Deuteronomy 28:48

Deuteronomy 28:48 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
• New International Version (NIV)therefore in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the Lord sends against you. He will put an iron yoke on your neck until he has destroyed you.
• English Standard Version (ESV)therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger and thirst, in nakedness, and lacking everything. And he will put a yoke of iron on your neck until he has destroyed you.
• New King James Version (NKJV)therefore you shall serve your enemies, whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and in need of everything; and He will put a yoke of iron on your neck until He has destroyed you.

Context of Deuteronomy 28:48

46And they will become a sign and a wonder against you and your descendants forever. 47“Since you did not serve the Lord your God with joy and a cheerful heart, in gratitude for the abundance of all things, you will serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you, in hunger, thirst, nakedness, and devoid of all things; and He will put an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you. 49“The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the end of the earth, as the eagle swoops down; a nation whose language you will not understand, 50a nation with a defiant attitude, who will have no respect for the old, nor show favor to the young.

Deuteronomy 28:48 word by word

וְעָבַדְתָּ֣ אֶת־אֹיְבֶ֗יךָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְשַׁלְּחֶ֤נּוּ יְהוָה֙ בָּ֔ךְ בְּרָעָ֧ב וּבְצָמָ֛א וּבְעֵירֹ֖ם וּבְחֹ֣סֶר כֹּ֑ל וְנָתַ֞ן עֹ֤ל בַּרְזֶל֙ עַל־צַוָּארֶ֔ךָ עַ֥ד הִשְׁמִיד֖וֹ אֹתָֽךְ׃Read the interlinear

• you will serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serveH5647
• your enemiesאָיַב'âyab · be hostileH340
• whomאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• will sendשָׁלַחshâlach · to send: departH7971
• in hungerרָעָבrâ‛âb · famineH7458
• thirstצָמָאtsâmâ' · thirstH6772
• nakednessעֵירֹם‛êyrôm ‛êrôm · nakedH5903
• and devoidחֹ֫סֶרchôser · lackH2640
• of allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• will putנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
• an ironבַּרְזֶלbarzel · ironH1270
• yokeעֹל‛ôl ‛ôl · yokeH5923
• on your neckצַוָּארtsavvâ'r tsavvâr tsavvârôn tsavvâ'râh · neckH6677
• untilעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• He has destroyedשָׁמַדshâmad · to destroyH8045

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:48

• 2 Chronicles 12:8But they will become his slaves, so that they may learn the difference between My service and the service of the kingdoms of the countries.”
• Nehemiah 9:35But they, in their own kingdom, With Your great goodness which You gave them, With the broad and rich land which You placed before them, Did not serve You or turn from their evil deeds.
• Jeremiah 5:19And it shall come about when they say, ‘Why has the Lord our God done all these things to us?’ then you shall say to them, ‘Just as you have abandoned Me and served foreign gods in your land, so you will serve strangers in a land that is not yours.’
• Jeremiah 17:4And you will, even of yourself, let go of your inheritance That I gave you; And I will make you serve your enemies In the land which you do not know; For you have kindled a fire in My anger Which will burn forever.
• Ezekiel 17:3saying, ‘This is what the Lord God says: “A great eagle with great wings, long pinions, and a full plumage of many colors came to Lebanon and took away the top of the cedar.
• Jeremiah 44:17But we will certainly carry out every word that has proceeded from our mouths, by burning sacrifices to the queen of heaven and pouring out drink offerings to her, just as we ourselves, our forefathers, our kings, and our leaders did in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem; for then we had plenty of food and were well off and saw no misfortune.
• Lamentations 5:2Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, Our houses to foreigners.
• Ezekiel 4:16Moreover, He said to me, “Son of man, behold, I am going to break the staff of bread in Jerusalem, and they will eat bread by weight and with anxiety, and drink water by measure and in horror,
• Isaiah 47:6I was angry with My people, I profaned My heritage And handed them over to you. You did not show mercy to them, On the aged you made your yoke very heavy.
• Jeremiah 27:12I spoke words like all these to Zedekiah king of Judah, saying, “Bring your necks under the yoke of the king of Babylon and serve him and his people, and live!
• Jeremiah 28:13“Go and speak to Hananiah, saying, ‘This is what the Lord says: “You have broken the yokes of wood, but in their place you have made yokes of iron.”
• Matthew 11:29Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:48

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 48Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies - Because they would not serve God, therefore they became slaves to men.Read the comment
• 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. 48Ancient writings and artwork sometimes show an iron yoke. A yoke was a wooden bar placed on the neck of animals to control them. Iron is hard and does not bend easily. The image of an iron yoke shows how harsh and severe Israel’s slavery would be if the people did not repent.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-681. if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God--In this chapter the blessings and curses are enumerated at length, and in various minute details, so that on the first entrance of the Israelites into the land of promise, their whole destiny was laid before them, as it was to result from their obedience or the contrary.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 28:48

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Backsliders
• Disobedience to God
• Fear of God
• Holy Spirit
• Idolatry
• Ingratitude
• Iron
• Judgments
• Obedience
• Reprobacy
• War
• Wicked (People)

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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