35 For they have (A)not served You in their kingdom,
Or in the many good things that You gave them,
Or in the large and rich land which You set before them;
Nor did they 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 joy and gladness of heart, (B)for the abundance of everything,

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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 it will be when you say, (A)‘Why does the Lord our God do all these things to us?’ then you shall answer them, ‘Just as you have (B)forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so (C)you shall serve aliens 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 So the Lord alone led him,
And there was no foreign god with him.

13 “He(A) made him ride in the heights of the earth,
That he might eat the produce of the fields;
He made him draw honey from the rock,
And oil from the flinty rock;
14 Curds from the cattle, and milk of the flock,
(B)With fat of lambs;
And rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats,
With the choicest wheat;
And you drank wine, the (C)blood of the grapes.

15 “But Jeshurun grew fat and kicked;
(D)You grew fat, you grew thick,
You are obese!
Then he (E)forsook God who (F)made him,
And scornfully esteemed the (G)Rock of his salvation.

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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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Footnotes

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

(A)Certainly not! Indeed, let (B)God be [a]true but (C)every man a liar. As it is written:

(D)“That You may be justified in Your words,
And may overcome when You are judged.”

But if our unrighteousness demonstrates the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unjust who inflicts wrath? (E)(I speak as a man.)

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  1. Romans 3:4 Found true

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 took strong cities and a (A)rich land,
And possessed (B)houses full of all goods,
Cisterns already dug, vineyards, olive groves,
And [a]fruit trees in abundance.
So they ate and were filled and (C)grew fat,
And delighted themselves in Your great (D)goodness.

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  1. Nehemiah 9:25 Lit. trees for eating

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 Then it shall be, (A)when many evils and troubles have come upon them, that this song will testify against them as a witness; for it will not be forgotten in the mouths of their descendants, for (B)I know the inclination (C)of their behavior today, even before I have brought them to the land of which I swore to give them.

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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, that flow out of valleys and hills; a land of wheat and barley, of vines and fig trees and pomegranates, a land of olive oil 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 (B)When you have eaten and are full, then you shall bless the Lord your God for the good land which 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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