Deuteronomy 31:18

16 And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them.

17 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?’

And on that day I will surely hide My face because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods.

19 Now therefore, write down for yourselves this song and teach it to the Israelites; have them recite it, so that it may be a witness for Me against them.

20 When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to other gods and worship them, and they will reject Me and break My covenant.

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
And on that day I will surely hide My face because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods.
KJV
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.
WEB
I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evil which they have done, in that they have turned to other gods.
ASV
And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evil which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.
DARBY
And I will entirely hide my face in that day for all the evils that they have wrought, because they turned unto other gods.
BLB
And I will surely hide My face in that day because of all the evil that they have done, because they have turned to other gods.
ÅB
Men jeg vil på den dag skjule mitt åsyn for dem, fordi de har gjort så meget ondt og vendt seg til andre guder.
OTB
Jeg vil sikkert skjule Mitt ansikt den dagen på grunn av all den ondskapen de har gjort ved å vende seg til andre guder.
B1930
Men jeg vil på den dag skjule mitt åsyn for dem, fordi de har gjort så meget ondt og vendt sig til andre guder.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 31:16–17

    And the LORD said to Moses, “You will soon rest with your fathers, and these people will rise up and prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land they are entering. They will forsake Me and break the covenant I have made with them.

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