The Meaning of Deuteronomy 31:18 Explained

Deuteronomy 31:18

KJV: 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.

YLT: and I certainly hide My face in that day for all the evil which it hath done, for it hath turned unto other gods.

Darby: And I will entirely hide my face in that day for all the evils that they have wrought, because they turned unto other gods.

ASV: And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evil which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.

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What is the context of Deuteronomy 31:18?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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.

What does Deuteronomy 31:18 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 31:14-29 - The Charge To His Successor

Moses had already announced that Joshua would succeed him; but in view of the great difficulties which confronted the new leader, it was expedient that the guiding pillar should give him the symbol and pledge of God's endorsement.

Two other sources of their allegiance were proposed. First, a song. National songs lay hold on memory and have a powerful effect in stirring the deepest emotions. This song, composed under the divine impulse, embodied the substance of the preceding pleadings and exhortations, and was suitable to be taught to the generations that followed. Be sure that nothing more efficiently preserves religion than noble hymns! Learn and teach them! Secondly, the book. See Deuteronomy 31:24, etc. We have already heard of this. See Exodus 17:14; Exodus 24:4-7. No doubt it was to this necessity of recording the Law and chronicling the story of the Exodus that we owe the origin of the sacred books which bear the name of Moses. See John 5:46. [source]

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 31

¹ Moses encourages the people
⁷ He encourages Joshua
⁹ He delivers the law unto the priests to be read in the seventh year
¹⁴ God gives a charge to Joshua
¹⁹ and a song to testify against the people
²⁴ Moses delivers the book of the law to the Levites to keep
²⁸ He makes a protestation

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 31:18 mean?

And I surely will hide My face in day that because of all the evil which they have done in that they have turned to gods other

וְאָנֹכִ֗י הַסְתֵּ֨ר אַסְתִּ֤יר פָּנַי֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא עַ֥ל כָּל־ הָרָעָ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה כִּ֣י פָנָ֔ה אֶל־ אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֲחֵרִֽים

וְאָנֹכִ֗י	And I
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Pronoun, first person common singular Root: אָנׄכִי Sense: I (first pers.
הַסְתֵּ֨ר	surely
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Infinitive absolute Root: סָתַם Sense: to stop up, shut up, keep close.
אַסְתִּ֤יר	will hide
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, first person common singular Root: סָתַר Sense: to hide, conceal.
פָּנַי֙	My face
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
בַּיּ֣וֹם	in day
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year.
הַה֔וּא	that
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine singular Root: הוּא Sense: he, she, it.
עַ֥ל	because
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
כָּל־	of all
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole.
הָרָעָ֖ה	the evil
Parse: Article, Adjective, feminine singular Root: רַע Sense: bad, evil.
עָשָׂ֑ה	they have done
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
כִּ֣י	in that
Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since.
פָנָ֔ה	they have turned
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: פֹּונֶה Sense: to turn.
אֱלֹהִ֖ים	gods
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural).
אֲחֵרִֽים	other
Parse: Adjective, masculine plural Root: אַחֵר Sense: another, other, following.

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