Deuteronomy 31:14-23
Yahweh Has Moses Write a Song
14Then Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, 1,athe time for you to die is near; call Joshua and present yourselves at the tent of meeting, that I may commission him.” bSo Moses and Joshua went and presented themselves at the tent of meeting. 15aAnd Yahweh appeared in the tent in a pillar of cloud, and the pillar of cloud stood at the doorway of the tent. 16And Yahweh said to Moses, “Behold, ayou are about to lie down with your fathers; and bthis people will arise and play the harlot with the foreign gods of the land, into the midst of which they are going, and they cwill forsake Me and break My covenant which I have cut with them. 17“aThen My anger will be kindled against them in that day, and bI will forsake them and chide My face from them, and they will be consumed, and many evils and troubles will find them, so that they will say in that day, ‘dIs it not because our God is not among us that these evils have found us?’ 18“But I will surely hide My face in that day because of all the evil which they will do, for they will turn to other gods.
19“So now, awrite this song for yourselves and teach it to the sons of Israel; put it in their mouths, so that this song may be a witness for Me against the sons of Israel. 20“aFor when I bring them into the land flowing with milk and honey, which I swore to their fathers, and they have eaten and are satisfied and bbecome fat, then they will turn to other gods and serve them and spurn Me and break My covenant. 21“Then it will be, awhen many evils and troubles have found them, that this song will answer them as a witness (for it shall not be forgotten from the mouths of their seed); for bI know their intent which they are 1developing today, before I have brought them into the land which I swore.” 22aSo Moses wrote this song the same day and taught it to the sons of Israel.