Deuteronomy 9:24

24 You have been rebellious against the LORD ever since I have known you.

Deuteronomy 9:24 in Other Translations

24 Ye have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.

24 You have been rebellious against the LORD from the day that I knew you.

24 Yes, you have been rebelling against the LORD as long as I have known you.

24 You've been rebels against God from the first day I knew you.

24 You have been rebelling against the Lord ever since I have known you.

Deuteronomy 9:24 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 9:24

You have been rebellious against the Lord from the day that I
knew you.
] Either from the time he first had and took knowledge of them and visited them, before his departure from Egypt to the land of Midian; (see ( Exodus 2:11-14 ) compared with ( Acts 7:25 ) ); or from the time that he was sent to them to deliver them out of Egypt; see ( Exodus 5:20 Exodus 5:21 ) and especially from the time he brought them into the wilderness.

Deuteronomy 9:24 In-Context

22 You also made the LORD angry at Taberah, at Massah and at Kibroth Hattaavah.

23 And when the LORD sent you out from Kadesh Barnea, he said, “Go up and take possession of the land I have given you.” But you rebelled against the command of the LORD your God. You did not trust him or obey him.

24 You have been rebellious against the LORD ever since I have known you.

25 I lay prostrate before the LORD those forty days and forty nights because the LORD had said he would destroy you.

26 I prayed to the LORD and said, “Sovereign LORD, do not destroy your people, your own inheritance that you redeemed by your great power and brought out of Egypt with a mighty hand.

Cross References

• 1. S Deuteronomy 8:17; ver 7; Deuteronomy 31:27