Beware that thou forget not the LORD thy God, in not keeping his commandments, and his judgments, and his statutes, which I command thee this day:
Parallel translations
- WEB Beware lest you forget Yahweh your God, in not keeping his commandments, and his ordinances, and his statutes, which I command you today;
- BSB Be careful not to forget the LORD your God by failing to keep His commandments and ordinances and statutes, which I am giving you this day.
- NKJV “Beware that you do not forget the Lord your God by not keeping His commandments, His judgments, and His statutes which I command you today,
- NASB “Be careful that you do not forget the Lord your God by failing to keep His commandments, His ordinances, and His statutes which I am commanding you today;
- NLT “But that is the time to be careful! Beware that in your plenty you do not forget the Lord your God and disobey his commands, regulations, and decrees that I am giving you today.
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Quick answer
Israel must beware of forgetting the LORD by neglecting his commandments. Prosperity carries the danger of spiritual amnesia.
Overview
Moses warns that forgetting God shows itself in disobedience to his commands. The peril of plenty is that comfort can dull devotion. This timeless warning calls God's people to vigilant remembrance and obedience, lest blessing become a snare rather than an occasion for worship.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 5
- Ps 106:21They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;
- Hos 2:8–9For she did not know that I gave her corn, and wine, and oil, and multiplied her silver and gold, which they prepared for Baal.
- Prov 1:32For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.
- Prov 30:9Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the LORD? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
- Ezek 16:10–15I clothed thee also with broidered work, and shod thee with badgers’ skin, and I girded thee about with fine linen, and I covered thee with silk.
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Moses promised a Prophet like himself to whom Israel must listen (18:15); Jesus is that Prophet, the one who keeps the covenant we broke and becomes the curse for us by hanging on a tree (Gal 3:13).
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