Deuteronomy 32:20

Deuteronomy 32:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.
• New International Version (NIV)“I will hide my face from them,” he said, “and see what their end will be; for they are a perverse generation, children who are unfaithful.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he said, 'I will hide my face from them; I will see what their end will be, for they are a perverse generation, children in whom is no faithfulness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And He said: ‘I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end will be, For they are a perverse generation, Children in whom is no faith.

Context of Deuteronomy 32:20

18You ignored the Rock who gave you birth; you forgot the God who gave birth to you. 19When the Lord saw this, he despised them, angered by his sons and daughters. He said, “I will hide my face from them; I will see what will become of them, for they are a perverse generation — unfaithful children. 21They have provoked my jealousy with what is not a god; they have enraged me with their worthless idols. So I will provoke their jealousy with what is not a people; I will enrage them with a foolish nation. 22For fire has been kindled because of my anger and burns to the depths of Sheol; it devours the land and its produce, and scorches the foundations of the mountains.

Deuteronomy 32:20 word by word

וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַסְתִּ֤ירָה פָנַי֙ מֵהֶ֔ם אֶרְאֶ֖ה מָ֣ה אַחֲרִיתָ֑ם כִּ֣י ד֤וֹר תַּהְפֻּכֹת֙ הֵ֔מָּה בָּנִ֖ים לֹא־אֵמֻ֥ן בָּֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• I will hideסָתַרsâthar · to hideH5641
• my faceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
• from them, I will seeרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• what their endאַחֲרִית'achărîyth · endH319
• a very frowardתַּהְפֻּכָהtahpûkâh · perversityH8419
• generationדּוֹרdôr dôr · generationH1755
• childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• no faithאֵמֻן'êmûn · faithfulH529

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 32:20

• Deuteronomy 31:17My anger will burn against them on that day; I will abandon them and hide my face from them so that they will become easy prey. Many troubles and afflictions will come to them. On that day they will say, ‘Haven’t these troubles come to us because our God is no longer with us?’
• Job 13:24Why do you hide your face and consider me your enemy?
• Job 34:29But when God is silent, who can declare him guilty? When he hides his face, who can see him? Yet he watches over both individuals and nations,
• Isaiah 64:7No one calls on your name, striving to take hold of you. For you have hidden your face from us and made us melt because of our iniquity.
• Jeremiah 18:17I will scatter them before the enemy like the east wind. I will show them my back and not my face on the day of their calamity.
• Hosea 9:12Even if they raise children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe to them when I depart from them!
• Deuteronomy 32:5His people have acted corruptly toward him; this is their defect — they are not his children but a devious and crooked generation.
• Isaiah 65:2I spread out my hands all day long to a rebellious people who walk in the path that is not good, following their own thoughts.
• Matthew 11:16“To what should I compare this generation? It’s like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to other children:
• Luke 7:31“To what then should I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?
• 2 Chronicles 20:20In the morning they got up early and went out to the wilderness of Tekoa. As they were about to go out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Hear me, Judah and you inhabitants of Jerusalem. Believe in the Lord your God, and you will be established; believe in his prophets, and you will succeed.”
• Isaiah 7:9the chief city of Ephraim is Samaria, and the chief of Samaria is the son of Remaliah. If you do not stand firm in your faith, then you will not stand at all.
• Isaiah 30:9They are a rebellious people, deceptive children, children who do not want to listen to the Lord’s instruction.
• Matthew 17:17Jesus replied, “You unbelieving and perverse generation, how long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me.”
• Mark 9:19He replied to them, “You unbelieving generation, how long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him to me.”
• Luke 18:8I tell you that he will swiftly grant them justice. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will he find faith on earth?”

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32:20

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20Children in whom is no faith - בם אמן לא lo emon bam, "There is no steadfastness in them," they can never be depended on. They are fickle, because they are faithless.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-42Verses 1-42 Song of Moses If Deuteronomy 32:1-3 be regarded as the introduction, and Deuteronomy 32:43 as the conclusion, the main contents of the song may be grouped under three heads, namely, (1) Deuteronomy 32:4-18, the faithfulness of God, the faithlessness of Israel; (2) Deuteronomy 32:19-33, the chastisement and the need of its infliction by God; (3) Deuteronomy 32:34-42, God‘s compassion upon the low and humbled state of His people. The Song…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-25Verses 19-25 The revolt of Israel was described in the foregoing verses, and here follow the resolves of Divine justice as to them. We deceive ourselves, if we think that God will be mocked by a faithless people. Sin makes us hateful in the sight of the holy God. See what mischief sin does, and reckon those to be fools that mock at it.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20The phrase children of unfaithfulness indicates disloyalty to the covenant. Israel had promised to be true to the Lord but had consistently been unfaithful (see Exodus 19:8).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-431. Give ear, O ye heavens; ... hear, O earth--The magnificence of the exordium, the grandeur of the theme, the frequent and sudden transitions, the elevated strain of the sentiments and language, entitle this song to be ranked amongst the noblest specimens of poetry to be found in the Scriptures.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings