Deuteronomy 8:20
New International Version
Like the nations the LORD destroyed before you, so you will be destroyed for not obeying the LORD your God.

New Living Translation
Just as the LORD has destroyed other nations in your path, you also will be destroyed if you refuse to obey the LORD your God.

English Standard Version
Like the nations that the LORD makes to perish before you, so shall you perish, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God.

Berean Standard Bible
Like the nations that the LORD has destroyed before you, so you will perish if you do not obey the LORD your God.

King James Bible
As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto the voice of the LORD your God.

New King James Version
As the nations which the LORD destroys before you, so you shall perish, because you would not be obedient to the voice of the LORD your God.

New American Standard Bible
Like the nations that the LORD eliminates from you, so you shall perish, because you would not listen to the voice of the LORD your God.

NASB 1995
“Like the nations that the LORD makes to perish before you, so you shall perish; because you would not listen to the voice of the LORD your God.

NASB 1977
“Like the nations that the LORD makes to perish before you, so you shall perish; because you would not listen to the voice of the LORD your God.

Legacy Standard Bible
Like the nations that Yahweh makes to perish before you, so you shall perish, because you would not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God.

Amplified Bible
Like the nations which the LORD causes to perish before you, so shall you perish; because you would not listen to and obey the voice of the LORD your God.

Christian Standard Bible
Like the nations the LORD is about to destroy before you, you will perish if you do not obey the LORD your God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Like the nations the LORD is about to destroy before you, you will perish if you do not obey the LORD your God.”

American Standard Version
As the nations that Jehovah maketh to perish before you, so shall ye perish; because ye would not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah your God.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
As the nations which LORD JEHOVAH destroyed from before you, so you will perish, unless you listen to the voice of LORD JEHOVAH your God.”

Brenton Septuagint Translation
As also the other nations which the Lord God destroys before your face, so shall ye perish, because ye hearkened not to the voice of the Lord your God.

Douay-Rheims Bible
As the nations, which the Lord destroyed at thy entrance, so shall you also perish, if you be disobedient to the voice of the Lord your God.

English Revised Version
As the nations which the LORD maketh to perish before you, so shall ye perish; because ye would not hearken unto the voice of the LORD your God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD is going to destroy other nations as you enter the land. You will be destroyed like them if you don't obey the LORD your God.

Good News Translation
If you do not obey the LORD, then you will be destroyed just like those nations that he is going to destroy as you advance.

International Standard Version
Just like the nations whom the LORD destroyed before you, so will you be destroyed, because you did not listen to the voice of the LORD your God."

JPS Tanakh 1917
As the nations that the LORD maketh to perish before you, so shall ye perish; because ye would not hearken unto the voice of the LORD your God.

Literal Standard Version
As the nations whom YHWH is destroying from your presence, so you perish, because you do not listen to the voice of your God YHWH.”

Majority Standard Bible
Like the nations that the LORD has destroyed before you, so you will perish if you do not obey the LORD your God.

New American Bible
Like the nations which the LORD destroys before you, so shall you too perish for not listening to the voice of the LORD, your God.

NET Bible
Just like the nations the LORD is about to destroy from your sight, so he will do to you because you would not obey him.

New Revised Standard Version
Like the nations that the LORD is destroying before you, so shall you perish, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God.

New Heart English Bible
As the nations that the LORD makes to perish before you, so you shall perish; because you wouldn't listen to the voice of the LORD your God.

Webster's Bible Translation
As the nations which the LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient to the voice of the LORD your God.

World English Bible
As the nations that Yahweh makes to perish before you, so you shall perish, because you wouldn’t listen to Yahweh your God’s voice.

Young's Literal Translation
as the nations whom Jehovah is destroying from your presence, so ye perish; because ye hearken not to the voice of Jehovah your God.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Remember the LORD Your God
19If you ever forget the LORD your God and go after other gods to worship and bow down to them, I testify against you today that you will surely perish. 20Like the nations that the LORD has destroyed before you, so you will perish if you do not obey the LORD your God.

Cross References
Deuteronomy 4:26
I 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, but will be utterly destroyed.

Psalm 10:16
The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perish from His land.

Ezekiel 5:5
This is what the Lord GOD says: 'This is Jerusalem, which I have set in the center of the nations, with countries all around her.


Treasury of Scripture

As the nations which the LORD destroys before your face, so shall you perish; because you would not be obedient to the voice of the LORD your God.

so shall ye perish

2 Chronicles 36:16,17
But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the LORD arose against his people, till there was no remedy…

Daniel 9:11,12
Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him…

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Deuteronomy 8
1. An exhortation to obedience in regard to God's mercy and goodness to Israel.














(20) Because ye would not be obedient.--In return for your disobedience. The same word is employed in Deuteronomy 7:12. The use of the word in these two places might fairly be taken to mark off the intervening portion as a complete section of the discourse.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Like the nations
כַּגּוֹיִ֗ם (kag·gō·w·yim)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts

the LORD
יְהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

has destroyed
מַאֲבִ֣יד (ma·’ă·ḇîḏ)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish

before you,
מִפְּנֵיכֶ֔ם (mip·pə·nê·ḵem)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 6440: The face

so
כֵּ֖ן (kên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

you will perish
תֹאבֵד֑וּן (ṯō·ḇê·ḏūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish

if you do not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

obey
תִשְׁמְע֔וּן (ṯiš·mə·‘ūn)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

the LORD
יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

your God.
אֱלֹהֵיכֶֽם׃ (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative


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