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Deuteronomy 27:16
16‘God will curse anyone who does not respect his parents.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Yes, we agree!’
Deuteronomy 27:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- New International Version (NIV)“Cursed is anyone who dishonors their father or mother.” Then all the people shall say, “Amen!”
- English Standard Version (ESV)"'Cursed be anyone who dishonors his father or his mother.' And all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
- New King James Version (NKJV)‘Cursed is the one who treats his father or his mother with contempt.’ “And all the people shall say, ‘Amen!’
Context of Deuteronomy 27:16
14The Levites will shout this with a loud voice to all the Israelites: 15‘God will curse anyone who makes any image of a god and who worships it secretly. The Lord hates all idols that people make with metal or with wood.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Yes, we agree!’ ‘God will curse anyone who does not respect his parents.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Yes, we agree!’ 17‘God will curse anyone who moves the stones at the edge of his neighbour's land.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Yes, we agree!’ 18‘God will curse anyone who leads a blind person along the wrong path.’ Then all the people will say, ‘Yes, we agree!’
Read all of Deuteronomy 27Deuteronomy 27:16 word by word
אָר֕וּר מַקְלֶ֥ה אָבִ֖יו וְאִמּ֑וֹ וְאָמַ֥ר כָּל־הָעָ֖ם אָמֵֽן׃ סRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 27:16
- Deuteronomy 21:18Perhaps a man has a son who refuses to obey his parents. They punish him to teach him what is right, but he refuses to listen to them.
- Exodus 20:12Always respect your father and your mother. Then you will live for many years in the land that the Lord your God will give to you.
- Exodus 21:17If someone curses his father or his mother, you must punish him with death.
- Leviticus 19:3Each person must respect his mother and his father. All the people must keep the Sabbath as a day of rest. I am the Lord your God.
- Proverbs 30:11There are some people who curse their fathers. They do not bless their mothers.
- Ezekiel 22:7The people in the city do not respect their parents. They have been cruel to the foreigners who live among you. They have cheated widows and children who have no family.
- Matthew 15:4God's Law says: “You must love your father and mother and obey them.” God also said, “A person should die if he says bad things against his father or against his mother.”
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 27:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16Setteth light by his father or his mother - See the note on Exodus 20:12.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 Compare Joshua 8:32-35. The solemnity was apparently designed only for the single occasion on which it actually took place. Deuteronomy 27:12, Deuteronomy 27:13 The tribes appointed to stand on Gerizim to bless the people all sprang from the two wives of Jacob, Leah and Rachel. All the four tribes which sprang from the handmaids Zilpah and Bilhah are located on Ebal. But in order, as it would seem, to effect an equal division, two tribes are…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 11-26Verses 11-26 The six tribes appointed for blessing, were all children of the free women, for to such the promise belongs, Ga 4:31. Levi is here among the rest. Ministers should apply to themselves the blessing and curse they preach to others, and by faith set their own Amen to it. And they must not only allure people to their duty with the promises of a blessing, but awe them with the threatenings of a curse, by declaring that a curse would be upon those…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16dishonors his father or mother: In Israel’s understanding, duty to parents came just after duty to God (see 5:16). To treat one’s parents with disrespect or disobedience was a serious offense. It closely reflected a lack of respect for God himself.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 27
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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