Numbers 32:23 Cross References

Numbers 32:23

23: But if you fail to keep your word, then you will have sinned against the LORD, and you may be sure that your sin will find you out.

For our sins are piled up before God and testify against us. Yes, we know what sinners we are.

And Judah said, "Oh, my lord, what can we say to you? How can we plead? How can we prove our innocence? God is punishing us for our sins. My lord, we have all returned to be your slaves--we and our brother who had your cup in his sack."

You will be accepted if you respond in the right way. But if you refuse to respond correctly, then watch out! Sin is waiting to attack and destroy you, and you must subdue it."

So be careful not to jump to conclusions before the Lord returns as to whether or not someone is faithful. When the Lord comes, he will bring our deepest secrets to light and will reveal our private motives. And then God will give to everyone whatever praise is due.

But say to the wicked, "Your destruction is sure. You, too, will get what you deserve. Your well-earned punishment is on the way."

There will be trouble and calamity for everyone who keeps on sinning--for the Jew first and also for the Gentile.

Don't let liars prosper here in our land. Cause disaster to fall with great force on the violent.

"However, if you do not listen to me or obey my commands,
and if you break my covenant by rejecting my laws and treating my regulations with contempt,
I will punish you. You will suffer from sudden terrors, with wasting diseases, and with burning fevers, causing your eyes to fail and your life to ebb away. You will plant your crops in vain because your enemies will eat them.
I will turn against you, and you will be defeated by all your enemies. They will rule over you, and you will run even when no one is chasing you!
"And if, in spite of this, you still disobey me, I will punish you for your sins seven times over.

"But if you refuse to listen to the LORD your God and do not obey all the commands and laws I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overwhelm you:
You will be cursed in your towns and in the country.
You will be cursed with baskets empty of fruit, and with kneading bowls empty of bread.
You will be cursed with few children and barren fields. You will be cursed with infertile herds and flocks.
You will be cursed wherever you go, both in coming and in going.

Listen! The LORD is not too weak to save you, and he is not becoming deaf. He can hear you when you call.
But there is a problem--your sins have cut you off from God. Because of your sin, he has turned away and will not listen anymore.

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