What will you do on the day of punishment when devastation comes from far away? Who will you run to for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
Deuteronomy 32:29 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised If only they were wise, they would comprehend this; they would understand their fate. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 O that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition O that they were wise and would see through this [present triumph] to their ultimate fate! American Standard Version (1901) Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end! Common English Bible If they had any wisdom, they would understand this; they would discern what will become of them. Catholic Public Domain Version I wish that they would be wise and understanding, and would provide for the very end.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version O that they would be wise and would understand, and would provide for their last end! |
What will you do on the day of punishment when devastation comes from far away? Who will you run to for help? Where will you leave your wealth?
You said, “I will be the queen for ever.” You did not take these things to heart or think about their outcome.
He who makes a fortune unjustly is like a partridge that hatches eggs it didn’t lay. In the middle of his life his riches will abandon him, so in the end he will be a fool.
The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it like this. But what will you do at the end of it?
Her uncleanness stains her skirts. She never considered her end. Her downfall was astonishing; there was no one to comfort her. Lord, look on my affliction, for the enemy boasts.
Let whoever is wise understand these things, and whoever is insightful recognise them. For the ways of the Lord are right, and the righteous walk in them, but the rebellious stumble in them.
From this day on, think carefully; from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid; think carefully.
‘But God said to him, “You fool! This very night your life is demanded of you. And the things you have prepared #– #whose will they be? ”
For I know that after my death you will become completely corrupt and turn from the path I have commanded you. Disaster will come to you in the future, because you will do what is evil in the Lord’s sight, angering him with what your hands have made.’
If only they had such a heart to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that they and their children would prosper for ever.