Deuteronomy 32:5

“They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.”

"They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation." - Deuteronomy 32:5
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What does Deuteronomy 32:5 mean?

Deuteronomy 32:5, according to the King James Version of the Bible, reads, "They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation." This verse comes from the beginning of Moses' song, which is also known as the…

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The Dangers of Corruption: A Call for Purity

In Deuteronomy 32:5, we find a profound and weighty declaration: "They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation." These words, spoken by Moses in the context of his final song to the Israelites, resonate…

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A Prayer for Purity and Restoration

Heavenly Father, As I come before You in the stillness of this moment, my heart is heavy with the weight of the words from Deuteronomy 32:5, which reminds us of the state of corruption and moral decline that can permeate generations. "They have corrupted themselves, their spot…

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Deuteronomy 32:5 - "They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation."
Deuteronomy 5:32 - "Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left."
Deuteronomy 32:42
Deuteronomy 32:41
Deuteronomy 32:43
Deuteronomy 32:43
Deuteronomy 32:32 - "For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:"
Deuteronomy 32:33 - "Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps."
Deuteronomy 32:48 - "And the LORD spake unto Moses that selfsame day, saying,"
Deuteronomy 32:28 - "For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them."
Deuteronomy 32:9 - "For the LORD'S portion is his people; Jacob is the lot of his inheritance."
Deuteronomy 32:45 - "And Moses made an end of speaking all these words to all Israel:"
Deuteronomy 1:32 - "Yet in this thing ye did not believe the LORD your God,"
Deuteronomy 32:37 - "And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted,"
Deuteronomy 32:29 - "O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!"
Deuteronomy 32:31 - "For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges."
Deuteronomy 32:12 - "So the LORD alone did lead him, and there was no strange god with him."
Deuteronomy 32:34 - "Is not this laid up in store with me, and sealed up among my treasures?"
Deuteronomy 32:16 - "They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger."
Deuteronomy 5:32-33 - "So be careful to do what the LORD your God has commanded you; do not turn aside to the right or to the left. Walk in obedience to all that the LORD your God has commanded you, so that you may live and prosper and prolong your days in the land that you will possess."
Deuteronomy 32:40 - "For I lift up my hand to heaven, and say, I live for ever."
"For their vine is of the vine of Sodom, and of the fields of Gomorrah: their grapes are grapes of gall, their clusters are bitter:" - Deuteronomy 32:32
Deuteronomy 32:18 - "Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee."
Deuteronomy 32:23 - "I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them."
Deuteronomy 32:3 - "Because I will publish the name of the LORD: ascribe ye greatness unto our God."
Deuteronomy 2:32 - "Then Sihon came out against us, he and all his people, to fight at Jahaz."
Deuteronomy 32:44 - "¶ And Moses came and spake all the words of this song in the ears of the people, he, and Hoshea the son of Nun."
Deuteronomy 32:19 - "And when the LORD saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters."
"Ye shall observe to do therefore as the LORD your God hath commanded you: ye shall not turn aside to the right hand or to the left." - Deuteronomy 5:32