Deuteronomy 29:20

Translations

Modern

The LORD will never be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will blot out his name from under heaven

Traditional

The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven.

Literal

YHWH will not spare him, for then the anger of YHWH and His jealousy would burn against that man, and upon him will rest every oath written in this book, and YHWH will blot out his name from under the heavens.

Latin

…et Dominus non ignoscat ei: sed tunc quam maxime furor ejus fumet, et zelus contra hominem illum, et sedeant super eum omnia maledicta, quæ scripta sunt in hoc volumine: et deleat Dominus nomen ejus sub cælo,

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The LORD will never be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will blot out his name from under heaven

Notes

Deuteronomy 29:20

blot out his name: If a people’s name was removed, they would eventually be forgotten. Their memory and identity would disappear.

The greatest tragedy would be for God to treat Israel as if they had never existed (see 7:24; Exodus 32:32–33; 2 Kings 14:27).

Deuteronomy 29:2–30:20

As Moses prepared to die, he spoke a farewell message to Israel. In this message, he briefly reviewed their history since they left Egypt.

He urged the nation to promise loyalty to the Lord. This part of Deuteronomy shows that grace (God’s undeserved favor) is not only a New Testament teaching. Grace is the foundation of the Lord’s relationship with Israel.

Theme notes and profiles

Ancient Law Codes God’s Covenants The Broken Covenant

Related verses

Psalm 74:1
A Maskil of Asaph. Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?
Deuteronomy 9:14
Leave Me alone, so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. Then I will make you into a nation mightier and greater than they are.”
Psalm 79:5
How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?
Ezekiel 14:7–8
For when any Israelite or any foreigner dwelling in Israel separates himself from Me, sets up idols in his heart, and puts a wicked stumbling block before his face, and then comes to the prophet to inquire of Me, I the LORD will answer him Myself.
Ezekiel 23:25
And I will set My jealous rage against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and ears, and your survivors will fall by the sword. They will seize your sons and daughters, and your remnant will be consumed by fire.
Exodus 20:5
You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers on their children to the third and fourth generations of those who hate Me,
Psalm 18:8
Smoke rose from His nostrils, and consuming fire came from His mouth; glowing coals blazed forth.
Nahum 1:2
The LORD is a jealous and avenging God; the LORD is avenging and full of wrath. The LORD takes vengeance on His foes and reserves wrath for His enemies.
Exodus 34:14
For you must not worship any other god, for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God.
Jeremiah 13:14
I will smash them against one another, fathers and sons alike, declares the LORD. I will allow no mercy or pity or compassion to keep Me from destroying them.’”
Ezekiel 8:5
“Son of man,” He said to me, “now lift up your eyes to the north.” So I lifted up my eyes to the north, and in the entrance north of the Altar Gate I saw this idol of jealousy.
Exodus 32:32–33
Yet now, if You would only forgive their sin.... But if not, please blot me out of the book that You have written.”

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Deuteronomy, Book of Forgiveness Hosea, Book of Oath

Topics

Backsliders: General Scriptures Concerning Drunkenness: General Scriptures Concerning God: Jealous Imagination: General Scriptures Concerning Impenitence: General Scriptures Concerning Infidelity: General Scriptures Concerning Jealousy: Attributed to God Judgments: Different Kinds of Blotting out the Name Judgments: Inflicted Upon: Individuals Presumption: General Scriptures Concerning The Anger of God: Against: Idolatry

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