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Deuteronomy 31:16-18
New International Version
Deuteronomy 31:16-18
New International Version
16 And the Lord said to Moses: “You are going to rest with your ancestors,(A) and these people will soon prostitute(B) themselves to the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake(C) me and break the covenant I made with them. 17 And in that day I will become angry(D) with them and forsake(E) them; I will hide(F) my face(G) from them, and they will be destroyed. Many disasters(H) and calamities will come on them, and in that day they will ask, ‘Have not these disasters come on us because our God is not with us?’(I) 18 And I will certainly hide my face in that day because of all their wickedness in turning to other gods.
Deuteronomy 31:16-18
English Standard Version
Deuteronomy 31:16-18
English Standard Version
16 And the Lord said to Moses, (A)“Behold, you are about to lie down with your fathers. Then this people will rise and (B)whore after the foreign gods among them in the land that they are entering, and they will (C)forsake me and (D)break my covenant that I have made with them. 17 Then my anger will be kindled against them in that day, and (E)I will forsake them and (F)hide my face from them, and they will be devoured. And many evils and troubles will come upon them, so that they will say in that day, (G)‘Have not these evils come upon us because (H)our God is not among us?’ 18 And I will surely hide my face in that day because of all the evil that they have done, because (I)they have turned to other gods.
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Deuteronomy 31:16-18
New American Standard Bible
Deuteronomy 31:16-18
New American Standard Bible
16 The Lord said to Moses, “Behold, (A)you are about to [a]lie down with your fathers; and (B)this people will arise and play the prostitute with the foreign gods of the land into the midst of which they are going, and (C)they will abandon Me and break My covenant which I have made with them. 17 (D)Then My anger will be kindled against them on that day, and (E)I will abandon them and (F)hide My face from them, and they will be consumed, and many evils and troubles will find them; so they will say on that day, ‘(G)Is it not because our God is not among us that these evils have found us?’ 18 But I will assuredly hide My face on that day because of all the evil that they will have done, for they will have turned away to other gods.
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- Deuteronomy 31:16 I.e., die
Deuteronomy 31:16-18
New King James Version
Deuteronomy 31:16-18
New King James Version
16 And the Lord said to Moses: “Behold, you will [a]rest with your fathers; and this people will (A)rise and (B)play the harlot with the gods of the foreigners of the land, where they go to be among them, and they will (C)forsake Me and (D)break My covenant which I have made with them. 17 Then My anger shall be (E)aroused against them in that day, and (F)I will forsake them, and I will (G)hide My face from them, and they shall be [b]devoured. And many evils and troubles shall befall them, so that they will say in that day, (H)‘Have not these evils come upon us because our God is (I)not among us?’ 18 And (J)I will surely hide My face in that day because of all the evil which they have done, in that they have turned to other gods.
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- Deuteronomy 31:16 Die and join your ancestors
- Deuteronomy 31:17 consumed
Deuteronomy 31:16-18
The Message
Deuteronomy 31:16-18
The Message
16-18 God spoke to Moses: “You’re about to die and be buried with your ancestors. You’ll no sooner be in the grave than this people will be up and lusting after the foreign gods of this country that they are entering. They will abandon me and violate my Covenant that I’ve made with them. I’ll get angry, oh so angry! I’ll walk off and leave them on their own, won’t so much as look back at them. Then many calamities and disasters will devastate them because they are defenseless. They’ll say, ‘Isn’t it because our God wasn’t here that all this evil has come upon us?’ But I’ll stay out of their lives, keep looking the other way because of all their evil: they took up with other gods!
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