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Deuteronomy 28:37

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And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.

And thou shalt become an astonishment {H8047}, a proverb {H4912}, and a byword {H8148}, among all nations {H5971} whither the LORD {H3068} shall lead {H5090} thee.

You will be so devastated as to become a proverb and a laughingstock among all the peoples to which ADONAI will drive you.

You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you.

And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither Jehovah shall lead thee away.

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Cross-References

  • 1 Kings 9:7 (6 votes)

    Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:

  • 1 Kings 9:8 (6 votes)

    And at this house, [which] is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?

  • Jeremiah 24:9 (5 votes)

    And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for [their] hurt, [to be] a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.

  • Jeremiah 25:9 (5 votes)

    Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.

  • 2 Chronicles 7:20 (4 votes)

    Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it [to be] a proverb and a byword among all nations.

  • Zechariah 8:13 (3 votes)

    And it shall come to pass, [that] as ye were a curse among the heathen, O house of Judah, and house of Israel; so will I save you, and ye shall be a blessing: fear not, [but] let your hands be strong.

  • Psalms 44:13 (3 votes)

    Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.