Deuteronomy 31:17

Judgment Fear

¹⁵ And the LORD appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.

¹⁶ And the LORD said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.

Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?

¹⁸ And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.

¹⁹ Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: On that day My anger will burn against them, and I will abandon them and hide My face from them, so that they will be consumed, and many troubles and afflictions will befall them. On that day they will say, ‘Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is no longer with us?’
KJV: Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?
WEB: Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall come on them; so that they will say in that day, ‘Haven’t these evils come on us because our God is not among us?’
ASV: Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall come upon them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?
DARBY: And my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them, and they will say in that day, Have not these evils befallen me because my God is not in my midst?
BLB: And My anger will be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide My face from them, and they will be devoured, and many evils and distresses will find them, so that they will say in that day, ‘Is [it] not because that my God is not in my midst [that] these evils have found me?’

ÅB: Den dag skal min vrede tennes opp mot dem, og jeg vil forlate dem og skjule mitt åsyn for dem, så de går til grunne, og mangfoldige ulykker og trengsler kommer over dem. Og de skal si på den dag: Er det ikke fordi min Gud ikke er med meg at disse ulykker er kommet over meg?
OTB: Den dagen vil Min vrede bli opptent mot dem, og Jeg vil forlate dem og skjule Mitt ansikt for dem, og de vil bli fortært. Mange ulykker og katastrofer vil komme over dem, og de vil si: ‘Har ikke disse ulykkene kommet over oss fordi vår Gud ikke er med oss?’
B1930: Den dag skal min vrede optendes mot dem, og jeg vil forlate dem og skjule mitt åsyn for dem, så de går til grunne, og mangfoldige ulykker og trengsler kommer over dem. Og de skal si på den dag: Er det ikke fordi min Gud ikke er med mig at disse ulykker er kommet over mig?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Judges 6:13
And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.
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Isaiah 8:17
And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.
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Numbers 14:42
Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.
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2 Chronicles 15:2
And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
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Psalms 104:29
Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.
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Isaiah 64:7
And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.
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Deuteronomy 29:24–27
Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
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Ezekiel 39:23–24
And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.
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