God.</p><p class="hdg">a perverse</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/9-24.htm">Deuteronomy 9:24</a></b></br> Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/78-8.htm">Psalm 78:8</a></b></br> And might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation; a generation <i>that</i> set not their heart aright, and whose spirit was not stedfast with God.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a></b></br> Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the LORD, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/1-43.htm">Acted</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-1.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-23.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-29.htm">Children's</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/9-12.htm">Corrupted</a> <a href="/leviticus/22-25.htm">Corruption</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-29.htm">Corruptly</a> <a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Crooked</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-6.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-1.htm">Defect</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Hard-Hearted</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-2.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-17.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/numbers/22-32.htm">Perverse</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-16.htm">Perverted</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-16.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/numbers/29-26.htm">Spot</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-20.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/titus/3-11.htm">Warped</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/joshua/7-1.htm">Acted</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-25.htm">Blemish</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-8.htm">Children</a> <a href="/joshua/14-9.htm">Children's</a> <a href="/judges/2-19.htm">Corrupted</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-13.htm">Corruption</a> <a href="/judges/2-19.htm">Corruptly</a> <a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Crooked</a> <a href="/joshua/2-12.htm">Dealt</a> <a href="/2_samuel/14-25.htm">Defect</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-17.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">Hard-Hearted</a> <a href="/joshua/2-11.htm">Longer</a> <a href="/ruth/3-4.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-20.htm">Perverse</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-3.htm">Perverted</a> <a href="/joshua/5-9.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-43.htm">Sin</a> <a href="/joshua/4-9.htm">Spot</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-27.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-8.htm">Warped</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 32</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-1.htm">Moses' song, which sets forth God's mercy and vengeance</a></span><br><span class="reftext">46. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-46.htm">He exhorts them to set their hearts upon it</a></span><br><span class="reftext">48. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/32-48.htm">God sends him up to mount Nebo to see the land, and to die</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/32.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/32.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>His people have acted corruptly toward Him;</b><br>This phrase highlights the unfaithfulness of the Israelites, who have turned away from God's commandments and covenant. The term "corruptly" suggests moral decay and deviation from the path of righteousness. In the context of Deuteronomy, Moses is addressing the Israelites before they enter the Promised Land, reminding them of their past failures and urging them to remain faithful. This corruption is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, seen in the cycles of sin, judgment, and redemption throughout the history of Israel (<a href="/judges/2-11.htm">Judges 2:11-19</a>). The corruption is not just a personal failing but a communal one, affecting the entire nation.<p><b>the blemish on them is not that of His children,</b><br>Here, the "blemish" indicates a moral or spiritual defect that separates the people from their identity as God's children. In biblical terms, being a child of God implies living in accordance with His will and reflecting His character. The Israelites' actions have marred this identity, suggesting a failure to live up to the standards set by God. This concept is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are called to be blameless and pure, "children of God without fault in a warped and crooked generation" (<a href="/philippians/2-15.htm">Philippians 2:15</a>). The imagery of blemish also connects to the sacrificial system, where offerings to God were to be without defect, symbolizing purity and holiness (<a href="/leviticus/22-21.htm">Leviticus 22:21</a>).<p><b>but of a perverse and crooked generation.</b><br>The description of the generation as "perverse and crooked" underscores the severity of their deviation from God's ways. "Perverse" suggests a willful turning away from what is right, while "crooked" implies a distortion of truth and justice. This language is reminiscent of the prophetic rebukes found throughout the Old Testament, where prophets like Isaiah and Jeremiah call out the moral and spiritual failings of the people (<a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4</a>; <a href="/jeremiah/3-21.htm">Jeremiah 3:21-25</a>). Jesus also uses similar language in the New Testament, referring to the people of His time as a "wicked and adulterous generation" (<a href="/matthew/12-39.htm">Matthew 12:39</a>). This phrase serves as a warning and a call to repentance, urging the people to return to God and His covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering his final messages to the Israelites before his death.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The people of God, whom Moses is addressing in this passage, reminding them of their covenant with God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The central figure to whom the Israelites have acted corruptly, highlighting His holiness and righteousness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_promised_land.htm">The Promised Land</a></b><br>The destination of the Israelites, which serves as the backdrop for Moses' warnings and teachings.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>The place where the Israelites have wandered for 40 years, a period marked by rebellion and testing.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_corruption.htm">Understanding Corruption</a></b><br>Recognize that corruption is a deviation from God's perfect standard. The Hebrew word for "corruptly" (shachat) implies moral decay and destruction. Reflect on areas in life where you may be straying from God's path.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_perfection.htm">God's Perfection</a></b><br>Acknowledge that any defect or failure is not due to God but to human sinfulness. This calls for humility and repentance, understanding that God remains perfect and just.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_responsibility.htm">Generational Responsibility</a></b><br>The phrase "crooked and perverse generation" challenges us to consider the legacy we are leaving. Are we raising a generation that honors God, or one that turns away from Him?