Deuteronomy 31:18
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.
Deuteronomy 31:18 in other translations
| BSB | And on that day I will surely hide My face because of all the evil they have done by turning to other gods. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | and I certainly hide My face in that day for all the evil which it hath done, for it hath 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 othergods. |
| BBE | Truly, my face will be turned away from them in that day, because of all the evil they have done in going after other gods. |
| Webster | And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned to other gods. |
What does Deuteronomy 31:18 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 31:16-22
16-22. the Lord said unto Moses, ... this people will rise up--In this remarkable interview, Moses was distinctly apprised of the infidelity of Israel, their corruptions of the true religion through intercourse with the idolatrous inhabitants of Canaan (Am 5:26), and their chastisements in consequence of those national defections.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 31:14-22
Moses and Joshua attended the Divine Majesty at the door of the tabernacle. Moses is told again that he must shortly die; even those who are most ready and willing to die, need to be often reminded of its coming. The Lord tells Moses, that, after his death, the covenant he had taken so much pains to make between Israel and their God, would certainly be broken. Israel would forsake Him; then God would forsake Israel…
Deuteronomy 31:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 31:18
- Deuteronomy 31:16-17
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?
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Context
- Deuteronomy 31:17
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?
- Deuteronomy 31:18
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.
- Deuteronomy 31:19
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.
Deuteronomy 31:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Empero yo esconderé ciertamente mi rostro en aquel día, por todo el mal que ellos habrán hecho, por haberse vuelto á dioses ajenos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et moi, je cacherai entièrement ma face, en ce jour-là, à cause de tout le mal qu’il aura fait; parce qu’il se sera tourné vers d’autres dieux. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Ich aber, ich werde an jenem Tage mein Angesicht gänzlich verbergen um all des Bösen willen, das es getan, weil es sich zu anderen Göttern hingewandt hat. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ego autem abscondam, et celabo faciem meam in die illo propter omnia mala, quæ fecit, quia secutus est deos alienos. |