Deuteronomy 18:14
12 For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you.
13 You must be blameless before the LORD your God.
Though these nations, which you will dispossess, listen to conjurers and diviners, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.
15 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
16 This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, so that we will not die!”
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Though these nations, which you will dispossess, listen to conjurers and diviners, the LORD your God has not permitted you to do so.
- KJV
- For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the LORD thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.
- WEB
- For these nations that you shall dispossess listen to those who practice sorcery and to diviners; but as for you, the LORD your God has not allowed you so to do.
- ASV
- For these nations, that thou shalt dispossess, hearken unto them that practise augury, and unto diviners; but as for thee, Jehovah thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.
- DARBY
- For these nations, which thou shalt dispossess, hearkened unto those that use auguries, and that use divination; but as for thee, Jehovah thy God hath not suffered thee [to do] so.
- BLB
- For these nations that you will dispossess listened to soothsayers and diviners, and as for you, YHWH your God has not given for you [to do] so.
- ÅB
- For disse folk som du skal drive ut, de hører på dem som spår av skyene, og på sannsigere; men deg har Herren din Gud ikke tillatt slikt.
- OTB
- De nasjonene du skal fordrive, lytter til spåmenn og spådomskunstnere, men for deg har Herren din Gud ikke tillatt deg å gjøre det.
- B1930
- For disse folk som du skal drive ut, de hører på dem som spår av skyene, og på sannsigere; men dig har Herren din Gud ikke tillatt slikt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Acts 14:16
In past generations, He let all nations go their own way.
Read in contextGenesis 20:6
Then God said to Abimelech in the dream, “Yes, I know that you did this with a clear conscience, and so I have kept you from sinning against Me. That is why I did not let you touch her.
Read in contextPsalms 147:19–20
He declares His word to Jacob, His statutes and judgments to Israel.
Read in contextDeuteronomy 18:10
Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery,
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