<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_holiness.htm">Call to Holiness</a></b><br>As believers, we are called to be set apart, living lives that reflect God's holiness. This involves daily choices to reject sin and pursue righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>Despite the corruption, God offers a path to restoration through repentance. Embrace the opportunity to return to God and seek His forgiveness and guidance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_32.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 32</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_new_believers_start_spiritually.htm">Why were babies killed in the biblical flood?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_perverseness.htm">What does the Bible say about perverseness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_inherited_guilt_fit_with_individual_responsibility_in_the_bible.htm">Deuteronomy 5:9-10 mentions punishment extending for generations; how is this concept of inherited guilt consistent with other biblical teachings on individual responsibility?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_deut_5_2-3_with_ancestors.htm">Deuteronomy 5:2-3 says the covenant was made with the present generation, yet other passages imply it was made with their ancestors; how do we reconcile this?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/32.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5)--"He (Israel) hath destroyed himself.<p>Their undutifulness,<span class= "note">[5]</span> that is their blot,<p><span class= "note">[5] Literally, <span class= "ital">they are no sons to him. </span>(Comp. </span><a href="/deuteronomy/32-20.htm" title="And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very fraudulent generation, children in whom is no faith.">Deuteronomy 32:20</a><span class= "note">.)</span><p>A froward and crooked generation !"<p>These first two lines are given up as hopeless by many interpreters, not because the words are difficult of translation, but from the great variety of possible interpretations. After careful consideration of the passage with a learned Christian Hebrew,<span class= "note">[6]</span> I venture to propound this as the true translation. It is <span class= "ital">substantially </span>identical with that of the English margin. The Hebrew consists of five words only (1) "He-hath-corrupted (2) to-him (3) not (4) his-sons (5) their blemish." That the first two ought to be taken together, if the text is correct, seems certain. The same construction is found in <a href="/numbers/32-15.htm" title="For if you turn away from after him, he will yet again leave them in the wilderness; and you shall destroy all this people.">Numbers 32:15</a>, "ye shall destroy all this people," and also in <a href="/1_samuel/23-10.htm" title="Then said David, O LORD God of Israel, your servant has certainly heard that Saul seeks to come to Keilah, to destroy the city for my sake.">1Samuel 23:10</a>, "to destroy the city." As to the third and fourth words, we have thought that their true relation is the same which we find in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-21.htm" title="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.">Deuteronomy 32:21</a>, a "not-God," and a "not-people," and also in <a href="/deuteronomy/32-5.htm" title="They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.">Deuteronomy 32:5</a>, <span class= "ital">"</span>not-wise." In like manner Israel are in this verse called "not-sons of His." Their not-sonship, their unfilial, undutiful, ungodly behaviour to Him who is the perfection of truth and sincerity, a very Rock of fidelity to them, that is their great blemish. He has said, "Israel is my son, even my firstborn." But all Israel's behaviour gives Him the lie. The contrast between the two descriptions--the faithful God of <a href="/deuteronomy/32-4.htm" title="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.">Deuteronomy 32:4</a>, and the unfaithful children of <a href="/deuteronomy/32-5.htm" title="They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.">Deuteronomy 32:5</a>--is the cardinal point in the verse. In the form of the expression, <span class= "ital">lo</span>-<span class= "ital">banav </span>is strictly parallel to the <span class= "ital">Lo-ammi </span>of <a href="/hosea/1-9.htm" title="Then said God, Call his name Loammi: for you are not my people, and I will not be your God.">Hosea 1:9</a>. The "<span class= "ital">froward </span>and <span class= "ital">crooked </span>generation" supplies two words to <a href="/psalms/18-26.htm" title="With the pure you will show yourself pure; and with the fraudulent you will show yourself devious.">Psalm 18:26</a>, "with the <span class= "ital">froward </span>thou wilt <span class= "ital">shew thyself froward" </span>Compare also the context of the two passages. Many other interpretations have been proposed, and some have altered the text. I believe the text to be correct, and that this is the true meaning. . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/32-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">[His people] have acted corruptly</span><br /><span class="heb">שִׁחֵ֥ת</span> <span class="translit">(ši·ḥêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7843.htm">Strong's 7843: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps to go to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">toward Him;</span><br /><span class="heb">ל֛וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(lōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">their spot [is]</span><br /><span class="heb">מוּמָ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(mū·mām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3971.htm">Strong's 3971: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stain, a blemish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֖א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that of His children,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנָ֣יו</span> <span class="translit">(bā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but of a perverse</span><br /><span class="heb">עִקֵּ֖שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(‘iq·qêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6141.htm">Strong's 6141: </a> </span><span class="str2">Twisted, perverted</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and crooked</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפְתַלְתֹּֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ə·ṯal·tōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6618.htm">Strong's 6618: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tortuous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">generation.</span><br /><span class="heb">דּ֥וֹר</span> <span class="translit">(dō·wr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1755.htm">Strong's 1755: </a> </span><span class="str2">A revolution of time, an age, generation, a dwelling</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/32-5.htm">Deuteronomy 32:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/32-5.htm">Deuteronomy 32:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/32-5.htm">Deuteronomy 32:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/32-5.htm">Deuteronomy 32:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/32-5.htm">Deuteronomy 32:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/32-5.htm">Deuteronomy 32:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/32-5.htm">Deuteronomy 32:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/32-5.htm">Deuteronomy 32:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/32-5.htm">Deuteronomy 32:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/32-5.htm">Deuteronomy 32:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/32-5.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 32:5 They have dealt corruptly with him they (Deut. 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