Deuteronomy 31:20

For when I have brought them into the land which I swore to their fathers, flowing with milk and honey, and they have eaten and filled themselves, and grown fat; then they will turn to other gods, and serve them, and despise me, and break my covenant.

World English Bible

Learn

Your notes

Private to you. Anything you write on this verse, here or while reading, shows up here and in My study.

Other translations

WEBBE

For when I have brought them into the land which I swore to their fathers, flowing with milk and honey, and they have eaten and filled themselves, and grown fat, then they will turn to other gods, and serve them, and despise me, and break my covenant.

BSB

When I have brought them into the land that I swore to give their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, they will eat their fill and prosper. Then they will turn to other gods and worship them, and they will reject Me and break My covenant.

KJV

For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, that floweth with milk and honey; and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxen fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and provoke me, and break my covenant.

ASV

For when I shall have brought them into the land which I sware unto their fathers, flowing with milk and honey, and they shall have eaten and filled themselves, and waxed fat; then will they turn unto other gods, and serve them, and despise me, and break my covenant.

BBE

For when I have taken them into the land named in my oath to their fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey, and they have made themselves full of food and are fat, then they will be turned to other gods and will give them worship, no longer honouring me or keeping my agreement.

Original Hebrew

Look up a word

Tap a word to see what it means and everywhere else it's used.

כִּי־ ki- if H3588 אֲבִיאֶנּוּ 'a·vi·'e·nu I will bring it H935 אֶל־ 'el- into H413 הָאֲדָמָה ha·'a·da·mah the land H127 אֲשֶׁר־ 'a·sher- which H834 נִשְׁבַּעְתִּי nish·ba'·ti I swore H7650 לַאֲבֹתָיו la·'a·vo·tav to ancestors its H1 זָבַת za·vat flowing of H2100 חָלָב cha·lav milk H2461 וּדְבַשׁ u·de·vash and honey H1706 וְאָכַל ve·'a·khal and it will eat H398 וְשָׂבַע ve·sa·va' and it will be satisfied H7646 וְדָשֵׁן ve·da·shen and it will grow fat H1878 וּפָנָה u·fa·nah and it will turn H6437 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 אֱלֹהִים 'e·lo·him gods H430 אֲחֵרִים 'a·che·rim other H312 וַעֲבָדוּם va·'a·va·dum and they will serve them H5647 וְנִאֲצוּנִי ve·ni·'a·tzu·ni and they will spurn me H5006 וְהֵפֵר ve·he·fer and it will break H6565 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 בְּרִיתִי be·ri·ti covenant my H1285

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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. Justly does he cast those off who so unjustly cast him off. Moses is directed to deliver them a song, which should remain a standing testimony for God, as faithful to them in giving them warning, and against them, as persons false to themselves in not taking the warning. The word of God is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of men's hearts, and meets them by reproofs and correction. Ministers who preach the word, know not the imaginations of men; but God, whose word it is, knows perfectly.

Read Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 31 →

Cross-references

Topics

Riches Prosperity

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.