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18 But I will certainly hide my face on that day, because of all of the evil that they[a] did because they[b] turned to other gods.

19 “And so then write this song for yourselves and teach it to the Israelites;[c] put it in their mouth, so that this song may be for me as a witness against the Israelites.[d] 20 For when I bring them[e] into the land that I swore to their[f] ancestors,[g] a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill,[h] and they[i] will become fat, and then they[j] will turn to other gods, and they will serve them, and they will spurn me, and they[k] will break my covenant.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 31:18 Hebrew “he”
  2. Deuteronomy 31:18 Hebrew “he”
  3. Deuteronomy 31:19 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  4. Deuteronomy 31:19 Literally “sons/children of Israel”
  5. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “him,” referring to the people
  6. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “his”
  7. Deuteronomy 31:20 Or “fathers”
  8. Deuteronomy 31:20 Literally “he will eat and he will be satisfied”
  9. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “he”
  10. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “he”
  11. Deuteronomy 31:20 Hebrew “he”

18 And I will certainly hide my face in that day because of all their wickedness in turning to other gods.

19 “Now write(A) down this song and teach it to the Israelites and have them sing it, so that it may be a witness(B) for me against them. 20 When I have brought them into the land flowing with milk and honey, the land I promised on oath to their ancestors,(C) and when they eat their fill and thrive, they will turn to other gods(D) and worship them,(E) rejecting me and breaking my covenant.(F)

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