Deuteronomy 31:21
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Deuteronomy 31:21 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Deuteronomy 31:21 is a verse from the book of Deuteronomy in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as ..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Deuteronomy 31:21 — KJV
“And it shall come to pass, when many evils and troubles are befallen them, that this song shall testify against them as a witness; for it shall not be forgotten out of the mouths of their seed: for I know their imagination which they go about, even now, before I have brought them into the land which I sware. against: Heb. before go...: Heb. do”
— Deuteronomy 31:21 (KJV)
Deuteronomy 31:21 in Context — About the Book of Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy is Moses' farewell sermon on the edge of the Promised Land — a passionate retelling of the law for a new generation. Its heartbeat is love: love God with all your heart, soul, and strength. Jesus quoted Deuteronomy more than almost any other book.
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 31:21
“Yet there shall be a space between you and it, about two thousand cubits by measure: come not near unto it, that ye may know the way by which ye must go: for ye have not passed this way heretofore. heretofore: Heb. since yesterday, and the third day”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 31:21: come, pass, know
“As soon as ye be come into the city, ye shall straightway find him, before he go up to the high place to eat: for the people will not eat until he come, because he doth bless the sacrifice; and afterwards they eat that be bidden. Now therefore get you up; for about this time ye shall find him. this time: Heb. to day”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 31:21: come, about, now
“And Jehoash said to the priests, All the money of the dedicated things that is brought into the house of the LORD, even the money of every one that passeth the account, the money that every man is set at, and all the money that cometh into any man's heart to bring into the house of the LORD, dedicated things: or, holy things: Heb. holinesses that every...: Heb. of the souls of his estimation cometh...: Heb. ascendeth upon the heart of a man”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 31:21: come, pass, even
“And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. shall Tyre...: Heb. it shall be unto Tyre as the song of an harlot”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 31:21: come, pass, song
“If I go forth into the field, then behold the slain with the sword! and if I enter into the city, then behold them that are sick with famine! yea, both the prophet and the priest go about into a land that they know not. go about...: or, make merchandise against a land, and men acknowledge it not”
Shares key themes with Deuteronomy 31:21: against, know, about
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