Deuteronomy 31:14-16

Contemporary English Version

Israel Will Reject the Lord

¹⁴ The Lord told Moses, “You will soon die, so bring Joshua to the sacred tent, and I will appoint him the leader of Israel.”

Moses and Joshua went to the sacred tent, ¹⁵ and the Lord appeared in a thick cloud right over the entrance to the tent. ¹⁶ The Lord said:

Moses, you will soon die. But Israel is going into a land where other gods are worshiped, and Israel will reject me and start worshiping these gods. The people will break the agreement I made with them,