Tree of Life Version
Deuteronomy 28:7
7“Adonai will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be struck down before you. They will come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.
Deuteronomy 28:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
- New International Version (NIV)The Lord will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.
Context of Deuteronomy 28:7
5“Blessed will be your basket and your kneading bowl. 6“Blessed will you be when you come in, and blessed will you be when you go out. “Adonai will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be struck down before you. They will come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways. 8Adonai will command the blessing on you in your barns and in every undertaking of your hand, and He will bless you in the land Adonai your God is giving you. 9Adonai will establish you as a holy people for Himself, just as He swore to you—if you keep the mitzvot of Adonai your God and walk in His ways.
Read all of Deuteronomy 28Deuteronomy 28:7 word by word
יִתֵּ֨ן יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־אֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙ הַקָּמִ֣ים עָלֶ֔יךָ נִגָּפִ֖ים לְפָנֶ֑יךָ בְּדֶ֤רֶךְ אֶחָד֙ יֵצְא֣וּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וּבְשִׁבְעָ֥ה דְרָכִ֖ים יָנ֥וּסוּ לְפָנֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- shall causeנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- thine enemiesאֹיֵב'ôyêb 'ôyêb · enemyH341
- that rise upקוּםqûm · to arise: attackH6965
- against thee to be smittenנָגַףnâgaph · to strikeH5062
- before thy faceפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- they shall come outיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- against thee oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
- wayדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: roadH1870
- and fleeנוּסnûs · to fleeH5127
- thee sevenשֶׁ֫בַעsheba‛ shib‛âh · sevenH7651
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:7
- Deuteronomy 28:25“Adonai will bring you to defeat before your enemies. You will go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them. You will become a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
- Deuteronomy 32:30How can one chase a thousand and two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them and Adonai had handed them over?
- Leviticus 26:7You will chase your enemies and they will fall before you by the sword.
- 2 Samuel 22:38I pursue my enemies and destroy them. I will not return till they are consumed.
- Psalms 89:23No enemy will exact tribute from him, no son of wickedness will oppress him.
- Joshua 8:22The others also came out of the city against them, so they were surrounded by Israel, some on this side and some on that side. They struck them down until not one survivor or fugitive was left.
- Joshua 10:10Adonai threw them into confusion before Israel, defeated them with a crushing defeat at Gibeon, chased them by the road that goes up to Beth-horon, and struck them as far as Azekah and Makkedah.
- 1 Samuel 7:3Then Samuel spoke to the whole house of Israel saying, “If you are returning to Adonai with all your heart, then remove the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, direct your hearts to Adonai and serve Him only. Then He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
- 2 Chronicles 14:2He removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashed the pillars and cut down the Asherah poles.
- 2 Chronicles 19:4Jehoshaphat dwelt in Jerusalem and he went out again among the people from Beer-sheba over to the hill country of Ephraim and brought them back to Adonai, the God of their fathers.
- 2 Chronicles 20:22As they began singing and praising, Adonai set ambushes against the children of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir who had come against Judah, and they were defeated.
- 2 Chronicles 31:20Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah. He did what was good, right and true before Adonai his God.
- 2 Chronicles 32:21Then Adonai sent an angel who annihilated every mighty warrior, commander and officer in the camp of the king of Assyria. So he withdrew in disgrace to his own land. When he entered the house of his god some of his own children struck him down with the sword.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7The Lord shall cause thine enemies, etc. - This is a promise of security from foreign invasion, or total discomfiture of the invaders, should they enter the land. They shall come against thee one way - in the firmest and most united manner. And flee seven ways - shall be utterly broken, confounded, and finally routed.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-14Verses 1-14 A comparison of this chapter with Exodus 23:20-23 and Deuteronomy 28:5 The “basket” or bag was a customary means in the East for carrying about whatever might be needed for personal uses (compare Deuteronomy 26:2; John 13:29). The “store” is rather the kneading-trough Exodus 8:3; Exodus 12:34. The blessings here promised relate, it will be observed, to private and personal life: in Deuteronomy 28:7 those which are of a more public and national…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7In the Bible, the number seven often shows fullness or completion. In this passage, it means that Israel’s enemies would be completely removed from the land (see study note on Deuteronomy 2:34).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. flee before thee seven ways--that is, in various directions, as always happens in a rout.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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