KJV ORIGINAL
And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant:
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
And if you reject my laws, or if you hate my rules, so that you refuse to obey all my commands and break my agreement with you:
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is warning that despising His laws and breaking His covenant will have serious consequences.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of God's covenant with Israel at Mount Sinai, where He outlined both blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience. Moses was delivering these words to the Israelites before they entered the Promised Land, establishing the terms of their relationship with God. This warning came as part of a larger section detailing what would happen if the nation turned away from following God's commands.
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