Deuteronomy 31:16-22

English Standard Version

¹⁶And 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. ¹⁷Then 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?’ ¹⁸And 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.

¹⁹“Now therefore write ^(J)this song and ^(K)teach it to the people of Israel. Put it in their mouths, that this song may be ^(L)a witness for me against the people of Israel. ²⁰For when I have brought them into the land ^(M)flowing with milk and honey, which I swore to give to their fathers, and they have eaten and are full and ^(N)grown fat, ^(O)they will turn to other gods and serve them, and ^(P)despise me and ^(Q)break my covenant. ²¹And when many evils and troubles have come upon them, this song shall confront them as ^(R)a witness (for it will live unforgotten in the mouths of their offspring). For ^(S)I know what they are inclined to do even today, before I have brought them into the land that I swore to give.” ²²So Moses wrote this song the same day and taught it to the people of Israel.

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Deuteronomy 31:16-22

New King James Version

¹⁶And 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. ¹⁷Then 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?’ ¹⁸And ^(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.

¹⁹“Now therefore, write down this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be ^(K)a witness for Me against the children of Israel. ²⁰When I have brought them to the land flowing with milk and honey, of which I swore to their fathers, and they have eaten and filled themselves ^(L)and grown fat, ^(M)then they will turn to other gods and serve them; and they will provoke Me and break My covenant. ²¹Then it shall be, ^(N)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 ^(O)I know the inclination ^(P)of their behavior today, even before I have brought them to the land of which I swore to give them.”

²²Therefore Moses wrote this song the same day, and taught it to the children of Israel.

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Footnotes

Deuteronomy 31:16 Die and join your ancestors
Deuteronomy 31:17 consumed

Deuteronomy 31:16-22

New International Version

¹⁶And 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. ¹⁷And 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) ¹⁸And I will certainly hide my face in that day because of all their wickedness in turning to other gods.

¹⁹“Now write^(J) down this song and teach it to the Israelites and have them sing it, so that it may be a witness^(K) for me against them. ²⁰When I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, the land I promised on oath to their ancestors,^(L) and when they eat their fill and thrive, they will turn to other gods^(M) and worship them,^(N) rejecting me and breaking my covenant.^(O) ²¹And when many disasters and calamities come on them,^(P) this song will testify against them, because it will not be forgotten by their descendants. I know what they are disposed to do,^(Q) even before I bring them into the land I promised them on oath.” ²²So Moses wrote^(R) down this song that day and taught it to the Israelites.