Deuteronomy 29:25
in Deuteronomy 29And 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.
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ASV
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,
KJV
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:
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This verse in Deuteronomy 29
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
It is because they abandoned the covenant of the LORD
on Deuteronomy 29:25-28
The nations' answer names the covenant made when God brought Israel out of Egypt. Clarke reads “gods that the LORD had not given to them” through the Hebrew word for an allotted portion, so these gods were never Israel's share. Verse 28 speaks of the uprooting as past, “where they are today”, and Daniel 9:11-14 prays these verses back to God from inside the exile.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Then men shall say,....
Note, God never forsakes any till they first forsake him. But those that desert the God of their fathers are justly cast out of the inheritance of their fathers.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
It was of the greatest consequence to impress all with the strong and abiding conviction, that while the covenant of grace had special blessings belonging to it, it at the same time had curses in reserve for transgressors, the infliction of which would be as certain, as lasting and severe. This was the advantage contemplated in the law being rehearsed a second time.
The words behind it
16 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְאָ֣מְר֔וּ | veameru | and people will say | H559 → | 5305 times |
| עַ֚ל | ʾal | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| עָֽזְב֔וּ | ʾazevu | they forsook | H5800 → | 215 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| בְּרִ֥ית | berit | [the] covenant of | H1285 → | 284 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ʾelohei | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֲבֹתָ֑ם | ʾavotam | ancestors their | H1 → | 1212 times |
| אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| כָּרַ֣ת | karat | he made | H3772 → | 288 times |
| עִמָּ֔ם | ʾimam | with them | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| בְּהוֹצִיא֥וֹ | behotzio | when brought out he | H3318 → | 1067 times |
| אֹתָ֖ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מֵאֶ֥רֶץ | meeretz | from [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| מִצְרָֽיִם׃ | mitzrayim | Egypt | H4714 → | 641 times |
וְאָ֣מְר֔וּand people will say
veameruH559 →5305 times
עַ֚לon
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
אֲשֶׁ֣רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
עָֽזְב֔וּthey forsook
ʾazevuH5800 →215 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
בְּרִ֥ית[the] covenant of
beritH1285 →284 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵ֣י[the] God of
ʾeloheiH430 →2601 times
אֲבֹתָ֑םancestors their
ʾavotamH1 →1212 times
אֲשֶׁר֙which
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
כָּרַ֣תhe made
karatH3772 →288 times
עִמָּ֔םwith them
ʾimamH5973 →1050 times
בְּהוֹצִיא֥וֹwhen brought out he
behotzioH3318 →1067 times
אֹתָ֖ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
מֵאֶ֥רֶץfrom [the] land of
meeretzH776 →2504 times
מִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt
mitzrayimH4714 →641 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Hebrews 8:9It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt, because they did not abide by…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 31:32
It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was…
- Galatians 4:24
These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar.
- Mark 8:23
So He took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village. Then He spit on the man’s eyes and placed His hands on him. “Can you see anything?” He…
- Jeremiah 31:32
Through
Jeremiah 31:32It will not be like the covenant I made with their fathers when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt—a covenant they broke, though I was…
it leads to
- Exodus 24:6–8
Moses took half of the blood and put it in bowls, and the other half he sprinkled on the altar.
- Deuteronomy 5:3
He did not make this covenant with our fathers, but with all of us who are alive here today.
- Exodus 19:5
Now if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, you will be My treasured possession out of all the nations—for the whole earth is Mine.
- Deuteronomy 1:31
and in the wilderness, where the LORD your God carried you, as a man carries his son, all the way by which you traveled until you reached this place.”
- Exodus 24:6–8
Through
Jeremiah 22:9Then people will reply, ‘Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD their God and have worshiped and served other gods.’”
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 34:25
because they have forsaken Me and burned incense to other gods, that they might provoke Me to anger with all the works of their hands. My wrath will be poured out upon this place…
- 2 Chronicles 34:25
Where this verse is studied
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.