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 attack your cities until all the fortified walls in your land—the walls you trusted to protect you—are knocked down. They will attack all the towns in the land the Lord your God has given you. 53“The siege and terrible distress of the enemy’s attack will be so severe that you will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters, whom the Lord your God has given you. The most tenderhearted man among you will have no compassion for his own brother, his beloved wife, and his surviving children. 55He will refuse to share with them the flesh he is devouring—the flesh of one of his own children—because he has nothing else to eat during the siege and terrible distress that your enemy will inflict on all your towns. 56The most tender and delicate woman among you—so delicate she would not so much as touch the ground with her foot—will be selfish toward the husband she loves and toward her own son or daughter.

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 15:9Do not be mean-spirited and refuse someone a loan because the year for canceling debts is close at hand. If you refuse to make the loan and the needy person cries out to the Lord, you will be considered guilty of sin.
• Proverbs 23:6Don’t eat with people who are stingy; don’t desire their delicacies.
• Proverbs 28:22Greedy people try to get rich quick but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.
• Matthew 20:15Is it against the law for me to do what I want with my money? Should you be jealous because I am kind to others?’
• Deuteronomy 13:6“Suppose someone secretly entices you—even your brother, your son or daughter, your beloved wife, or your closest friend—and says, ‘Let us go worship other gods’—gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known.
• 2 Samuel 12:3The poor man owned nothing but one little lamb he had bought. He raised that little lamb, and it grew up with his children. It ate from the man’s own plate and drank from his cup. He cuddled it in his arms like a baby daughter.
• Micah 7:5Don’t trust anyone— not your best friend or even your wife!
• Psalms 103:13The Lord is like a father to his children, tender and compassionate to those who fear him.
• Isaiah 49:15“Never! Can a mother forget her nursing child? Can she feel no love for the child she has borne? But even if that were possible, I would not forget you!
• Matthew 7:9“You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead?
• Luke 11:11“You fathers—if your children ask for a fish, do you give them a snake instead?

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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• Enjoy
• Fearful
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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