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Friday, July 18th, 2025
the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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New Living Translation

Deuteronomy 29:25

"And the answer will be, ‘This happened because the people of the land abandoned the covenant that the Lord , the God of their ancestors, made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Backsliders;   Judgments;   The Topic Concordance - Covenant;   Curses;   Forsaking;   Heart;   Idolatry;   Service;   Turning;   Worship;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Forsaking God;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Amos, Theology of;   Life;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Deuteronomy, the Book of;   Nebuzaradan;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Covenant;   Deuteronomy, the Book of;   Sodom and Gomorrah;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Gomorrha;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Crime;   Deuteronomy;   Gods;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Arzareth;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then people will answer, ‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of the Lord, the God of their fathers, which he had made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
Hebrew Names Version
Then men shall say, Because they forsook the covenant of the LORD, the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Mitzrayim,
King James Version
Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:
Lexham English Bible
And they will say, ‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, which he made with them when he brought them out from the land of Egypt.
English Standard Version
Then people will say, ‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of the Lord , the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt,
New Century Version
And the answer will be, "It is because the people broke the Agreement of the Lord , the God of their ancestors, which he made with them when he brought them out of Egypt.
New English Translation
Then people will say, "Because they abandoned the covenant of the Lord , the God of their ancestors, which he made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
Amplified Bible
"Then people will say, 'It is because they abandoned (broke) the covenant of the LORD, the God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.
New American Standard Bible
"Then people will say, 'It is because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD, the God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they shall answere, Because they haue forsaken the couenant of the Lorde God of their fathers, which he had made with them, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt,
Legacy Standard Bible
Then men will say, ‘Because they forsook the covenant of Yahweh, the God of their fathers, which He cut with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.
Contemporary English Version
And they will be given this answer: Our ancestors worshiped the Lord , but after he brought them out of Egypt and made an agreement with them, they rejected the agreement
Complete Jewish Bible
They went and served other gods, prostrating themselves before them, gods they had not known and which he had not assigned them.
Darby Translation
And men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of Jehovah the God of their fathers, which he had made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt;
Easy-to-Read Version
The answer will be, ‘This happened because the Israelites left the agreement of the Lord , the God of their ancestors. They stopped following the agreement he made with them when he brought them out of Egypt.
George Lamsa Translation
Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:
Good News Translation
And the answer will be, ‘It is because the Lord 's people broke the covenant they had made with him, the God of their ancestors, when he brought them out of Egypt.
Literal Translation
Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of Jehovah, the God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Then shalt it be sayde: Euen because they haue forsaken the couenaunt of ye LORDE God of their fathers (which he made with them whan he broughte them out of the londe of Egipte)
American Standard Version
Then men shall say, Because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah, the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt,
Bible in Basic English
Then men will say, Because they gave up the agreement of the Lord, the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he took them out of the land of Egypt:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And men shall say: Because they haue forsaken the couenaunt of the Lorde God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them out of the lande of Egypt.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods that they knew not, and that He had not allotted unto them;
King James Version (1611)
Then men shall say, Because they haue forsaken the Couenant of the Lord God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them foorth out of the land of Egypt.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And men shall say, Because they forsook the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers, the things which he appointed to their fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt:
English Revised Version
Then men shall say, Because they forsook the covenant of the LORD, the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt;
Berean Standard Bible
And the people will answer, 'It is because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD, the God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and thei schulen answere, For thei forsoken the couenaunt of the Lord, whiche he couenauntide with her fadris, whanne he ledde hem out of the lond of Egipt,
Young's Literal Translation
`And they have said, Because that they have forsaken the covenant of Jehovah, God of their fathers, which He made with them in His bringing them out of the land of Egypt,
Update Bible Version
Then men shall say, Because they forsook the covenant of Yahweh, the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt,
Webster's Bible Translation
Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth from the land of Egypt:
World English Bible
Then men shall say, Because they forsook the covenant of Yahweh, the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt,
New King James Version
Then people would say: "Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt;
New Life Bible
Then men will say, ‘It is because they did not keep the agreement of the Lord, the God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.
New Revised Standard
They will conclude, "It is because they abandoned the covenant of the Lord , the God of their ancestors, which he made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Then will men say, Because they forsook the covenant of Yahweh the God of their fathers, - which he solemnised with them, when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And they shall answer: Because they forsook the covenant of the Lord, which he made with their fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt:
Revised Standard Version
Then men would say, 'It is because they forsook the covenant of the LORD, the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt,
THE MESSAGE
Your children will answer, "Because they abandoned the Covenant of the God of their ancestors that he made with them after he got them out of Egypt; they went off and worshiped other gods, submitted to gods they'd never heard of before, gods they had no business dealing with. So God 's anger erupted against that land and all the curses written in this book came down on it. God , furiously angry, pulled them, roots and all, out of their land and dumped them in another country, as you can see."
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Then men will say, 'Because they forsook the covenant of the LORD, the God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt.

