Deuteronomy 29:24

Deuteronomy 29:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the Lord done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
• New International Version (NIV)All the nations will ask: “Why has the Lord done this to this land? Why this fierce, burning anger?”
• English Standard Version (ESV)all the nations will say, 'Why has the Lord done thus to this land? What caused the heat of this great anger?'
• New King James Version (NKJV)“All nations would say, ‘Why has the Lord done so to this land? What does the heat of this great anger mean?’

Context of Deuteronomy 29:24

22“Now the future generation, your sons who rise up after you and the foreigner who comes from a distant land, when they see the plagues of that land and the diseases with which the Lord has afflicted it, will say, 23‘All its land is brimstone and salt, burned debris, unsown and unproductive, and no grass grows on it, like the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord overthrew in His anger and in His wrath.’ All the nations will say, ‘Why has the Lord done all this to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’ 25Then people will say, ‘It is because they abandoned the covenant of the Lord, the God of their fathers, which He made with them when He brought them out of the land of Egypt. 26And they went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods that they have not known and whom He had not assigned to them.

Deuteronomy 29:24 word by word

וְאָֽמְרוּ֙ כָּל־הַגּוֹיִ֔ם עַל־מֶ֨ה עָשָׂ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה כָּ֖כָה לָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֑את מֶ֥ה חֳרִ֛י הָאַ֥ף הַגָּד֖וֹל הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• will sayאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Whyעַל‛al · uponH5921
• Whyמָהmâh mah mâ ma meh · what?H4100
• has the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• thisכָּ֫כָהkâkâh · thusH3602
• to thisזֶהzeh · thisH2088
• landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• outburstחֳרִיchŏrîy · burningH2750
• of angerאַף'aph · face: angerH639

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 29:24

• 1 Kings 9:8And this house will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by it will be appalled and hiss and say, ‘Why has the Lord done such a thing to this land and this house?’
• 2 Chronicles 7:21As for this house, which was exalted, everyone who passes by it will be astonished and say, ‘Why has the Lord done these things to this land and to this house?’
• Jeremiah 22:8“Many nations will pass by this city; and they will say to one another, ‘Why has the Lord done this to this great city?’
• Lamentations 2:15All who pass along the way Clap their hands in ridicule at you; They hiss and shake their heads At the daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city of which they said, ‘Perfect in beauty, A joy to all the earth’?”
• Lamentations 4:12The kings of the earth did not believe, Nor did any of the inhabitants of the world, That the adversary and the enemy Would enter the gates of Jerusalem.
• Ezekiel 14:23Then they will comfort you when you see their conduct and actions, for you will know that I have not done without reason whatever I did to it,” declares the Lord God.
• Romans 2:5But because of your stubbornness and unrepentant heart you are storing up wrath for yourself on the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God,

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 29:24

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22-28Verses 22-28 Idolatry would be the ruin of their nation. It is no new thing for God to bring desolating judgments on a people near to him in profession. He never does this without good reason. It concerns us to seek for the reason, that we may give glory to God, and take warning to ourselves. Thus the law of Moses leaves sinners under the curse, and rooted out of the Lord's land; but the grace of Christ toward penitent, believing sinners, plants them…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-29As Moses prepared to die, he spoke a farewell message to Israel. In this message, he briefly reviewed their history since they left Egypt. He urged the nation to promise loyalty to the Lord. This part of Deuteronomy shows that grace (God’s undeserved favor) is not only a New Testament teaching. Grace is the foundation of the Lord’s relationship with Israel.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-2910-29. Ye stand this day all of you before the Lord your God--The whole congregation of Israel, of all ages and conditions, all--young as well as old; menials as well as masters; native Israelites as well as naturalized strangers--all were assembled before the tabernacle to renew the Sinaitic covenant. None of them were allowed to consider themselves as exempt from the terms of that national compact, lest any lapsing into idolatry might prove a root of…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 29

• 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