Deuteronomy 8:20 KJV
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.
Thou and Ye
- your, ye more than one
In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?
Matthew Henry
- Exhortations and cautions further enforcedMoses directs to the duty of a prosperous condition. Let them always remember their Benefactor. In everything we must give thanks. Moses arms them against...
Thompson Chains
- Fate of the WickedSee the chain from Psalms 37:2 · 6 links
- ThreateningsSee the chain from Leviticus 26:16 · 6 links
- Disobedience (1)See the chain from Deuteronomy 11:28 · 8 links
- Stubbornness (1)See the chain from Psalms 32:9 · 4 links
Cross References
- Daniel 9:11–12 Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. …
- 2 Chronicles 36:16–17 But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy. …
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Topics
- Obedience Enjoined
- Obligation A motive of obedience
- Pride General scriptures concerning
Timeline
- Timeline of the Bible1491–1451 BC · Israel in the Wilderness
Bible Dictionary
Hebrew and Strong’s
- As the nations כַּגּוֹיִם kaggôyim גּוֹי Noun · masculine plural · with preposition with the
- which the LORD אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- destroyeth מַאֲבִיד maʾăbîd אָבַד Verb · hiphil active participle, masculine singular
- before your face מִפְּנֵיכֶם mippĕnêkem פָּנִים Noun · masculine or feminine plural construct · with preposition, suffix: second person masculine plural
- so shall ye perish כֵּן kēn Demonstrative תֹאבֵדוּן tōʾbēdûn אָבַד Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine plural
- because עֵקֶב ʿēqeb עֵקֶב Noun · masculine singular construct
- ye would not be obedient לֹא lōʾ Negative תִשְׁמְעוּן tišmĕʿûn שָׁמַע Verb · qal imperfect, second person masculine plural
- unto the voice בְּקוֹל bĕqôl קוֹל Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition
- of the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
- your God אֱלֹהֵיכֶם ʾĕlōhêkem אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: second person masculine plural
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