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Deuteronomy 28:50
50a nation of stern appearance that will have no regard for the elderly or pity for the young.
Deuteronomy 28:50 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:
- New International Version (NIV)a fierce-looking nation without respect for the old or pity for the young.
- English Standard Version (ESV)a hard-faced nation who shall not respect the old or show mercy to the young.
- New King James Version (NKJV)a nation of fierce countenance, which does not respect the elderly nor show favor to the young.
Context of Deuteronomy 28:50
48instead in hunger, thirst, nakedness, and poverty you will serve your enemies whom the Lord will send against you. They will place an iron yoke on your neck until they have destroyed you. 49The Lord will raise up a distant nation against you, one from the other side of the earth as the eagle flies, a nation whose language you will not understand, a nation of stern appearance that will have no regard for the elderly or pity for the young. 51They will devour the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your soil until you are destroyed. They will not leave you with any grain, new wine, olive oil, calves of your herds, or lambs of your flocks until they have destroyed you. 52They will besiege all of your villages until all of your high and fortified walls collapse – those in which you put your confidence throughout the land. They will besiege all your villages throughout the land the Lord your God has given you.
Read all of Deuteronomy 28Deuteronomy 28:50 word by word
גּ֖וֹי עַ֣ז פָּנִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא־יִשָּׂ֤א פָנִים֙ לְזָקֵ֔ן וְנַ֖עַר לֹ֥א יָחֹֽן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- A nationגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- of fierceעַז‛az · strongH5794
- countenanceפָּנֶהpânîym · faceH6440
- which shall not regardנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: kindnessH5375
- the personפָּנֶהpânîym · face: kindnessH6440
- of the oldזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
- nor shew favourחָנַןchânan · be graciousH2603
- to the youngנַ֫עַרna‛ar · youthH5288
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:50
- Proverbs 7:13So she grabbed him and kissed him, and with a bold expression she said to him,
- Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is a wise person? Who knows the solution to a problem? A person’s wisdom brightens his appearance, and softens his harsh countenance.
- Daniel 7:7“After these things, as I was watching in the night visions a fourth beast appeared – one dreadful, terrible, and very strong. It had two large rows of iron teeth. It devoured and crushed, and anything that was left it trampled with its feet. It was different from all the beasts that came before it, and it had ten horns.
- Daniel 8:23Toward the end of their rule, when rebellious acts are complete, a rash and deceitful king will arise.
- 2 Chronicles 36:17He brought against them the king of the Babylonians, who slaughtered their young men in their temple. He did not spare young men or women, or even the old and aging. God handed everyone over to him.
- Isaiah 47:6I was angry at my people; I defiled my special possession and handed them over to you. You showed them no mercy; you even placed a very heavy burden on old people.
- Luke 19:44They will demolish you – you and your children within your walls – and they will not leave within you one stone on top of another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
- Luke 21:23Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing their babies in those days! For there will be great distress on the earth and wrath against this people.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:50
- 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. 50The Assyrians were known for harsh treatment of their defeated enemies. They showed little mercy. One method of execution was impalement. They placed victims on a sharp stake while they were still alive (see Isaiah 33:19; Nahum 2:1–7).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5050. A nation of fierce countenance--a just description of the Romans, who were not only bold and unyielding, but ruthless and implacable.Read the comment
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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
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