Contextual Overview

10 All of you—tribal leaders, elders, officers, all the men of Israel—are standing today in the presence of the Lord your God. 11 Your little ones and your wives are with you, as well as the foreigners living among you who chop your wood and carry your water. 12 You are standing here today to enter into the covenant of the Lord your God. The Lord is making this covenant, including the curses. 13 By entering into the covenant today, he will establish you as his people and confirm that he is your God, just as he promised you and as he swore to your ancestors Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 14 "But you are not the only ones with whom I am making this covenant with its curses. 15 I am making this covenant both with you who stand here today in the presence of the Lord our God, and also with the future generations who are not standing here today. 16 "You remember how we lived in the land of Egypt and how we traveled through the lands of enemy nations as we left. 17 You have seen their detestable practices and their idols made of wood, stone, silver, and gold. 18 I am making this covenant with you so that no one among you—no man, woman, clan, or tribe—will turn away from the Lord our God to worship these gods of other nations, and so that no root among you bears bitter and poisonous fruit. 19 "Those who hear the warnings of this curse should not congratulate themselves, thinking, ‘I am safe, even though I am following the desires of my own stubborn heart.' This would lead to utter ruin!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Because: Isaiah 47:6, Jeremiah 40:2, Jeremiah 40:3, Jeremiah 50:7

they have forsaken: 1 Kings 19:10-14, Isaiah 24:1-6, Jeremiah 22:9, Jeremiah 31:32, Hebrews 8:9

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 4:23 - lest ye forget Deuteronomy 8:19 - I testify against Deuteronomy 17:2 - in transgressing Deuteronomy 29:1 - the words Judges 2:12 - forsook 1 Kings 9:9 - Because 1 Kings 19:14 - forsaken 2 Kings 17:15 - his covenant 2 Chronicles 24:20 - because Isaiah 1:4 - forsaken Isaiah 65:11 - they that Jeremiah 16:10 - Wherefore Ezekiel 16:59 - which

Cross-References

Genesis 12:18
So Pharaoh summoned Abram and accused him sharply. "What have you done to me?" he demanded. "Why didn't you tell me she was your wife?
Genesis 29:35
Once again Leah became pregnant and gave birth to another son. She named him Judah, for she said, "Now I will praise the Lord !" And then she stopped having children.
Judges 1:7
Adoni-bezek said, "I once had seventy kings with their thumbs and big toes cut off, eating scraps from under my table. Now God has paid me back for what I did to them." They took him to Jerusalem, and he died there.
Proverbs 11:31
If the righteous are rewarded here on earth, what will happen to wicked sinners?
Matthew 7:2
For you will be treated as you treat others. The standard you use in judging is the standard by which you will be judged.
Matthew 7:12
"Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.
John 21:17
A third time he asked him, "Simon son of John, do you love me?" Peter was hurt that Jesus asked the question a third time. He said, "Lord, you know everything. You know that I love you." Jesus said, "Then feed my sheep.
1 Corinthians 3:13
But on the judgment day, fire will reveal what kind of work each builder has done. The fire will show if a person's work has any value.
Revelation 3:19
I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Then men shall say,.... The answer that will be returned to the above questions will be this

because they have forsaken the covenant of the Lord God of their fathers: breakers of covenants with men are always reckoned among the worst of men, see Romans 1:31; and especially breakers of covenant with God, and with such a God as the God of Israel was, so good, so kind, and gracious; and of such a covenant he made with them, in which so many good things were promised unto them, on condition of their obedience; as the continuance in, such a land they dwelt in, with an abundance of privileges, civil and religious: and this covenant God of theirs was the God of their fathers also; and it was always reckoned an heinous sin among the Heathens to forsake the gods of their ancestors; see Jeremiah 2:11;

which he made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt; which is another aggravation of their breach of the covenant the Lord made with them; it being made with them by that God, and at that time, when he in so wonderful a manner, with such mighty power, and a outstretched arm, and in great kindness and tenderness to them, brought then, out of hard bondage and most wretched slavery in Egypt.


 
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