Deuteronomy 31:21
Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 31
“And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware.”Deuteronomy 31:21
What Does Deuteronomy 31:21 Mean?
Deuteronomy 31:21 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 31, verse 21 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Restoration, and Doubt.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 31:21 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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.”Isaiah 34:16“Seek ye out of the book of the LORD, and read: no one of these shall fail, none shall want her mate: for my mouth it hath commanded, and his spirit it hath gathered them.”Deuteronomy 31:19“Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.”Genesis 31:44“Now therefore come thou, let us make a covenant, I and thou; and let it be for a witness between me and thee.”Hosea 5:3“I know Ephraim, and Israel is not hid from me: for now, O Ephraim, thou committest whoredom, and Israel is defiled.”Galatians 5:3“For I testify again to every man that is circumcised, that he is a debtor to do the whole law.”Genesis 6:5“And God saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.”Joshua 24:27“And Joshua said unto all the people, Behold, this stone shall be a witness unto us; for it hath heard all the words of the LORD which he spake unto us: it shall be therefore a witness unto you, lest ye deny your God.”2 Kings 17:13“Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.”Nehemiah 9:29“And testifiedst against them, that thou mightest bring them again unto thy law: yet they dealt proudly, and hearkened not unto thy commandments, but sinned against thy judgments, (which if a man do, he shall live in them;) and withdrew the shoulder, and hardened their neck, and would not hear.”Psalms 139:2“Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.”John 2:24“But Jesus did not commit himself unto them, because he knew all men,”Genesis 8:21“And the LORD smelled a sweet savour; and the LORD said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any more for man’s sake; for the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; neither will I again smite any more every thing living, as I have done.”Exodus 14:3“For Pharaoh will say of the children of Israel, They are entangled in the land, the wilderness hath shut them in.”Nehemiah 9:34“Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.”Isaiah 66:18“For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.”Jeremiah 42:19“The LORD hath said concerning you, O ye remnant of Judah; Go ye not into Egypt: know certainly that I have admonished you this day.”Ezekiel 38:10“Thus saith the Lord GOD; It shall also come to pass, that at the same time shall things come into thy mind, and thou shalt think an evil thought:”Daniel 10:14“Now I am come to make thee understand what shall befall thy people in the latter days: for yet the vision is for many days.”Hosea 13:5“I did know thee in the wilderness, in the land of great drought.”
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