Deuteronomy 28:52
in Deuteronomy 28They will besiege all the cities throughout your land, until the high and fortified walls in which you trust have fallen. They will besiege all your cities throughout the land that the LORD your God has given you.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And they shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fortified walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land; and they shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee.
KJV
And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 28
Commentary
5 notes on this verseHe - Nebuchadnezzar first, (2Ki 25:1, 2Ki 25:2, etc)., and Titus next; shall besiege thee - beset thee round on every side, and cast a trench around thee: viz., lines of circumvallation, as our Lord predicted; (see Mat 24:1, etc., and Luk 21:5, etc.); in all thy gates throughout all thy land - all thy fenced cities, which points out that their subjugation should be complete, as both Jerusalem and all their fortified places should be taken. This was done literally by Nebuchadnezzar and the Romans.
This site's exposition
The Lord shall bring a nation against thee from far
on Deuteronomy 28:49-52
The nation from far comes as swift as the eagle flieth and speaks a tongue thou shalt not understand, and Jeremiah 5:15 and Habakkuk 1:6-8 use both figures of Babylon. The text names no nation, and readers have applied it to Assyria, to Babylon and to Rome according to which siege they had in view. Verse 52 brings down the walls wherein thou trustedst and repeats in all thy gates twice in one verse, which leaves no city standing outside the sentence.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates,....
No place, though ever so well fortified, no, not Jerusalem itself, though it held out long, would escape. Two of the common consequences of a long siege are here foretold:-- [1.] A miserable famine, which would prevail to such a degree that, for want of food, they should kill and eat their own children,
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 words behind it
26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְהֵצַ֨ר | vehetzar | and it will lay siege | H6887 → | |
| לְךָ֜ | lekha | to <the> you | ||
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| שְׁעָרֶ֗יךָ | sheareikha | gates your | H8179 → | 374 times |
| עַ֣ד | ʾad | until | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| רֶ֤דֶת | redet | come down | H3381 → | 381 times |
| חֹמֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ | chomoteikha | walls your | H2346 → | |
| הַגְּבֹה֣וֹת | hagevohot | <the> high | H1364 → | |
| וְהַבְּצֻר֔וֹת | vehabetzurot | and <the> fortified | H1219 → | 37 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| אַתָּ֛ה | ʾatah | you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| בֹּטֵ֥חַ | boteach | [are] trusting | H982 → | |
| בָּהֵ֖ן | bahen | in <the> them | ||
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אַרְצֶ֑ךָ | ʾartzekha | land your | H776 → | 2504 times |
| וְהֵצַ֤ר | vehetzar | and it will lay siege | H6887 → | |
| לְךָ֙ | lekha | to <the> you | ||
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ | sheareikha | gates your | H8179 → | 374 times |
| בְּכָ֨ל־ | bekhol | in all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אַרְצְךָ֔ | ʾartzekha | land your | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| נָתַ֛ן | natan | he has given | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| יְהוָ֥ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ | ʾeloheikha | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
| לָֽךְ׃ | lakh | to <the> you |
וְהֵצַ֨רand it will lay siege
vehetzarH6887 →
לְךָ֜to <the> you
lekha
בְּכָל־in all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
שְׁעָרֶ֗יךָgates your
sheareikhaH8179 →374 times
עַ֣דuntil
ʾadH5704 →1261 times
רֶ֤דֶתcome down
redetH3381 →381 times
חֹמֹתֶ֙יךָ֙walls your
chomoteikhaH2346 →
הַגְּבֹה֣וֹת<the> high
hagevohotH1364 →
וְהַבְּצֻר֔וֹתand <the> fortified
vehabetzurotH1219 →37 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
אַתָּ֛הyou
ʾatahH859 →1094 times
בֹּטֵ֥חַ[are] trusting
boteachH982 →
בָּהֵ֖ןin <the> them
bahen
בְּכָל־in all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
אַרְצֶ֑ךָland your
ʾartzekhaH776 →2504 times
וְהֵצַ֤רand it will lay siege
vehetzarH6887 →
לְךָ֙to <the> you
lekha
בְּכָל־in all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָgates your
sheareikhaH8179 →374 times
בְּכָ֨ל־in all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
אַרְצְךָ֔land your
ʾartzekhaH776 →2504 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
נָתַ֛ןhe has given
natanH5414 →2011 times
יְהוָ֥הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָGod your
ʾeloheikhaH430 →2601 times
לָֽךְ׃to <the> you
lakh
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
Daniel 9:26Then after the sixty-two weeks the Messiah will be cut off and will have nothing. Then the people of the prince who is to come will destroy the city and the sanctuary. The end…
it leads to
- Isaiah 53:8
By oppression and judgment He was taken away, and who can recount His descendants? For He was cut off from the land of the living; He was stricken for the transgression of My people.
- Nahum 1:8
But with an overwhelming flood He will make an end of Nineveh and pursue His enemies into darkness.
- Mark 13:2
“Do you see all these great buildings?” Jesus replied. “Not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
- Luke 24:26
Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
- Matthew 24:2
“Do you see all these things?” He replied. “Truly I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.”
- Isaiah 53:8
Through
Matthew 22:7The king was enraged, and he sent his troops to destroy those murderers and burn their city.
it leads to
- Luke 19:27
And these enemies of mine who were unwilling for me to rule over them, bring them here and slay them in front of me.’”
- 1 Peter 4:17–18
For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
- Luke 19:27
Through
2 Kings 18:13In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.
it leads to
- Isaiah 36:1–22
In the fourteenth year of Hezekiah’s reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked and captured all the fortified cities of Judah.
- Isaiah 36:1–22
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About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.