Deuteronomy 31:16

16 The LORD said to Moses, "Behold, 1you are about to lie down with your fathers; and 2this people will arise and play the harlot with the strange gods of the land, into the midst of which they are going, and 3will forsake Me and break My covenant which I have made with them.

Deuteronomy 31:16 In-Context

14 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Behold, the time for you to die is near; call Joshua, and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, that I may commission him." So Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the tent of meeting.
15 The LORD appeared in the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the pillar of cloud stood at the doorway of the tent.
16 The LORD said to Moses, "Behold, you are about to lie down with your fathers; and this people will arise and play the harlot with the strange gods of the land, into the midst of which they are going, and will forsake Me and break My covenant which I have made with them.
17 "Then My anger will be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them and hide My face from them, and they will be consumed, and many evils and troubles will come upon them; so that they will say in that day, 'Is it not because our God is not among us that these evils have come upon us?'
18 "But I will surely hide My face in that day because of all the evil which they will do, for they will turn to other gods.

Cross References 3

  • 1. Genesis 15:15
  • 2. Exodus 34:15; Deuteronomy 4:25-28; Judg 2:11, 12, 17
  • 3. Judges 10:6; 1 Kings 18:18; 1 Kings 19:10; Jeremiah 2:13
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