Deuteronomy 28:54

Deuteronomy 28:54 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:
• New International Version (NIV)Even the most gentle and sensitive man among you will have no compassion on his own brother or the wife he loves or his surviving children,
• English Standard Version (ESV)The man who is the most tender and refined among you will begrudge food to his brother, to the wife he embraces, and to the last of the children whom he has left,
• New King James Version (NKJV)The sensitive and very refined man among you will be hostile toward his brother, toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the rest of his children whom he leaves behind,

Context of Deuteronomy 28:54

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. 53You will then eat your own offspring, the flesh of the sons and daughters the Lord your God has given you, because of the severity of the siege by which your enemies will constrict you. The man among you who is by nature tender and sensitive will turn against his brother, his beloved wife, and his remaining children. 55He will withhold from all of them his children’s flesh that he is eating (since there is nothing else left), because of the severity of the siege by which your enemy will constrict you in your villages. 56Likewise, the most tender and delicate of your women, who would never think of putting even the sole of her foot on the ground because of her daintiness, will turn against her beloved husband, her sons and daughters,

Deuteronomy 28:54 word by word

הָאִישׁ֙ הָרַ֣ךְ בְּךָ֔ וְהֶעָנֹ֖ג מְאֹ֑ד תֵּרַ֨ע עֵינ֤וֹ בְאָחִיו֙ וּבְאֵ֣שֶׁת חֵיק֔וֹ וּבְיֶ֥תֶר בָּנָ֖יו אֲשֶׁ֥ר יוֹתִֽיר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• the manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• tenderרַךְrak · tenderH7390
• among you, and veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• delicateעָנֹג‛ânôg · daintyH6028
• his eyeעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• shall be evilיָרַעyâra‛ · quiverH3415
• toward his brotherאָח'âch · brother: compatriotH251
• and toward the wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• of his bosomחֵיקchêyq chêq chôq · bosom: embraceH2436
• and toward the remnantיֶ֫תֶרyether · remainderH3499
• of his childrenבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• which he shall leaveיָתַרyâthar · to remainH3498

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:54

• Deuteronomy 15:9Be careful lest you entertain the wicked thought that the seventh year, the year of cancellation of debts, has almost arrived, and your attitude be wrong toward your impoverished fellow Israelite and you do not lend him anything; he will cry out to the Lord against you and you will be regarded as having sinned.
• Proverbs 23:6Do not eat the food of a stingy person, do not crave his delicacies;
• Proverbs 28:22The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.
• Matthew 20:15Am I not permitted to do what I want with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’
• Deuteronomy 13:6Suppose your own full brother, your son, your daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend should seduce you secretly and encourage you to go and serve other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have previously known,
• 2 Samuel 12:3But the poor man had nothing except for a little lamb he had acquired. He raised it, and it grew up alongside him and his children. It used to eat his food, drink from his cup, and sleep in his arms. It was just like a daughter to him.
• Micah 7:5Do not rely on a friend; do not trust a companion! Don’t even share secrets with the one who lies in your arms!
• Psalms 103:13As a father has compassion on his children, so the Lord has compassion on his faithful followers.
• Isaiah 49:15Can a woman forget her baby who nurses at her breast? Can she withhold compassion from the child she has borne? Even if mothers were to forget, I could never forget you!
• Matthew 7:9Is there anyone among you who, if his son asks for bread, will give him a stone?
• Luke 11:11What father among you, if your son asks for a fish, will give him a snake instead of a fish?

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:54

• 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. 54gentle and refined man: He had lived a protected life. He had been kept away from suffering and hardship. He had never faced the terrible events that would soon come upon him.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 53-5753-57. And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body--(See 2Ki 6:29; La 4:10). Such were the dreadful extremities to which the inhabitants during the siege were reduced that many women sustained a wretched existence by eating the flesh of their own children. Parental affection was extinguished, and the nearest relatives were jealously, avoided, lest they should discover and demand a share of the revolting viands.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 28:54

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Backsliders
• Cannibalism
• Disobedience to God
• Famine
• Fear of God
• Holy Spirit
• Idolatry
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Judgments
• Obedience
• Reprobacy
• War
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

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• Command
• Crush
• Delicateness
• Doubt
• Dress
• Emerods
• Enjoy
• Fearful
• Hang

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