Deuteronomy 30:19
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19 I call heaven and earth today to witness against you:(A) I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life, then, that you and your descendants may live,
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Deuteronomy 31:28
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28 (A)Assemble all your tribal elders and your officials before me, that I may speak these words for them to hear and so may call heaven and earth to witness against them.
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Deuteronomy 32:1
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Chapter 32
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- 32:1–43 The whole song is a poetic sermon, having for its theme the Lord’s benefits to Israel (vv. 1–14) and Israel’s ingratitude and idolatry in turning to the gods of the nations; these sins will be punished by the nations themselves (vv. 15–29); in turn, the foolish pride of the nations will be punished, and the Lord’s honor will be vindicated (vv. 30–43).
Isaiah 1:2
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Accusation and Appeal
2 [a]Hear, O heavens, and listen, O earth,
for the Lord speaks:
Sons have I raised and reared,
but they have rebelled against me!(A)
Footnotes
- 1:2–31 This chapter is widely considered to be a collection of oracles from various periods in Isaiah’s ministry, chosen by the editor as a compendium of his most characteristic teachings.
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