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Deuteronomy 31:14-23
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Israel’s Rebellion Predicted

14 The Lord said to Moses, “Now the day of your death(A) is near. Call Joshua(B) and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, where I will commission him.(C)” So Moses and Joshua came and presented themselves at the tent of meeting.(D)

15 Then the Lord appeared at the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the cloud stood over the entrance to the tent.(E) 16 And the Lord said to Moses: “You are going to rest with your ancestors,(F) and these people will soon prostitute(G) themselves to the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake(H) me and break the covenant I made with them. 17 And in that day I will become angry(I) with them and forsake(J) them; I will hide(K) my face(L) from them, and they will be destroyed. Many disasters(M) 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?’(N) 18 And I will certainly hide my face in that day because of all their wickedness in turning to other gods.

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

23 The Lord gave this command(X) to Joshua son of Nun: “Be strong and courageous,(Y) for you will bring the Israelites into the land I promised them on oath, and I myself will be with you.”

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Deuteronomy 31:14-23
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14 Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Look, you are about to die;[a] call Joshua and present yourselves in the tent of assembly,[b] so that I may instruct him.” So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves in[c] the tent of assembly.[d] 15 And Yahweh appeared in the tent in a column of cloud, and the column of the cloud stood at the entrance of the tent. 16 And Yahweh said to Moses, “Look, you are about to lie down with your ancestors,[e] and this people will arise and they[f] will play the prostitute after the foreign gods[g] of the land to which they are going.[h] 17 And my anger shall flare up against them[i] on that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they[j] shall become as prey, and disasters and troubles shall find[k] them,[l] and they[m] shall say on that day, ‘Is it not because our[n] God is not in our[o] midst that these disasters have found[p] us?’[q] 18 But I will certainly hide my face on that day, because of all of the evil that they[r] did because they[s] turned to other gods.

19 “And so then write this song for yourselves and teach it to the Israelites;[t] put it in their mouth, so that this song may be for me as a witness against the Israelites.[u] 20 For when I bring them[v] into the land that I swore to their[w] ancestors,[x] a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill,[y] and they[z] will become fat, and then they[aa] will turn to other gods, and they will serve them, and they will spurn me, and they[ab] will break my covenant. 21 And then[ac] many disasters and troubles will come upon them,[ad] and this song will give evidence before them[ae] as a witness, because it will not be forgotten from out of the mouth of their descendants,[af] for I know their[ag] inclination that they[ah] are having today[ai] before I have brought them[aj] into the land that I swore.” 22 And Moses wrote this song on that day and taught it to the Israelites.[ak]

23 Then he[al] told Joshua the son of Nun, and said to him, “Be strong and be courageous, for you shall bring the Israelites[am] into the land that I swore to them, and I will be with you.”

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 31:14 Literally “are near your days to die”
  2. Deuteronomy 31:14 Or “meeting”
  3. Deuteronomy 31:14 Or “at”
  4. Deuteronomy 31:14 Or “meeting”
  5. Deuteronomy 31:16 Or “fathers”
  6. Deuteronomy 31:16 Hebrew “he”
  7. Deuteronomy 31:16 Literally “the gods of the foreigner/foreign person of the land”
  8. Deuteronomy 31:16 Literally “which he is going to”
  9. Deuteronomy 31:17 Literally “shall become my nose against it/him”
  10. Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “he”
  11. Deuteronomy 31:17 Or “encounter”
  12. Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “him”
  13. Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “he”
  14. Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “my” but represents all the people
  15. Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “my”
  16. Deuteronomy 31:17 Or “encountered”
  17. Deuteronomy 31:17 Hebrew “me”
  18. Deuteronomy 31:18 Hebrew “he”
  19. Deuteronomy 31:18 Hebrew “he”
  20. Deuteronomy 31:19 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  21. Deuteronomy 31:19 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  22. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “him,” referring to the people
  23. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “his”
  24. Deuteronomy 31:20 Or “fathers”
  25. Deuteronomy 31:20 Literally “he will eat and he will be satisfied”
  26. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “he”
  27. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “he”
  28. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “he”
  29. Deuteronomy 31:21 Literally “And it shall happen”
  30. Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “him”
  31. Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “him”
  32. Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “his offspring/descendant”
  33. Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “his”
  34. Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “he”
  35. Deuteronomy 31:21 Literally “the day”
  36. Deuteronomy 31:21 Hebrew “him”
  37. Deuteronomy 31:22 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  38. Deuteronomy 31:23 That is, Yahweh
  39. Deuteronomy 31:23 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
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