Deuteronomy 29:19 meaning and explanation
because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.
Deuteronomy 29:19, Berean Standard Bible
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Moses is speaking to all Israel on the plains of Moab, as the people prepare to enter the promised land and renew their covenant with the LORD. In verse 18 he warns against anyone whose heart turns to other gods, a root bearing bitter fruit.
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