Verse 18
Deuteronomy 29:18
Free Bible Version
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The Lord would never want to pardon them. In fact, his passionate anger will burn against them, and every curse written in this book will fall on them. The Lord will erase their name from the earth,
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הָיָ֡ה בְּ/שָׁמְע/וֹ֩ אֶת דִּבְרֵ֨י הָֽ/אָלָ֜ה הַ/זֹּ֗את וְ/הִתְבָּרֵ֨ךְ בִּ/לְבָב֤/וֹ לֵ/אמֹר֙ שָׁל֣וֹם יִֽהְיֶה לִּ֔/י כִּ֛י בִּ/שְׁרִר֥וּת לִבִּ֖/י אֵלֵ֑ךְ לְמַ֛עַן סְפ֥וֹת הָ/רָוָ֖ה אֶת הַ/צְּמֵאָֽה
English Translation
And it shall be when he hears the words of this curse, that he blesses himself in his heart, saying, "Peace shall be to me, though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart," to add drunkenness to the thirsty.
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Chapter 29 Context
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The following are the terms of the agreement that the Lord ordered Moses to make with the Israelites...
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Moses called all the Israelites together and announced to them, You saw with your own eyes everythin...
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You saw with your own eyes the amazing tests, and those great signs and miracles.
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But up to now the Lord has not given you minds that understand, or eyes that see, or ears that hear,...
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For forty years I led you through the desert, but your clothes and sandals didn't wear out.
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You didn't have bread to eat, or wine or alcohol to drink in order that you would realize that I am...
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When we arrived here, Sihon king of Heshbon and Og king of Bashan marched out to fight us in battle,...
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We took their land and gave it to the tribes of Reuben, Gad, and the half-tribe of Manasseh to own.
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Every one of you stands here today before the Lord your God (Elohim): you tribal leaders, officials,...
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your children and wives, and the foreigners in your camps who cut your firewood and carry your water...
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You're here so you can enter into the agreement of the Lord your God (Elohim), which he is making wi...
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and so he can confirm you today as his people. He will be your God (Elohim) as he told you and as he...
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It's not only with you that the Lord is making this agreement and solemn promise,
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those who are standing here with us today in the presence of the Lord our God (Elohim), but also wit...
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You saw their disgusting religious practices and their idols of wood and stone, and silver and gold.
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You need to make sure today that there's no man or woman, family or tribe of yours who wants to turn...
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For when someone like that hears the words of this solemn promise, they think they'll still receive...
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The Lord would never want to pardon them. In fact, his passionate anger will burn against them, and...
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and will punish them as an example to all the Israelite tribes, in accordance with all the curses of...
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Later generations, your descendants and foreigners from far away, will see how the Lord has brought...
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The whole country will be a burning wasteland of sulfur and salt. Nothing is sown; it's totally unpr...
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Everyone everywhere will ask, “Why did the Lord do this to the country? Why did he get so terribly a...
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The people will answer, “It's because they abandoned the agreement of the Lord, the God (Elohim) of...
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They went off and worshiped other gods, bowing down to gods they'd never heard of—gods that the Lord...
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That's why the Lord was so angry with this land, and he rained down on it every curse written in thi...
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The Lord uprooted them from their country in his anger, rage, and fury, and he threw them out, leavi...
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The Lord our God (Elohim) has secrets that belong to him, but what has been revealed belong to us an...
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