New American Standard Bible 1995
Deuteronomy 28:7
7“The Lord shall cause your enemies who rise up against you to be 1defeated before you; they will come out against you one way and will flee before you seven ways.
Deuteronomy 28:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.
Context of Deuteronomy 28:7
5“Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. 6“Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out. “The Lord shall cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you; they will come out against you one way and will flee before you seven ways. 8The Lord will command the blessing upon you in your barns and in all that you put your hand to, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you. 9The Lord will establish you as a holy people to Himself, as He swore to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways.
Read all of Deuteronomy 28Deuteronomy 28:7 word by word
יִתֵּ֨ן יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־אֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙ הַקָּמִ֣ים עָלֶ֔יךָ נִגָּפִ֖ים לְפָנֶ֑יךָ בְּדֶ֤רֶךְ אֶחָד֙ יֵצְא֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וּבְשִׁבְעָ֥ה דְרָכִ֖ים יָנ֥וּסוּ לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
- The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- shall causeנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- your enemiesאָיַב'âyab · be hostileH340
- who riseקוּםqûm · to arise: attackH6965
- up againstעַל‛al · uponH5921
- defeatedנָגַףnâgaph · to strikeH5062
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- you; they will comeיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- out againstאֶל'êl 'el · to(wards)H413
- you oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
- and will fleeנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
- you sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:7
- Deuteronomy 28:25“The Lord shall cause you to be defeated before your enemies; you will go out one way against them, but you will flee seven ways before them, and you will be an example of terror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
- Deuteronomy 32:30How could one chase a thousand, And two put ten thousand to flight, Unless their Rock had sold them, And the Lord had given them up?
- Leviticus 26:7But you will chase your enemies and they will fall before you by the sword;
- 2 Samuel 22:38I pursued my enemies and destroyed them, And I did not turn back until they were consumed.
- Psalms 89:23But I shall crush his adversaries before him, And strike those who hate him.
- Joshua 8:22The others came out from the city to encounter them, so that they were trapped in the midst of Israel, some on this side and some on that side; and they slew them until no one was left of those who survived or escaped.
- Joshua 10:10And the Lord confounded them before Israel, and He slew them with a great slaughter at Gibeon, and pursued them by the way of the ascent of Beth-horon and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
- 1 Samuel 7:3Then Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you return to the Lord with all your heart, remove the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and direct your hearts to the Lord and serve Him alone; and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
- 2 Chronicles 14:2Asa did good and right in the sight of the Lord his God,
- 2 Chronicles 19:4So Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem and went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and brought them back to the Lord, the God of their fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 20:22When they began singing and praising, the Lord set ambushes against the sons of Ammon, Moab and Mount Seir, who had come against Judah; so they were routed.
- 2 Chronicles 31:20Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah; and he did what was good, right and true before the Lord his God.
- 2 Chronicles 32:21And the Lord sent an angel who destroyed every mighty warrior, commander and officer in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he returned in shame to his own land. And when he had entered the temple of his god, some of his own children killed him there with the sword.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The Lord shall cause thine enemies, etc. - This is a promise of security from foreign invasion, or total discomfiture of the invaders, should they enter the land. They shall come against thee one way - in the firmest and most united manner. And flee seven ways - shall be utterly broken, confounded, and finally routed.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-14Verses 1-14 A comparison of this chapter with Exodus 23:20-23 and Deuteronomy 28:5 The “basket” or bag was a customary means in the East for carrying about whatever might be needed for personal uses (compare Deuteronomy 26:2; John 13:29). The “store” is rather the kneading-trough Exodus 8:3; Exodus 12:34. The blessings here promised relate, it will be observed, to private and personal life: in Deuteronomy 28:7 those which are of a more public and national…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7In the Bible, the number seven often shows fullness or completion. In this passage, it means that Israel’s enemies would be completely removed from the land (see study note on Deuteronomy 2:34).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. flee before thee seven ways--that is, in various directions, as always happens in a rout.Read the comment
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- 1. Deuteronomy 28:7 Lit smitten ↩
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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