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Deuteronomy 30:18

Jordan
Judgment

16 For I am commanding you today to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments, statutes, and ordinances, so that you may live and increase, and the LORD your God may bless you in the land that you are entering to possess.

17 But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them,

I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

19 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, so that you and your descendants may live,

20 and that you may love the LORD your God, obey Him, and hold fast to Him. For He is your life, and He will prolong your life in the land that the LORD swore to give to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.”

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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
I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
KJV
I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.
WEB
I declare to you today that you will surely perish. You will not prolong your days in the land where you pass over the Jordan to go in to possess it.
ASV
I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish; ye shall not prolong your days in the land, whither thou passest over the Jordan to go in to possess it.
DARBY
I denounce unto you this day that ye shall surely perish; ye shall not prolong your days upon the land whereunto thou passest over the Jordan to possess it.
BLB
I declare to you⁺ today that you⁺ will surely perish; you⁺ will not prolong [your] days in the land that you are passing over the Jordan to go in there to possess it.
ÅB
da forkynner jeg dere idag at dere skal gå helt til grunnedere skal ikke leve lenge i det land som du nå drar til over Jordan for å komme inn i det og ta det i eie.
OTB
da erklærer jeg for deg i dag at du helt sikkert vil gå til grunne. Du vil ikke forlenge dine dager i landet du krysser Jordan for å komme inn og ta i eie.
B1930
da forkynner jeg eder idag at I skal gå helt til grunne; I skal ikke leve lenge i det land som du nu drar til over Jordan for å komme inn i det og ta det i eie.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 8:19–20

    If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:26

    I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.

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  • Isaiah 63:17–18

    Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.

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  • Joshua 23:15–16

    But just as every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come to pass, likewise the LORD will bring upon you the calamity He has threatened, until He has destroyed you from this good land He has given you.

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  • Deuteronomy 31:29

    For I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and turn from the path I have commanded you. And in the days to come, disaster will befall you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD to provoke Him to anger by the work of your hands.”

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