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Deuteronomy 31:18 Cross-References
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“And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.”
Deuteronomy 31:18 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 31:18
And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought—God's reiteration emphasizes certainty and just cause. The Hebrew anochi haster astir (אָנֹכִי הַסְתֵּר אַסְתִּיר) uses emphatic construction: 'I will surely hide' or 'I will utterly hide.' In that they are turned unto other gods—the specific sin meriting face-hiding: idolatry, abandoning Yahweh for false gods. The consequence matched the crime—they turned from God, so God turned from them.This verse clarifies that divine abandonment isn't arbitrary or harsh but proportional justice. Israel's choice to t...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 31:18
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