Thank the Lord for his love.\par and for the amazing things\par he does for people.\par
Deuteronomy 32:29 - Easy To Read Version If they were wise,
they would understand,
they would know what
would happen to them! 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! |
Thank the Lord for his love.\par and for the amazing things\par he does for people.\par
If a person is wise,\par he will remember these things.\par Then he will begin to understand\par what God’s love really is.\par
Teach us how short our lives really are,\par so we can become really wise.\par
Lawmakers, you will have to explain the things you have done. What will you do at that time? Your destruction is coming from a faraway country. Where will you run for help? Your money and your riches will not help you.
Did any of you people listen to \{God’s\} words? No! But you should listen very closely to his words \{and think about what happened\}.
You said,\par ‘I will live forever.\par I will always be The Queen.’\par You didn’t even notice the bad things\par you did to those people.\par You didn’t think about what would happen.\par
Sometimes a bird will hatch an egg\par that it did not lay.\par A person that cheats to get money\par is like that bird.\par When that man’s life is half finished,\par he will lose the money.\par At the end of his life, it will be clear\par that he was a foolish person.”\par
The prophets tell lies.\par The priests will not do\par what they were chosen to do. {\cf2\super [36]} \par And my people love it this way!\par But what will you people do\par when your punishment comes?”\par
Jerusalem’s skirts became dirty.\par She didn’t think about the things\par that would happen to her.\par Her fall was amazing.\par She had no person to comfort her.\par She says,\par “Lord, see how I am hurt!\par See how my enemy thinks he is so great!”\par
A wise person understands these things.\par A smart person should learn these things.\par The Lord’s ways are right.\par Good people will live by them.\par Sinners will die by them. {\cf2\super [153]} \par
\{The Lord said,\} “Today is the 24th day of the ninth month. You have finished laying the foundation of the Lord’s temple. So notice what happens from this day forward!
But God said to that man, ‘Foolish man! Tonight you will die. So what about the things you prepared for yourself? Who will get those things now?’
I know that after my death you will become evil. You will turn from the way I commanded you to follow. Bad things will happen to you in the future. Why? Because you want to do the things that the Lord says are evil. You will make him angry because of the bad things you do.”
I only wanted to change their way of thinking—I wanted them to respect me and obey all my commands from the heart! Then everything would be fine with them and with their descendants [33] forever.