31:14 Then the Lord said to Moses, “The day of your death is near. Summon Joshua and present yourselves in the tent 1 of meeting 2 so that I can commission him.” 3 So Moses and Joshua presented themselves in the tent of meeting. 31:15 The Lord appeared in the tent in a pillar of cloud that 4 stood above the door of the tent. 31:16 Then the Lord said to Moses, “You are about to die, 5 and then these people will begin to prostitute themselves with the foreign gods of the land into which they 6 are going. They 7 will reject 8 me and break my covenant that I have made with them. 9 31:17 At that time 10 my anger will erupt against them 11 and I will abandon them and hide my face from them until they are devoured. Many disasters and distresses will overcome 12 them 13 so that they 14 will say at that time, ‘Have not these disasters 15 overcome us 16 because our 17 God is not among us 18 ?’ 31:18 But I will certainly 19 hide myself at that time because of all the wickedness they 20 will have done by turning to other gods. 31:19 Now write down for yourselves the following song and teach it to the Israelites. Put it into their very mouths so that this song may serve as my witness against the Israelites! 31:20 For after I have brought them 21 to the land I promised to their 22 ancestors – one flowing with milk and honey – and they 23 eat their fill 24 and become fat, then they 25 will turn to other gods and worship them; they will reject me and break my covenant. 31:21 Then when 26 many disasters and distresses overcome them 27 this song will testify against them, 28 for their 29 descendants will not forget it. 30 I know the 31 intentions they have in mind 32 today, even before I bring them 33 to the land I have promised.” 31:22 So on that day Moses wrote down this song and taught it to the Israelites,