Deuteronomy 30:18
in Deuteronomy 30I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess.
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ASV
I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish; ye shall not prolong your days in the land, whither thou passest over the Jordan to go in to possess it.
KJV
I denounce unto you this day, that ye shall surely perish, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 30
Commentary
5 notes on this verseObserve, It is not for every failure in the particulars of their duty that ruin is threatened, but for apostasy and idolatry: though every violation of the command deserved the curse, yet the nation would be destroyed by that only which is the violation of the marriage covenant.
This site's exposition
But if your heart turns away and you do not listen
on Deuteronomy 30:17-18
Henry observed that the ruin threatened here hangs on the apostasy of verse 17. The King James word denounce in verse 18 occurs only here in that version. Moses speaks in his own person, “I declare to you today”, putting his own testimony behind the sentence.
This site's exposition
you will surely perish
Henry calls idolatry the breach of the marriage covenant, the one sin for which the nation itself would be destroyed. The days cut short here answer verse 20, where the LORD is Israel's life and prolongs it. The warning comes at the edge of the Jordan.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
I denounce unto, you this day that ye shall surely perish,.... By one judgment or another; this he most solemnly averred, and it might be depended upon that it would certainly be their case; see Deu 4:26, and that ye shall not prolong your days upon the land, whither thou passest over Jordan to go to possess it; but be cut short by death, of one kind or another, by sword, or famine, or pestilence, or be carried into captivity; one or other of which were frequently their case.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Love of God and compliance with His will are the only ways of securing the blessings and avoiding the evils described. The choice was left to them, and in urging upon them the inducements to a wise choice, Moses warmed as he proceeded into a tone of solemn and impressive earnestness similar to that of Paul to the elders of Ephesus (Ac 20:26, 27).
The words behind it
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הִגַּ֤דְתִּי | higadti | I tell | H5046 → | 370 times |
| לָכֶם֙ | lakhem | to <the> you | ||
| הַיּ֔וֹם | haiyom | this day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| כִּ֥י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אָבֹ֖ד | ʾavod | certainly <to perish> | H6 → | 184 times |
| תֹּאבֵד֑וּן | toedun | you will perish ! | H6 → | 184 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תַאֲרִיכֻ֤ן | taarikhun | you will prolong ! | H748 → | 34 times |
| יָמִים֙ | yamim | days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה | haadamah | the land | H127 → | 225 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | where | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אַתָּ֤ה | ʾatah | you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| עֹבֵר֙ | ʾover | [are] about to pass over | H5674 → | 556 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן | haiyarden | the Jordan | H3383 → | 182 times |
| לָבֹ֥א | lavo' | to go | H935 → | 2568 times |
| שָׁ֖מָּה | shamah | there towards | H8033 → | 834 times |
| לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃ | lerishtah | to take possession of it | H3423 → | 231 times |
הִגַּ֤דְתִּיI tell
higadtiH5046 →370 times
לָכֶם֙to <the> you
lakhem
הַיּ֔וֹםthis day
haiyomH3117 →2304 times
כִּ֥יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
אָבֹ֖דcertainly <to perish>
ʾavodH6 →184 times
תֹּאבֵד֑וּןyou will perish !
toedunH6 →184 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
תַאֲרִיכֻ֤ןyou will prolong !
taarikhunH748 →34 times
יָמִים֙days
yamimH3117 →2304 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הthe land
haadamahH127 →225 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhere
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
אַתָּ֤הyou
ʾatahH859 →1094 times
עֹבֵר֙[are] about to pass over
ʾoverH5674 →556 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןthe Jordan
haiyardenH3383 →182 times
לָבֹ֥אto go
lavo'H935 →2568 times
שָׁ֖מָּהthere towards
shamahH8033 →834 times
לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ׃to take possession of it
lerishtahH3423 →231 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
Deuteronomy 4:26I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it,…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 32:1
Give ear, O heavens, and I will speak; hear, O earth, the words of my mouth.
- Micah 6:2
Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:
- Jeremiah 22:29
O land, land, land, hear the word of the LORD!
- Isaiah 1:2
Listen, O heavens, and give ear, O earth, for the LORD has spoken: “I have raised children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against Me.
- Ezekiel 36:4
therefore, O mountains of Israel, hear the word of the Lord GOD. This is what the Lord GOD says to the mountains and hills, to the ravines and valleys, to the desolate ruins and…
- Deuteronomy 32:1
Through
Deuteronomy 31:29For I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and turn from the path I have commanded you. And in the days to come, disaster will befall you because you will…
it leads to
- Judges 2:19
But when the judge died, the Israelites became even more corrupt than their fathers, going after other gods to serve them and bow down to them. They would not give up their evil practices…
- Deuteronomy 32:5
His people have acted corruptly toward Him; the spot on them is not that of His children, but of a perverse and crooked generation.
- Luke 21:24
They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.
- Judges 2:19
Where this verse is studied
About Deuteronomy
This page draws on 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.