You have been rebellious toward the Lord since the day I knew you.
Parallel translations
- WEB You have been rebellious against Yahweh from the day that I knew you.
- KJV Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.
- BSB You have been rebelling against the LORD since the day I came to know you.
- NKJV You have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I knew you.
- NLT Yes, you have been rebelling against the Lord as long as I have known you.
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Quick answer
Moses sums up Israel as rebellious against God for as long as he had known them. Their sin was chronic, underscoring their dependence on grace.
Overview
This blunt assessment caps Moses' recital of Israel's failures, leaving no room for self-righteousness. The persistence of their rebellion proves that any future blessing rests on God's faithfulness, not their merit. It exposes the universal human condition that only redemption in Christ can finally remedy.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 3
- Deut 31:27For I know your rebellion, and your stiff neck. Behold, while I am yet alive with you today, you have been rebellious against Yahweh. How much more after my death?
- Acts 7:51“You stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, you always resist the Holy Spirit! As your fathers did, so you do.
- Deut 9:6–7Know therefore, that Yahweh your God doesn’t give you this good land to possess for your righteousness; for you are a stiff-necked people.
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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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