Deu 29:20 | TNotes | STEP | 29:20 erase their names: To forget the name of a people resulted in eventually forgetting their very existence. The most unspeakable tragedy would be for God to treat the people of Israel as though they had never existed (see 7:24 ; Exod 32:32-33 ; 2 Kgs 14:27 ).

cExod 32:32-33►

d2 Kgs 14:27►

‏ Deuteronomy 29:20

29:20 ^a erase their names: To forget the name of a people resulted in eventually forgetting their very existence. The most unspeakable tragedy would be for God to treat the people of Israel as though they had never existed (see 7:24 ^b; Exod 32:32-33 ^c; 2 Kgs 14:27 ^d).