Deuteronomy 28
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Deuteronomy 28:49-64

49“1The LordH3068 will bringH5375 a nationH1471 againstH5921 you from afarH7350, from the endH7097 of the earthH776, 2as the eagleH5404 swoopsH1675 downH1675, a nationH1471 whoseH834 languageH3956 you shall not understandH8085, 50a nationH1471 of fierceH5794 countenanceH6440 whoH834 will 3haveH5375 noH3808 respectH6440 for the oldH2205, norH3808 showH2603 favorH2603 to the youngH5288. 51Moreover, it shall eatH398 the 4offspringH6529 of your herdH929 and the produceH6529 of your groundH127 untilH5704 you are destroyedH8045, whoH834 also leavesH7604 you noH3808 grainH1715, newH8492 wineH8492, or oilH3323, norH3808 the increaseH7698 of your herdH504 or the youngH6251 of your flockH6629 untilH5704 they have caused you to perishH6. 525It shall besiegeH6887 you in allH3605 your 6townsH8179 untilH5704 your highH1364 and fortifiedH1219 wallsH2346 in whichH834 you trustedH982 comeH3381 downH3381 throughoutH3605 your landH776, and it shall besiegeH6887 you in allH3605 your 7townsH8179 throughoutH3605 your landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 has givenH5414 you. 538Then you shall eatH398 the 9offspringH6529 of your own bodyH990, the fleshH1320 of your sonsH1121 and of your daughtersH1323 whomH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 has givenH5414 you, during the siegeH4692 and the distressH4689 by whichH834 your enemyH340 will 10oppressH6693 you. 54The manH376 who is 11refinedH7390 and veryH3966 delicateH6028 among you 12shall be hostileH7489 toward his brotherH251 and toward the wifeH802 13he cherishesH2436 and toward the restH3499 of his childrenH1121 whoH834 remainH3498, 55soH4480 that he will not giveH5414 even oneH259 of them anyH4480 of the fleshH1320 of his childrenH1121 whichH834 he will eatH398, sinceH4480 he has nothingH1097H3605 else leftH7604, during the siegeH4692 and the distressH4689 by whichH834 your enemyH340 will 14oppressH6693 you in allH3605 your 15townsH8179. 5616The 17refinedH7390 and delicateH6028 womanH6028 among you, whoH834 would not ventureH5254 to setH3322 the soleH3709 of her footH7272 on the groundH776 for delicatenessH6026 and 18refinementH7391, 19shall be hostileH7489 toward the husbandH376 20she cherishesH2436 and toward her sonH1121 and daughterH1323, 57and toward her afterbirthH7988 which issuesH3318 from betweenH996 her 21legsH7272 and toward her childrenH1121 whomH834 she bearsH3205; for 22she will eatH398 them secretlyH5643 for lackH2640 of anythingH3605 else, during the siegeH4692 and the distressH4689 by whichH834 your enemyH340 will 23oppressH6693 you in your 24townsH8179.

