Deuteronomy 29:25

Then will men say, Because they forsook the covenant of Yahweh the God of their fathers,—which he solemnised with them, when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:

In Context

24yea all the nations will say, For what cause, hath Yahweh done, thus, unto this land? what meaneth this great heat of anger?

26and went and served other gods, and bowed down to them,—gods which they had not known, and in which he had given them no share:

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Cross References

1 Kings 19:10And he said—Very jealous, have I been, for Yahweh, God of hosts, because the sons of Israel have forsaken thy covenant, thine altars, have they thrown down, thy prophets, also have they slain with the sword,—and, I alone, am left, and they have sought my life, to take it.

Isaiah 24:1Lo! Yahweh emptying the earth and laying it waste,—And he will overturn the face thereof, And scatter them who dwell therein.

Jeremiah 22:8Then shall many nations pass by this city,—and shall say, every man to his neighbour, For what cause, hath Yahweh done thus, unto this great city?

Jeremiah 31:32Not like the covenant which I solemnised with their fathers, In the day when I grasped their hand, to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt,—In that, they, brake my covenant Though, I, had become a husband unto them, Declareth Yahweh.

Jeremiah 44:3because of their wickedness which they committed, provoking me to anger, by going to burn incense, to serve other gods, whom they had not known, they, ye nor your fathers;

Hebrews 8:9Not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers, in the day when I took them by their hand, to lead them forth out of the land of Egypt,—because, they, abode not in my covenant, and, I, disregarded them, saith the Lord.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 29:11-29

The Covenant Renewed. ( b. c. 1451.) 10 Ye stand this day all of you before the Lord your God; your captains of your tribes, your elders, and your officers, with all the men of Israel, 11 Your little ones, your wives, and thy stranger that is in thy camp, from the hewer of thy wood unto the drawer of thy water: 12 That thou shouldest enter into covenant with the Lord thy God, and into his oath, which the Lord thy God maketh with thee this day: 13 That he may establish thee to day for a people unto himself, and… Read the whole commentary →

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