Deuteronomy 31:14-23

Christian Standard Bible

¹⁴ The Lord said to Moses, “The time of your death is now approaching. Call Joshua and present yourselves at the tent of meeting so that I may commission him.” When Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the tent of meeting, ¹⁵ the Lord appeared at the tent in a pillar of cloud,^(A) and the cloud stood at the entrance to the tent.^(B)

¹⁶ The Lord said to Moses, “You are about to rest with your ancestors,^(C) and these people will soon prostitute themselves with the foreign gods^(D) of the land they are entering. They will abandon me^(E) and break the covenant^(F) I have made with them. ¹⁷ My anger will burn against them on that day;^(G) I will abandon them and hide my face from them so that they will become easy prey.^(H) Many troubles and afflictions will come to them. On that day they will say, ‘Haven’t these troubles come to us because our God is no longer with us?’ ¹⁸ I will certainly hide my face on that day because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods. ¹⁹ Therefore write down this song^(I) for yourselves and teach it to the Israelites; have them sing it,^[a] so that this song may be a witness for me against the Israelites. ²⁰ When I bring them into the land I swore to give their ancestors, a land flowing with milk and honey,^(J) they will eat their fill^(K) and prosper.^[b] They will turn to other gods and worship them, despising me^(L) and breaking my covenant.^{(M) 21} And when many troubles and afflictions come to them, this song will testify against them, because^[c] their descendants will not have forgotten it. For I know what they are prone to do,^[d] even before I bring them into the land I swore to give them.” ²² So Moses wrote down this song on that day and taught it to the Israelites.

²³ The Lord commissioned Joshua son of Nun, “Be strong and courageous, for you will bring the Israelites into the land I swore to them, and I will be with you.”^(N)