However, my people wouldn’t listen to me or pay attention but became obstinate; they did more evil than their ancestors.
Deuteronomy 8:20 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised Like the nations the Lord is about to destroy before you, you will perish if you do not obey the Lord your God. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Like the nations which the Lord makes to perish before you, so shall you perish, because you would not obey the voice of the Lord your God. American Standard Version (1901) As the nations that Jehovah maketh to perish before you, so shall ye perish; because ye would not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah your God. Common English Bible Just like the nations that the LORD is destroying before you, that’s exactly how you will be destroyed—all because you didn’t obey the LORD your God’s voice. Catholic Public Domain Version Just like the nations, which the Lord destroyed upon your arrival, so shall you also perish, if you have been disobedient to the voice of the Lord your God." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version As the nations, which the Lord destroyed at thy entrance, so shall you also perish, if you be disobedient to the voice of the Lord your God. |
However, my people wouldn’t listen to me or pay attention but became obstinate; they did more evil than their ancestors.
The corpses of these people will become food for the birds of the sky and for the wild animals of the land, with no one to scare them away.
‘This is what the Lord God says: I have set this Jerusalem in the centre of the nations, with countries all around her.
‘And if in spite of this you do not obey me but act with hostility towards me,
Those who survive in the lands of your enemies will waste away because of their iniquity; they will also waste away because of their ancestors’ iniquities along with theirs.
I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that you will quickly perish from the land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess. You will not live long there, but you will certainly be destroyed.
Instead, be loyal to the Lord your God, as you have been to this day.