58“IfH518 you are not carefulH8104 to observeH6213 allH3605 the wordsH1697 of thisH2088 lawH8451 which are writtenH3789 in thisH2088 bookH5612, to 2526fearH3372 thisH2088 honoredH3513 and awesomeH3372 27nameH8034, 28the LordH3068 your GodH430, 59then the LordH3068 will bringH6381 extraordinaryH6381 plaguesH4347 on you and 29your descendantsH2233, even 30severeH1419 and lastingH539 plaguesH4347, and miserableH7451 and chronicH539 sicknessesH2483. 6031He will bringH7725 backH7725 on you allH3605 the diseasesH4064 of EgyptH4714 of whichH834 you were afraidH3025, and they will clingH1692 to you. 61AlsoH1571 everyH3605 sicknessH2483 and everyH3605 plagueH4347 whichH834, not writtenH3789 in the bookH5612 of thisH2088 lawH8451, the LordH3068 will bringH5927 on you 32untilH5704 you are destroyedH8045. 62Then you shall be leftH7604 fewH4592 in numberH4962, 33whereasH8478H834 you were as numerousH7230 as the starsH3556 of heavenH8064, becauseH3588 you did not 34obeyH8085H6963 the LordH3068 your GodH430. 63It shall comeH1961 about that as the LordH3068 35delightedH7797 overH5921 you to prosperH3190 you, and multiplyH7235 you, soH3651 the LordH3068 will 36delightH7797 overH5921 you to make you perishH6 and destroyH8045 you; and you will be 37tornH5255 from the landH127 whereH834H8033 you are enteringH935 to possessH3423 it. 64Moreover, the LordH3068 will 38scatterH6327 you among allH3605 peoplesH5971, from one endH7097 of the earthH776 to the other endH7097 of the earthH776; and thereH8033 you shall 39serveH5647 otherH312 godsH430, woodH6086 and stoneH68, whichH834 you or your fathersH1 have not knownH3045.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 28:49 Is 5:26-30; 7:18-20; Jer 5:15; 6:22, 23 ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 28:49 Jer 48:40; 49:22; Lam 4:19; Hos 8:1 ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 28:50 Is 47:6 ↩
  4. 4. Deuteronomy 28:51 Lit fruit ↩
  5. 5. Deuteronomy 28:52 Jer 10:17, 18; Zeph 1:15, 16 ↩
  6. 6. Deuteronomy 28:52 Lit gates ↩
  7. 7. Deuteronomy 28:52 Lit gates ↩
  8. 8. Deuteronomy 28:53 Lev 26:29; 2 Kin 6:28, 29; Jer 19:9; Lam 2:20; 4:10 ↩
  9. 9. Deuteronomy 28:53 Lit fruit ↩
  10. 10. Deuteronomy 28:53 Or distress ↩
  11. 11. Deuteronomy 28:54 Lit tender ↩
  12. 12. Deuteronomy 28:54 Lit his eye shall be evil toward ↩
  13. 13. Deuteronomy 28:54 Lit of his bosom ↩
  14. 14. Deuteronomy 28:55 Or distress ↩
  15. 15. Deuteronomy 28:55 Lit gates ↩
  16. 16. Deuteronomy 28:56 Lam 4:10 ↩
  17. 17. Deuteronomy 28:56 Lit tender ↩
  18. 18. Deuteronomy 28:56 Lit tenderness ↩
  19. 19. Deuteronomy 28:56 Lit her eye shall be evil toward ↩
  20. 20. Deuteronomy 28:56 Lit of her bosom ↩
  21. 21. Deuteronomy 28:57 Lit feet ↩
  22. 22. Deuteronomy 28:57 2 Kin 6:28, 29; Lam 4:10 ↩
  23. 23. Deuteronomy 28:57 Or distress ↩
  24. 24. Deuteronomy 28:57 Lit gates ↩
  25. 25. Deuteronomy 28:58 Or reverence ↩
  26. 26. Deuteronomy 28:58 Ps 99:3; Mal 1:14 ↩
  27. 27. Deuteronomy 28:58 Is 42:8 ↩
  28. 28. Deuteronomy 28:58 Heb YHWH ↩
  29. 29. Deuteronomy 28:59 Lit plague on your seed ↩
  30. 30. Deuteronomy 28:59 Lit great ↩
  31. 31. Deuteronomy 28:60 Deut 28:27 ↩
  32. 32. Deuteronomy 28:61 Deut 4:25, 26 ↩
  33. 33. Deuteronomy 28:62 Deut 1:10; Neh 9:23 ↩
  34. 34. Deuteronomy 28:62 Lit listen to the voice of ↩
  35. 35. Deuteronomy 28:63 Jer 32:41 ↩
  36. 36. Deuteronomy 28:63 Prov 1:26 ↩
  37. 37. Deuteronomy 28:63 Jer 12:14; 45:4 ↩
  38. 38. Deuteronomy 28:64 Lev 26:33; Deut 4:27; Neh 1:8 ↩
  39. 39. Deuteronomy 28:64 Deut 4:28; 29:26; 32:17 ↩

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28

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