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Deuteronomy 28:54
54The man who is most refined and well-bred among you will be cruel and hostile toward his brother and toward the wife he cherishes and toward the rest of his children who remain,
Deuteronomy 28:54 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:
- New International Version (NIV)Even the most gentle and sensitive man among you will have no compassion on his own brother or the wife he loves or his surviving children,
- English Standard Version (ESV)The man who is the most tender and refined among you will begrudge food to his brother, to the wife he embraces, and to the last of the children whom he has left,
- New King James Version (NKJV)The sensitive and very refined man among you will be hostile toward his brother, toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the rest of his children whom he leaves behind,
Context of Deuteronomy 28:54
52They will besiege you in all your cities until your high and fortified walls in which you trusted come down throughout your land; and they will besiege you in all your cities throughout your land which the Lord your God has given you. 53Then you will eat the offspring of your own body [to avoid starvation], the flesh of your sons and daughters whom the Lord your God has given you, during the siege and the misery by which your enemy will oppress you. The man who is most refined and well-bred among you will be cruel and hostile toward his brother and toward the wife he cherishes and toward the rest of his children who remain, 55so that he will not give even one of them any of the flesh of his children which he will eat, because he has nothing else left, during the siege and the misery by which your enemy will oppress you in all your cities. 56The most refined and well-bred woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground because she is so delicate and pampered, will be cruel and hostile toward the husband she cherishes and toward her son and daughter,
Read all of Deuteronomy 28Deuteronomy 28:54 word by word
הָאִישׁ֙ הָרַ֣ךְ בְּךָ֔ וְהֶעָנֹ֖ג מְאֹ֑ד תֵּרַ֨ע עֵינ֤וֹ בְאָחִיו֙ וּבְאֵ֣שֶׁת חֵיק֔וֹ וּבְיֶ֥תֶר בָּנָ֖יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר יוֹתִֽיר׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
- tenderרַךְrak · tenderH7390
- among you, and veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
- delicateעָנֹג‛ânôg · daintyH6028
- his eyeעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
- shall be evilיָרַעyâra‛ · quiverH3415
- toward his brotherאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
- and toward the wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
- of his bosomחֵיקchêyq chêq chôq · bosom: embraceH2436
- and toward the remnantיֶ֫תֶרyether · remainderH3499
- of his childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
- which he shall leaveיָתַרyâthar · to remainH3498
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:54
- Deuteronomy 15:9Beware that there is no wicked thought in your heart, saying, ‘The seventh year, the year of release (remission, pardon), is approaching,’ and your eye is hostile (unsympathetic) toward your poor brother, and you give him nothing [since he would not have to repay you]; for he may cry out to the Lord against you, and it will become a sin for you.
- Proverbs 23:6Do not eat the bread of a selfish man, Or desire his delicacies;
- Proverbs 28:22He who has an evil and envious eye hurries to be rich And does not know that poverty will come upon him.
- Matthew 20:15Am I not lawfully permitted to do what I choose with what is mine? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?’
- Deuteronomy 13:6“If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you cherish, or your friend who is as [precious to you as] your own life (soul), entices you secretly, saying, ‘Let us go and serve other gods’ (gods whom neither you nor your fathers have known,
- 2 Samuel 12:3But the poor man had nothing but one little ewe lamb Which he had purchased and nourished; And it grew up together with him and his children. It ate his food, drank from his cup, it lay in his arms, And was like a daughter to him.
- Micah 7:5Do not trust in a neighbor [because of the moral corruption in the land]; Do not have confidence in a friend. Guard the doors of your mouth From her who lies in your bosom.
- Psalms 103:13Just as a father loves his children, So the Lord loves those who fear and worship Him [with awe-filled respect and deepest reverence].
- Isaiah 49:15[The Lord answered] “Can a woman forget her nursing child And have no compassion on the son of her womb? Even these may forget, but I will not forget you.
- Matthew 7:9Or what man is there among you who, if his son asks for bread, will [instead] give him a stone?
- Luke 11:11What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:54
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-68Verses 15-68 The curses correspond in form and number Deuteronomy 28:15-19 to the blessings Deuteronomy 28:3-6, and the special modes in which these threats should be executed are described in five groups of denunciations Deuteronomy 28:20-26 First series of judgments. The curse of God should rest on all they did, and should issue in manifold forms of disease, in famine, and in defeat in war. Deuteronomy 28:20 Vexation - Rather, confusion: the word in the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 45-68Verses 45-68 If God inflicts vengeance, what miseries his curse can bring upon mankind, even in this present world! Yet these are but the beginning of sorrows to those under the curse of God. What then will be the misery of that world where their worm dieth not, and their fire is not quenched! Observe what is here said of the wrath of God, which should come and remain upon the Israelites for their sins. It is amazing to think that a people so long the…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 54gentle and refined man: He had lived a protected life. He had been kept away from suffering and hardship. He had never faced the terrible events that would soon come upon him.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 53-5753-57. And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body--(See 2Ki 6:29; La 4:10). Such were the dreadful extremities to which the inhabitants during the siege were reduced that many women sustained a wretched existence by eating the flesh of their own children. Parental affection was extinguished, and the nearest relatives were jealously, avoided, lest they should discover and demand a share of the revolting viands.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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