Deuteronomy 31:17
Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 31
“Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?”Deuteronomy 31:17
What Does Deuteronomy 31:17 Mean?
Deuteronomy 31:17 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 31, verse 17 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 31:17 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Isaiah 59:2“But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.”Isaiah 8:17“And I will wait upon the LORD, that hideth his face from the house of Jacob, and I will look for him.”Numbers 14:42“Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.”Judges 2:14“And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.”Judges 6:13“And Gideon said unto him, Oh my Lord, if the LORD be with us, why then is all this befallen us? and where be all his miracles which our fathers told us of, saying, Did not the LORD bring us up from Egypt? but now the LORD hath forsaken us, and delivered us into the hands of the Midianites.”2 Chronicles 15:2“And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.”Deuteronomy 32:20“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.”Psalms 104:29“Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled: thou takest away their breath, they die, and return to their dust.”Joshua 3:10“And Joshua said, Hereby ye shall know that the living God is among you, and that he will without fail drive out from before you the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Hivites, and the Perizzites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Jebusites.”Isaiah 64:7“And there is none that calleth upon thy name, that stirreth up himself to take hold of thee: for thou hast hid thy face from us, and hast consumed us, because of our iniquities.”Jeremiah 16:5“For thus saith the LORD, Enter not into the house of mourning, neither go to lament nor bemoan them: for I have taken away my peace from this people, saith the LORD, even lovingkindness and mercies.”Micah 3:4“Then shall they cry unto the LORD, but he will not hear them: he will even hide his face from them at that time, as they have behaved themselves ill in their doings.”Genesis 44:29“And if ye take this also from me, and mischief befall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.”Deuteronomy 29:24“Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?”2 Kings 22:13“Go ye, enquire of the LORD for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found: for great is the wrath of the LORD that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us.”1 Chronicles 28:9“And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the LORD searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.”Psalms 13:1“How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?”Psalms 30:7“LORD, by thy favour thou hast made my mountain to stand strong: thou didst hide thy face, and I was troubled.”Isaiah 54:11“O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted, behold, I will lay thy stones with fair colours, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.”Jeremiah 3:25“We lie down in our shame, and our confusion covereth us: for we have sinned against the LORD our God, we and our fathers, from our youth even unto this day, and have not obeyed the voice of the LORD our God.”
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