Deuteronomy 32:29
O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!In other versions
Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!
ASV
If only they were wise, if only this was clear to them, and they would give thought to their future!
BBE
Oh that they had been wise! they would have understood this, They would have considered their latter end!
DBY
Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!
WEB
If they were wise -- They deal wisely `with' this; They attend to their latter end:
YLT
O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
ENG
O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
WBT
If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.
BSB
In context
27Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this.
28For they are a nation void of counsel, neither is there any understanding in them.
29O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!
30How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?
31For their rock is not as our Rock, even our enemies themselves being judges.