Deuteronomy 28:64
in Deuteronomy 28Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
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ASV
And Jehovah will scatter thee among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers, even wood and stone.
KJV
And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 28
Commentary
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And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people
on Deuteronomy 28:64-66
Verse 64 is the line later readers have most often set beside subsequent history, scattered among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other. What the text itself puts there is the scattering and the service of other gods, wood and stone, repeating the wording of verse 36. The rest of the sentence describes the inside of a man, a trembling heart, failing of eyes, sorrow of mind, and a life hanging in doubt before him. No rest for the sole of the foot answers Genesis 8:9, where the dove found none and came back to the ark.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Some think this has been fulfilled in the force put upon the Jews in popish countries to worship the images that are used in the Romish church, to their great vexation. [2.] They should have no rest, no rest of body: The sole of thy foot shall not have rest (
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And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even to the other,....
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 Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
the Lord shall scatter thee among all people--There is, perhaps, not a country in the world where Jews are not to be found. Who that looks on this condition of the Hebrews is not filled with awe, when he considers the fulfilment of this prophecy?
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The Lord shall scatter thee among all people - How literally has this been fulfilled! The people of the Jews are scattered over every nation under heaven.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וֶהֱפִֽיצְךָ֤ | vehefitzekha | and he will scatter you | H6327 → | 67 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בְּכָל־ | bekhol | among all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים | haamim | the peoples | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| מִקְצֵ֥ה | miktzeh | from [the] end of | H7097 → | 97 times |
| הָאָ֖רֶץ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| וְעַד־ | vead- | and to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| קְצֵ֣ה | ketzeh | [the] end of | H7097 → | 97 times |
| הָאָ֑רֶץ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| וְעָבַ֨דְתָּ | veavadta | and you will serve | H5647 → | 288 times |
| שָּׁ֜ם | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| אֱלֹהִ֣ים | ʾelohim | gods | H430 → | 2601 times |
| אֲחֵרִ֗ים | ʾacherim | other | H312 → | 166 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יָדַ֛עְתָּ | yada'ta | you have known | H3045 → | 945 times |
| אַתָּ֥ה | ʾatah | you | H859 → | 1094 times |
| וַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ | vaavoteikha | and ancestors your | H1 → | 1212 times |
| עֵ֥ץ | ʾetz | wood | H6086 → | 328 times |
| וָאָֽבֶן׃ | vaaven | and stone | H68 → | 273 times |
וֶהֱפִֽיצְךָ֤and he will scatter you
vehefitzekhaH6327 →67 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
בְּכָל־among all
bekholH3605 →5413 times
הָ֣עַמִּ֔יםthe peoples
haamimH5971 →1873 times
מִקְצֵ֥הfrom [the] end of
miktzehH7097 →97 times
הָאָ֖רֶץthe earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
וְעַד־and to
vead-H5704 →1261 times
קְצֵ֣ה[the] end of
ketzehH7097 →97 times
הָאָ֑רֶץthe earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
וְעָבַ֨דְתָּand you will serve
veavadtaH5647 →288 times
שָּׁ֜םthere
shamH8033 →834 times
אֱלֹהִ֣יםgods
ʾelohimH430 →2601 times
אֲחֵרִ֗יםother
ʾacherimH312 →166 times
אֲשֶׁ֧רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יָדַ֛עְתָּyou have known
yada'taH3045 →945 times
אַתָּ֥הyou
ʾatahH859 →1094 times
וַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָand ancestors your
vaavoteikhaH1 →1212 times
עֵ֥ץwood
ʾetzH6086 →328 times
וָאָֽבֶן׃and stone
vaavenH68 →273 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
Nehemiah 1:8Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations,
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 4:25–27
After you have children and grandchildren and you have been in the land a long time, if you then act corruptly and make an idol of any form—doing evil in the sight of the…
- Leviticus 26:33–46
But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.
- 1 Kings 9:6–7
But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship…
- Deuteronomy 4:25–27
Through
Jeremiah 16:13So I will cast you out of this land into a land that neither you nor your fathers have known. There you will serve other gods day and night, for I will show you…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 28:36
The LORD will bring you and the king you appoint to a nation neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you will worship other gods—gods of wood and stone.
- Deuteronomy 4:26–28
I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it,…
- Jeremiah 15:14
Then I will enslave you to your enemies in a land you do not know, for My anger will kindle a fire that will burn against you.”
- Jeremiah 17:4
And you yourself will relinquish the inheritance that I gave you. I will enslave you to your enemies in a land that you do not know, for you have kindled My anger; it will…
- Deuteronomy 28:36
Through
Leviticus 26:33But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 20:23
However, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands.
- Ezekiel 20:23
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About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.