Deuteronomy 30:18

Translations

Modern

I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

Traditional

I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.

Literal

I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you will not prolong your days in the land that you are passing over the Jordan to go in there to possess it.

Latin

…prædico tibi hodie quod pereas, et parvo tempore moreris in terra, ad quam, Jordane transmisso, ingredieris possidendam.

Original

Hebrew

English

I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.

Notes

Deuteronomy 30:11–20

Obeying the covenant commands that Moses gave would lead to life. Disobeying them would lead to death.

Here, life and death refer to physical life in the land. This applied both to individual people and to the whole community of Israel.

Deuteronomy 29:2–30:20

As Moses prepared to die, he spoke a farewell message to Israel. In this message, he briefly reviewed their history since they left Egypt.

He urged the nation to promise loyalty to the Lord. This part of Deuteronomy shows that grace (God’s undeserved favor) is not only a New Testament teaching. Grace is the foundation of the Lord’s relationship with Israel.

Theme notes and profiles

Ancient Law Codes Biblical Law Divine Sovereignty and Human Responsibility God’s Covenants Retribution The Broken Covenant The Choice of Life or Death

Related verses

Deuteronomy 8:19–20
If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish.
Joshua 23:15–16
But just as every good thing the LORD your God promised you has come to pass, likewise the LORD will bring upon you the calamity He has threatened, until He has destroyed you from this good land He has given you.
Isaiah 63:17–18
Why, O LORD, do You make us stray from Your ways and harden our hearts from fearing You? Return, for the sake of Your servants, the tribes of Your heritage.
Deuteronomy 4:26
I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.
Deuteronomy 31:29
For I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and turn from the path I have commanded you. And in the days to come, disaster will befall you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD to provoke Him to anger by the work of your hands.”

Places

Jordan: A river and region, significant in Israel's history

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Assumption of Moses Death Deuteronomy, Book of Life

Topics

Blessing: Contingent Upon Obedience Duty of Man to God God: Providence of Idolatry: Denunciations Against

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