Deuteronomy 32:20

So he said:—I will hide my face from them, I will see what will be their hereafter,—For a generation given to intrigue, they are, Sons, whom there is no trusting;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.

In Context

19When Yahweh saw, he derided,—Because his sons and his daughters gave provocation.

21They have moved me to jealousy with a No-GOD, They have angered me with their vanities: I, therefore, will move them to jealousy with a No-people, With an impious nation, will I anger them.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 31:18But, I, will utterly, hide, my face, in that day, because of all the wickedness which they have done, in that they have turned away unto other gods.

Deuteronomy 32:5They have broken faith with him to be no sons of his—their fault,—A generation twisted and crooked.

2 Kings 17:20So Yahweh rejected all the seed of Israel, and humiliated them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers,—until he had cast them out from his presence;

2 Chronicles 20:20So they rose early in the morning, and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa,—and, as they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, Trust ye in Yahweh your God, and ye shall be trusted, Trust ye in his prophets, and ye shall prosper.

Job 34:29When, he, giveth quiet, who then shall condemn? And, when he hideth [his] face, who then shall sing of him? whether unto a nation or unto mankind altogether,

Isaiah 30:9That it is, a rebellious people, Sons apt at deceiving,—Sons unwilling to hear the law of Yahweh:

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 32:20-26

19 And when the Lord saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. 20 And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith. 21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. 22 For a fire is kindled… Read the whole commentary →

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