Deuteronomy 31:27 “For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are already…”

Deuteronomy 31:27

For I know how rebellious and stiff-necked you are. If you are already rebelling against the LORD while I am still alive, how much more will you rebel after my death!

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?

World English Bible

For I know your rebellion and your stiff neck. Behold, while I am yet alive with you today, you have been rebellious against the LORD. How much more after my death?

American Standard Version

For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against Jehovah; and how much more after my death?

Geneva Bible 1599

For I knowe thy rebellion and thy stiffe necke: beholde, I being yet aliue with you this day, ye are rebellious against the Lord: howe much more then after my death?

Darby Translation

for I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck. Lo, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against Jehovah; and how much more after my death!

Young's Literal Translation

for I — I have known thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck; lo, in my being yet alive with you to-day, rebellious ye have been with Jehovah, and also surely after my death.

Bible in Basic English

For I have knowledge of your hard and uncontrolled hearts: even now, while I am still living, you will not be ruled by the Lord; how much less after my death?

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Cross references

“I know”

Deuteronomy 32:20

Deuteronomy 32:20 · BSB

He said: “I will hide My face from them; I will see what will be their end. For they are a perverse generation— children of unfaithfulness.

“stiff neck”

2 Chronicles 30:8 Psalm 78:8 Isaiah 48:4 Acts 7:51 Deuteronomy 9:6 Exodus 32:8

2 Chronicles 30:8 · BSB

Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.

Psalm 78:8 · BSB

Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.

Isaiah 48:4 · BSB

For I knew that you are stubborn; your neck is iron and your forehead is bronze.

Acts 7:51 · BSB

You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did.

Deuteronomy 9:6 · BSB

Understand, then, that it is not because of your righteousness that the LORD your God is giving you this good land to possess, for you are a stiff-necked people.

Exodus 32:8 · BSB

How quickly they have turned aside from the way that I commanded them! They have made for themselves a molten calf and have bowed down to it. They have sacrificed to it and said, ‘These, O Israel, are your gods, who brou…

“ye have been”

Deuteronomy 9:24

Deuteronomy 9:24 · BSB

You have been rebelling against the LORD since the day I came to know you.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

26“Take this Book of the Law and place it beside the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, so that it may remain there as a witness against you.

28Assemble before me all the elders of your tribes and all your officers so that I may speak these words in their hearing and call heaven and earth to witness against them.

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