Deuteronomy 4:25-31
Legacy Standard Bible
25 “When you [a]become the father of children and children’s children and remain long in the land and (A)act corruptly and (B)make [b]a graven image in the form of anything and (C)do that which is evil in the sight of Yahweh your God so as to provoke Him to anger, 26 I (D)call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that you will (E)surely perish quickly from the land where you are going over the Jordan to possess it. You shall not prolong your days on it, but will be utterly destroyed. 27 And Yahweh will (F)scatter you among the peoples, and you will remain few in number among the nations where Yahweh drives you. 28 (G)And there you will serve gods, the work of man’s hands, (H)wood and stone, (I)which neither see nor hear nor eat nor smell. 29 (J)But from there you will seek Yahweh your God, and you will find Him, for you will search for Him (K)with all your heart and all your soul. 30 When you (L)are in distress and all these things have come upon you, (M)in the last days (N)you will return to Yahweh your God and listen to His voice. 31 For Yahweh your God is a (O)compassionate God; (P)He will not fail you nor (Q)destroy you nor (R)forget the covenant with your fathers which He swore to them.
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- Deuteronomy 4:25 Lit beget
- Deuteronomy 4:25 Or an idol
Deuteronomy 4:25-31
New International Version
25 After you have had children and grandchildren and have lived in the land a long time—if you then become corrupt(A) and make any kind of idol,(B) doing evil(C) in the eyes of the Lord your God and arousing his anger, 26 I call the heavens and the earth as witnesses(D) against you(E) this day that you will quickly perish(F) from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live there long but will certainly be destroyed. 27 The Lord will scatter(G) you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive(H) among the nations to which the Lord will drive you. 28 There you will worship man-made gods(I) of wood and stone,(J) which cannot see or hear or eat or smell.(K) 29 But if from there you seek(L) the Lord your God, you will find him if you seek him with all your heart(M) and with all your soul.(N) 30 When you are in distress(O) and all these things have happened to you, then in later days(P) you will return(Q) to the Lord your God and obey him. 31 For the Lord your God is a merciful(R) God; he will not abandon(S) or destroy(T) you or forget(U) the covenant with your ancestors, which he confirmed to them by oath.
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