35 Even in their own kingdom, (A)and amid your great goodness that you gave them, and in the large and (B)rich land that you set before them, (C)they did not serve you or turn from their wicked works.

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35 Even while they were in their kingdom, enjoying your great goodness(A) to them in the spacious and fertile land you gave them, they did not serve you(B) or turn from their evil ways.

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47 (A)Because you did not serve the Lord your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things,

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47 Because you did not serve(A) the Lord your God joyfully and gladly(B) in the time of prosperity,

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19 And when your people say, (A)‘Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us?’ you shall say to them, ‘As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods in your land, (B)so you shall serve foreigners in a land that is not yours.’”

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19 And when the people ask,(A) ‘Why has the Lord our God done all this to us?’ you will tell them, ‘As you have forsaken me and served foreign gods(B) in your own land, so now you will serve foreigners(C) in a land not your own.’

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12 (A)the Lord alone guided him,
    (B)no foreign god was with him.
13 (C)He made him ride on the high places of the land,
    and he ate the produce of the field,
and he suckled him with (D)honey out of the rock,
    and (E)oil out of (F)the flinty rock.
14 Curds from the herd, and milk from the flock,
    with fat[a] of lambs,
rams of Bashan and goats,
    with the very finest[b] of the wheat—
    and you drank foaming wine made from (G)the blood of the grape.

15 “But (H)Jeshurun grew fat, and (I)kicked;
    (J)you grew fat, stout, and sleek;
(K)then he forsook God (L)who made him
    and scoffed at (M)the Rock of his salvation.

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:14 That is, with the best
  2. Deuteronomy 32:14 Hebrew with the kidney fat

12 The Lord alone led(A) him;(B)
    no foreign god was with him.(C)

13 He made him ride on the heights(D) of the land
    and fed him with the fruit of the fields.
He nourished him with honey from the rock,(E)
    and with oil(F) from the flinty crag,
14 with curds and milk from herd and flock
    and with fattened lambs and goats,
with choice rams of Bashan(G)
    and the finest kernels of wheat.(H)
You drank the foaming blood of the grape.(I)

15 Jeshurun[a](J) grew fat(K) and kicked;
    filled with food, they became heavy and sleek.
They abandoned(L) the God who made them
    and rejected the Rock(M) their Savior.

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  1. Deuteronomy 32:15 Jeshurun means the upright one, that is, Israel.

By no means! (A)Let God be true though (B)every one were a liar, as it is written,

(C)“That you may be justified in your words,
    and prevail when you (D)are judged.”

But if our unrighteousness serves to show the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unrighteous to inflict (E)wrath on us? ((F)I speak in a human way.)

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Not at all! Let God be true,(A) and every human being a liar.(B) As it is written:

“So that you may be proved right when you speak
    and prevail when you judge.”[a](C)

But if our unrighteousness brings out God’s righteousness more clearly,(D) what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.)(E)

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  1. Romans 3:4 Psalm 51:4

25 And they captured (A)fortified cities and (B)a rich land, and took possession of (C)houses full of all good things, cisterns already hewn, vineyards, olive orchards and fruit trees in abundance. So they ate and were filled (D)and became fat and delighted themselves in (E)your great goodness.

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25 They captured fortified cities and fertile land;(A) they took possession of houses filled with all kinds of good things,(B) wells already dug, vineyards, olive groves and fruit trees in abundance. They ate to the full and were well-nourished;(C) they reveled in your great goodness.(D)

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21 And when many evils and troubles have come upon them, this song shall confront them as (A)a witness (for it will live unforgotten in the mouths of their offspring). For (B)I know what they are inclined to do even today, before I have brought them into the land that I swore to give.”

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21 And when many disasters and calamities come on them,(A) this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten by their descendants. I know what they are disposed to do,(B) even before I bring them into the land I promised them on oath.”

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For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land, (A)a land of brooks of water, of fountains and springs, flowing out in the valleys and hills, a land of wheat and barley, (B)of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive trees and honey, a land in which you will eat bread without scarcity, in which you will lack nothing, a land whose stones are iron, and out of whose hills you can dig copper. 10 And you shall eat and be full, and you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.

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For the Lord your God is bringing you into a good land(A)—a land with brooks, streams, and deep springs gushing out into the valleys and hills;(B) a land with wheat and barley,(C) vines(D) and fig trees,(E) pomegranates, olive oil and honey;(F) a land where bread(G) will not be scarce and you will lack nothing;(H) a land where the rocks are iron and you can dig copper out of the hills.(I)

10 When you have eaten and are satisfied,(J) praise the Lord your God for the good land he has given you.

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