Reference

Deuteronomy 31:17

Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?
15

And the Lord appeared in the tabernacle in a pillar of a cloud: and the pillar of the cloud stood over the door of the tabernacle.

16

And the Lord said unto Moses, Behold, thou shalt sleep with thy fathers; and this people will rise up, and go a whoring after the gods of the strangers of the land, whither they go to be among them, and will forsake me, and break my covenant which I have made with them.

17

Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God is not among us?

18

And I will surely hide my face in that day for all the evils which they shall have wrought, in that they are turned unto other gods.

19

Now therefore write ye this song for you, and teach it the children of Israel: put it in their mouths, that this song may be a witness for me against the children of Israel.

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Destruction / Perishing Language
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Literal Fulfillment
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Destruction / Perishing Language

While the verse speaks of negative consequences, the primary focus is on God's withdrawal and the resulting suffering, rather than a direct act of destruction by God.

Literal Fulfillment

While the verse describes concrete events, the "literal fulfillment" tag might be challenged by the metaphorical nature of God "hiding his face" or "forsaking" them, which are not strictly physical actions but rather expressions of divine withdrawal.