Deuteronomy 8 · Verse 19

Deuteronomy 8:19

And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
Deuteronomy 8:19, King James Version

Deuteronomy 8:19 in other translations

BSBIf you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.
WEBIt shall be, if you shall forget the LORD your God, and walk after other gods, and serve them and worship them, I testify against you today that you shall surely perish.
ASVAnd it shall be, if thou shalt forget Jehovah thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.
YLT‘And it hath been--if thou really forget Jehovah thy God, and hast gone after other gods, and served them, and bowed thyself to them, I have testified against you to-day that ye do utterly perish;
DARBYAnd it shall be, if thou do at all forget Jehovah thy God, and go after othergods, and serve them, and bow down to them, I testify against you this day that ye shall utterly perish.
BBEAnd it is certain that if at any time you are turned away from the Lord your God, and go after other gods, to be their servants and to give them worship, destruction will overtake you.
WebsterAnd it shall be, if thou shalt at all forget the LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.

What does Deuteronomy 8:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 8:11-20

11-20. Beware that thou forget not the Lord--After mentioning those instances of the divine goodness, Moses founded on them an argument for their future obedience.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 8:10-20

Moses directs to the duty of a prosperous condition. Let them always remember their Benefactor. In everything we must give thanks. Moses arms them against the temptations of a prosperous condition. When men possess large estates, or are engaged in profitable business, they find the temptation to pride, forgetfulness of God, and carnal-mindedness, very strong; and they are anxious and troubled about many things. In…

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Deuteronomy 8:19 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
אִם\־'im-<if>H518
שָׁכֹ֤חַsha.Kho.achcertainly [if] <to forget>H7911
תִּשְׁכַּח֙tish.Kachyou will forgetH7911
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
וְהָֽלַכְתָּ֗ve.ha.lakh.Taand you will walkH1980
אַחֲרֵי֙'a.cha.ReiafterH310
אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimgodsH430
אֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimotherH312
וַעֲבַדְתָּ֖םva.'a.vad.Tamand you will serve themH5647
וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִ֣יתָve.hish.ta.cha.Vi.taand you will bow downH7812
לָהֶ֑םla.Hemto <the> them
הַעִדֹ֤תִיha.'i.Do.tiI testifyH5749
בָכֶם֙va.Khemagainst <the> you
הַיּ֔וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
כִּ֥יkithatH3588
אָבֹ֖ד'a.Vodcertainly <to perish>H6
תֹּאבֵדֽוּן\׃toe.Dunyou will perish !H6

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 8:19

  • Deuteronomy 4:26

    I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.

  • Luke 13:3

    I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

  • Zephaniah 1:18

    Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the Lord’s wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.

  • 1 Samuel 12:25

    But if ye shall still do wickedly, ye shall be consumed, both ye and your king.

  • Daniel 9:2

    In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

  • Joshua 23:13

    Know for a certainty that the Lord your God will no more drive out any of these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you.

  • Luke 13:5

    I tell you, Nay: but, except ye repent, ye shall all likewise perish.

  • Zephaniah 3:6

    I have cut off the nations: their towers are desolate; I made their streets waste, that none passeth by: their cities are destroyed, so that there is no man, that there is none inhabitant.

  • Deuteronomy 30:18-19

    I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it. I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing: therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live:

  • Amos 3:2

    You only have I known of all the families of the earth: therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.

  • Luke 12:47-48

    And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto whomsoever much is given, of him shall be much required: and to whom men have committed much, of him they will ask the more.

  • Deuteronomy 29:25-28

    Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt: For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them: And the anger of the Lord was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book: And the Lord rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.

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I testify against.
4:26; 28:58-68; 29:25-28; 30:18,19; Jos 23:13; 1Sa 12:25; Da 9:2
Am 3:2; Zep 1:18; 3:6; Lu 12:47,48; 13:3,5

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 8:18

    But thou shalt remember the Lord thy God: for it is he that giveth thee power to get wealth, that he may establish his covenant which he sware unto thy fathers, as it is this day.

  • Deuteronomy 8:19

    And it shall be, if thou do at all forget the Lord thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish.

  • Deuteronomy 8:20

    As the nations which the Lord destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the Lord your God.

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Deuteronomy 8:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Mas será, si llegares á olvidarte de Jehová tu Dios, y anduvieres en pos de dioses ajenos, y les sirvieres, y á ellos te encorvares, protésto lo hoy contra vosotros, que de cierto pereceréis.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et s’il arrive que tu oublies en aucune manière l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, et que tu ailles après d’autres dieux, et que tu les serves et que tu t’inclines devant eux, je rends témoignage aujourd’hui contre vous que vous périrez entièrement:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es wird geschehen, wenn du irgend Jehovas, deines Gottes, vergissest und anderen Göttern nachgehst und ihnen dienst und dich vor ihnen niederbeugst-ich zeuge heute gegen euch, daß ihr gewißlich umkommen werdet;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Sin autem oblitus Domini Dei tui, secutus fueris deos alienos, coluerisque illos et adoraveris: ecce nunc prædico tibi quod omnino dispereas.