Deuteronomy 31:19-21

31:19 Now write down for yourselves the following song and teach it to the Israelites. Put it into their very mouths so that this song may serve as my witness against the Israelites! 31:20 For after I have brought them¹ to the land I promised to their² ancestors – one flowing with milk and honey – and they³ eat their fill⁴ and become fat, then they⁵ will turn to other gods and worship them; they will reject me and break my covenant. 31:21 Then when⁶ many disasters and distresses overcome them⁷ this song will testify against them,⁸ for their⁹ descendants will not forget it.¹⁰ I know the¹¹ intentions they have in mind¹² today, even before I bring them¹³ to the land I have promised.”

Deuteronomy 31:2

31:2 He said to them, “Today I am a hundred and twenty years old. I am no longer able to get about,¹⁴ and the Lord has said to me, ‘You will not cross the Jordan.’

Deuteronomy 17:13

17:13 Then all the people will hear and be afraid, and not be so presumptuous again.

Nehemiah 9:29-30

9:29 And you solemnly admonished them in order to return them to your law, but they behaved presumptuously and did not obey your commandments. They sinned against your ordinances – those by which an individual, if he obeys them,¹⁵ will live. They boldly turned from you;¹⁶ they rebelled¹⁷ and did not obey. 9:30 You prolonged your kindness¹⁸ with them for many years, and you solemnly admonished them by your Spirit through your prophets. Still they paid no attention,¹⁹ so you delivered them into the hands of the neighboring peoples.²⁰

Malachi 3:5

3:5 “I²¹ will come to you in judgment. I will be quick to testify against those who practice divination, those who commit adultery, those who break promises,²² and those who exploit workers, widows, and orphans,²³ who refuse to help²⁴ the immigrant²⁵ and in this way show they do not fear me,” says the Lord who rules over all.

¹tn Heb “him.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “them.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

²tn Heb “his.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “their.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

³tn Heb “he.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “they.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

⁴tn Heb “and are satisfied.”

⁵tn Heb “he.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “they.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

¹tn Heb “Then it will come to pass that.”

²tn Heb “him.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “them.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

³tn Heb “him.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “them.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

⁴tn Heb “his.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “their.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

⁵tn Heb “it will not be forgotten from the mouth of his seed.”

⁶tn Heb “his.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “their.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

⁷tn Heb “which he is doing.”

⁸tn Heb “him.” Smr, LXX, and the Targums read the plural “them.” See note on the first occurrence of “they” in v. 16.

¹tn Or “am no longer able to lead you” (NIV, NLT); Heb “am no longer able to go out and come in.”

¹tn Heb “if a man keep.” See note on the word “obey” in Neh 1:5.

²tn Heb “they gave a stubborn shoulder.”

³tn Heb “they stiffened their neck.”

¹tn The Hebrew expression here is elliptical. The words “your kindness” are not included in the Hebrew text, but have been supplied in the translation for clarity.

²tn Heb “did not give ear to.”

³tn Heb “the peoples of the lands.”

¹tn The first person pronoun (a reference to the Lord) indicates that the Lord himself now speaks (see also v. 1). The prophet speaks in vv. 2-4 (see also 2:17).

²tn Heb “those who swear [oaths] falsely.” Cf. NIV “perjurers”; TEV “those who give false testimony”; NLT “liars.”

³tn Heb “and against the oppressors of the worker for a wage, [the] widow and orphan.”

⁴tn Heb “those who turn aside.”

⁵tn Or “resident foreigner”; NIV “aliens”; NRSV “the alien.”