Deuteronomy 31:17

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15 Now ^athe Lord appeared at the tabernacle in a pillar of cloud, and the pillar of cloud stood above the door of the tabernacle.

16 And the Lord said to Moses: “Behold, you will¹ rest with your fathers; and this people will ^arise and ^bplay the harlot with the gods of the foreigners of the land, where they go to be among them, and they will ^cforsake Me and ^dbreak My covenant which I have made with them.

17 Then My anger shall be ^aaroused against them in that day, and ^bI will forsake them, and I will ^chide My face from them, and they shall be¹ devoured. And many evils and troubles shall befall them, so that they will say in that day, ^d‘Have not these evils come upon us because our God is ^enot among us?’

18 And ^aI will surely hide My face in that day because of all the evil which they have done, in that they have turned to other gods.

19 “Now therefore, write down this song for yourselves, and teach it to the children of Israel; put it in their mouths, that this song may be ^aa witness for Me against the children of Israel.

20 When I have brought them to the land flowing with milk and honey, of which I swore to their fathers, and they have eaten and filled themselves ^aand grown fat, ^bthen they will turn to other gods and serve them; and they will provoke Me and break My covenant.

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 31:17

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American Standard Version
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 come upon them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?

Amplified® Bible
Then My anger will be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them and 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, Have not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?

Contemporary English Version
and I will be so furious that I will abandon them and ignore their prayers. I will send disasters and suffering that will nearly wipe them out. Finally, they will realize that the disasters happened because I abandoned them.

Darby English Version
And 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, and they will say in that day, Have not these evils befallen me because my God is not in my midst?

Good News Bible
When that happens, I will become angry with them; I will abandon them, and they will be destroyed. Many terrible disasters will come upon them, and then they will realize that these things are happening to them because I, their God, am no longer with them.

King James Version
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?

New American Standard Bible
"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?'

New International Version
On that day I will become angry with them and forsake them; I will hide my face from them, and they will be destroyed. Many disasters and difficulties will come upon them, and on that day they will ask, 'Have not these disasters come upon us because our God is not with us?'

New King James Version
Then My anger shall be aroused 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, ‘Have not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?’

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" Then My anger will kindle against them in that day, and I will forsake them and hide My face from them, and they will become consumed, and many evils and troubles will come upon them; so that they will say in that day, 'Does it not seem evident that because our God does not dwell among us that these evils have come upon us?'

Revised Standard Version
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 devoured; and many evils and troubles will come upon them, so that they will say in that day, 'Have not these evils come upon us because our God is not among us?'

Young's Literal Translation
and Mine anger hath burned against it in that day, and I have forsaken them, and hidden My face from them, and it hath been for consumption, and many evils and distresses have found it, and it hath said in that day, Is it not because that my God is not in my midst -- these evils have found me?

New English Translation
At that time¹ my anger will erupt against them² and I will abandon them and hide my face from them until they are devoured. Many disasters and distresses will overcome³ them⁴ so that they⁵ will say at that time, ‘Have not these disasters⁶ overcome us⁷ because our⁸ God is not among us⁹?’

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