Deuteronomy 31:30 (DRB)

Passage

Moses therefore spoke, in the hearing of the whole assembly of Israel, the words of this canticle, and finished it even to the end.

Nearby Context

Deuteronomy 31:28 Gather unto me all the ancients of your tribes, and your doctors, and I will speak these words in their hearing, and will call heaven and earth to witness against them.

Deuteronomy 31:29 For I know that, after my death, you will do wickedly, and will quickly turn aside form the way that I have commanded you: and evils shall come upon you in the latter times, when you shall do evil in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him by the works of your hands.

Deuteronomy 31:30 Moses therefore spoke, in the hearing of the whole assembly of Israel, the words of this canticle, and finished it even to the end.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "moses", "therefore", "spoke", "hearing", "whole", "assembly", "israel", and "words". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "moses" and "therefore", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The prior verse says "For I know that after my death...", giving immediate footing for "moses" and "therefore". In Deuteronomy context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "moses" and "therefore" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.