Deuteronomy 31 · Verse 29

Deuteronomy 31:29

For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
Deuteronomy 31:29, King James Version

Deuteronomy 31:29 in other translations

BSBFor I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and turn from the path I have commanded you. And in the days to come, disaster will befall you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD to provoke Him to anger by the work of your hands.”
WEBFor I know that after my death you will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn away from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will happen to you in the latter days, because you will do that which is evil in the LORD’s sight, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.”
ASVFor I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do that which is evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
YLTfor I have known that after my death ye do very corruptly, and have turned aside out of the way which I commanded you, and evil hath met you in the latter end of the days, because ye do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to make Him angry with the work of your hands.'
DARBYFor I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and will turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and mischief will befall you at the end of days; because ye do evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.
BBEFor I am certain that after my death you will give yourselves up to sin, wandering from the way which I have given you; and evil will overtake you in the end, because you will do evil in the eyes of the Lord, moving him to wrath by the work of your hands.
WebsterFor I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

What does Deuteronomy 31:29 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 31:23-30

The solemn delivery of the book of the law to the Levites, to be deposited in, or rather by the side, of the ark, is again related. The song which follows in the next chapter is delivered to Moses, and by him to the people. He wrote it first, as the Holy Spirit taught him; and then spake it in the hearing of all the people. Moses tells them plainly, I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves. Many…

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Deuteronomy 31:29 in the original Hebrew

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כִּ֣יkiforH3588
יָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiI knowH3045
אַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiafterH310
מוֹתִי֙mo.Tideath myH4194
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
הַשְׁחֵ֣תhash.Chetcertainly <to act corruptly>H7843
תַּשְׁחִת֔וּןtash.chi.Tunyou will act corruptly !H7843
וְסַרְתֶּ֣םve.sar.Temand you will turn asideH5493
מִן\־min-fromH4480
הַדֶּ֔רֶךְha.De.rekhthe wayH1870
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH834
צִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiI have commandedH6680
אֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
וְקָרָ֨אתve.ka.Ratand it will happen toH7122
אֶתְכֶ֤ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
הָֽרָעָה֙ha.ra.'Ah<the> evilH7451
בְּאַחֲרִ֣יתbe.'a.cha.Ritat [the] end ofH319
הַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.Mimthe daysH3117
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
תַעֲשׂ֤וּta.'a.Suyou will doH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הָרַע֙ha.Ra'the evilH7451
בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לְהַכְעִיס֖וֹle.hakh.'i.Soto provoke to anger himH3707
בְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הbe.ma.'a.Sehby [the] work ofH4639
יְדֵיכֶֽם\׃ye.dei.Khemhands yourH3027

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 31:29

  • Judges 2:19

    And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, that they returned, and corrupted themselves more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way.

  • Deuteronomy 32:5

    They have corrupted themselves, their spot is not the spot of his children: they are a perverse and crooked generation.

  • Deuteronomy 4:30

    When thou art in tribulation, and all these things are come upon thee, even in the latter days, if thou turn to the Lord thy God, and shalt be obedient unto his voice;

  • Hosea 9:9

    They have deeply corrupted themselves, as in the days of Gibeah: therefore he will remember their iniquity, he will visit their sins.

  • Genesis 49:1

    And Jacob called unto his sons, and said, Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the last days.

  • Isaiah 1:4

    Ah sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a seed of evildoers, children that are corrupters: they have forsaken the Lord, they have provoked the Holy One of Israel unto anger, they are gone away backward.

  • Luke 19:42-44

    Saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, at least in this thy day, the things which belong unto thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eyes. For the days shall come upon thee, that thine enemies shall cast a trench about thee, and compass thee round, and keep thee in on every side, And shall lay thee even with the ground, and thy children within thee; and they shall not leave in thee one stone upon another; because thou knewest not the time of thy visitation.

  • Luke 21:24

    And they shall fall by the edge of the sword, and shall be led away captive into all nations: and Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled.

  • Acts 20:30

    Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.

  • Job 19:25

    For I know that my redeemer liveth, and that he shall stand at the latter day upon the earth:

  • Hebrews 1:2

    Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;

  • Ezekiel 38:8

    After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
corrupt yourselves.
32:5; Jud 2:19; Isa 1:4; Ho 9:9; Ac 20:30; 2Ti 3:1-6; 2Pe 1:14,15
2Pe 2:1,2
and evil.
28:15-68; 29:18-28; Le 26:14-46; 2Ch 34:24; Lu 19:42-44; 21:24
the latter days.
4:30; Ge 49:1; Job 19:25; Eze 38:8; 1Ti 4:1; 2Ti 3:1; Heb 1:2
2Pe 3:3

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 31:28

    Gather unto me all the elders of your tribes, and your officers, that I may speak these words in their ears, and call heaven and earth to record against them.

  • Deuteronomy 31:29

    For I know that after my death ye will utterly corrupt yourselves, and turn aside from the way which I have commanded you; and evil will befall you in the latter days; because ye will do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger through the work of your hands.

  • Deuteronomy 31:30

    And Moses spake in the ears of all the congregation of Israel the words of this song, until they were ended.

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Deuteronomy 31:29 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque yo sé que después de mi muerte, ciertamente os corromperéis y os aparteréis del camino que os he mandado; y que os ha de venir mal en los postreros días, por haber hecho mal en ojos de Jehová, enojándole con la obra de vuestras manos.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Car je sais qu’après ma mort vous vous corromprez certainement, et vous vous détournerez du chemin que je vous ai commandé; et il vous arrivera du mal à la fin des jours, parce que vous ferez ce qui est mauvais aux yeux de l’ Éternel, pour le provoquer à colère par l’œuvre de vos mains.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Denn ich weiß, daß ihr euch nach meinem Tode ganz und gar verderben und von dem Wege abweichen werdet, den ich euch geboten habe; und es wird euch das Unglück begegnen am Ende der Tage, weil ihr tun werdet, was böse ist in den Augen Jehovas, ihn zu reizen durch das Werk eurer Hände.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Novi enim quod post mortem meam inique agetis, et declinabitis cito de via, quam præcepi vobis: et occurrent vobis mala in extremo tempore, quando feceritis malum in conspectu Domini, ut irritetis eum per opera manuum vestrarum.