Deuteronomy - 31:18



18 I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evil which they shall have worked, in that they are turned to other gods.

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Explanation and meaning of Deuteronomy 31:18.

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And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.
And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evil which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.
But I will hide, and cover my face in that day, for all the evils which they have done, because they have followed strange gods..
And I will entirely hide my face in that day for all the evils that they have wrought, because they turned unto other gods.
and I certainly hide My face in that day for all the evil which it hath done, for it hath turned unto other gods.
And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have worked, in that they are turned to other gods.
Truly, my face will be turned away from them in that day, because of all the evil they have done in going after other gods.
But I will hide myself, and I will conceal my face in that day, because of all the evils that they have done, because they have followed strange gods.
Ego vero abscondendo abscondam faciem meam in die illa, propter omne malum quod fecerit, quod converterit se ad deos alienos.

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Historical Commentaries

Scholarly Analysis and Interpretation.

I will surely hide my face - Withdraw my approbation and my protection. This is a general meaning of the word in Scripture.

I will surely hide my face in that day,.... Which is repeated for the certainty of it, and that it might be taken notice of; that he was the spring and source of all their good things, their sun and their shield, who being withdrawn from them, they would be deprived of every thing that was good, and be liable to all evil; and this he would do:
for all the evils which they shall have wrought; for all the immoralities they should be guilty of, every transgression of his law, whether of the first or second table, and especially idolatry:
in that they are turned unto other gods; to the worship and service of them, which of all evils would be the most provoking to God; and the way of speaking suggests as if all evils were included in idolatry, and sprang from it, or were committed with it.

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