Deuteronomy 28:48
in Deuteronomy 28you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.
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ASV
therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies that Jehovah shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
KJV
Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 28
Commentary
4 notes on this verseGod is a Master that will be served with gladness, and delights to hear us sing at our work. (3.) If, when we receive the gifts of God's bounty, we either do not serve him at all or serve him with reluctance, it is a righteous thing with him to make us know the hardships of want and servitude.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Therefore shall thou serve thine enemies, which the Lord shall send against thee,....
The blessings are here put before the curses, to intimate, 1. That God is slow to anger, but swift to show mercy: he has said it, and sworn, that he would much rather we would obey and live than sin and die. It is his delight to bless.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies - Because they would not serve God, therefore they became slaves to men.
The words behind it
20 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְעָבַדְתָּ֣ | veavadta | and you will serve | H5647 → | 288 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| אֹיְבֶ֗יךָ | ʾoyeveikha | enemies your | H341 → | 282 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ʾasher | whom | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יְשַׁלְּחֶ֤נּוּ | yeshallechenu | he will send forth him | H7971 → | 845 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בָּ֔ךְ | bakh | on <the> you | ||
| בְּרָעָ֧ב | beraav | in hunger | H7458 → | |
| וּבְצָמָ֛א | uvetzama' | and in thirst | H6772 → | |
| וּבְעֵירֹ֖ם | uveeirom | and in nakedness | H5903 → | |
| וּבְחֹ֣סֶר | uvechoser | and in lack of | H2640 → | |
| כֹּ֑ל | kol | everything | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| וְנָתַ֞ן | venatan | and he will put | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| עֹ֤ל | ʾol | a yoke of | H5923 → | |
| בַּרְזֶל֙ | barzel | iron | H1270 → | 76 times |
| עַל־ | ʾal- | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| צַוָּארֶ֔ךָ | tzavarekha | neck your | H6677 → | |
| עַ֥ד | ʾad | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| הִשְׁמִיד֖וֹ | hishmido | has destroyed he | H8045 → | 90 times |
| אֹתָֽךְ׃ | ʾotakh | <obj.> you | H853 → | 10935 times |
וְעָבַדְתָּ֣and you will serve
veavadtaH5647 →288 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
אֹיְבֶ֗יךָenemies your
ʾoyeveikhaH341 →282 times
אֲשֶׁ֨רwhom
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
יְשַׁלְּחֶ֤נּוּhe will send forth him
yeshallechenuH7971 →845 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בָּ֔ךְon <the> you
bakh
בְּרָעָ֧בin hunger
beraavH7458 →
וּבְצָמָ֛אand in thirst
uvetzama'H6772 →
וּבְעֵירֹ֖םand in nakedness
uveeiromH5903 →
וּבְחֹ֣סֶרand in lack of
uvechoserH2640 →
כֹּ֑לeverything
kolH3605 →5413 times
וְנָתַ֞ןand he will put
venatanH5414 →2011 times
עֹ֤לa yoke of
ʾolH5923 →
בַּרְזֶל֙iron
barzelH1270 →76 times
עַל־on
ʾal-H5921 →5755 times
צַוָּארֶ֔ךָneck your
tzavarekhaH6677 →
עַ֥דuntil
ʾadH5704 →1261 times
הִשְׁמִיד֖וֹhas destroyed he
hishmidoH8045 →90 times
אֹתָֽךְ׃<obj.> you
ʾotakhH853 →10935 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Jeremiah 44:27I am watching over them for harm and not for good, and every man of Judah who is in the land of Egypt will meet his end by sword or famine, until they are…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 31:28
Just as I watched over them to uproot and tear down, to demolish, destroy, and bring disaster, so I will watch over them to build and to plant,” declares the LORD.
- 2 Kings 21:14
So I will forsake the remnant of My inheritance and deliver them into the hands of their enemies. And they will become plunder and spoil to all their enemies,
- Jeremiah 1:10
See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
- Jeremiah 31:28
Through
Ezekiel 17:12“Now say to this rebellious house: ‘Do you not know what these things mean?’ Tell them, ‘Behold, the king of Babylon came to Jerusalem, carried off its king and officials, and brought them back…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 24:19
Then the people asked me, “Won’t you tell us what these things you are doing mean to us?”
- Ezekiel 17:3
and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘A great eagle with great wings and long pinions, full of feathers of many colors, came to Lebanon and took away the top…
- Ezekiel 1:2
On the fifth day of the month—it was the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin—
- Ezekiel 2:3–5
“Son of man,” He said to me, “I am sending you to the Israelites, to a rebellious nation that has rebelled against Me. To this very day they and their fathers have rebelled against…
- Luke 9:45
But they did not understand this statement. It was veiled from them so that they could not comprehend it, and they were afraid to ask Him about it.
- Ezekiel 24:19
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.