Deuteronomy 29:20
in Deuteronomy 29The LORD will never be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will blot out his name from under heaven
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ASV
Jehovah will not pardon him, but then the anger of Jehovah and his jealousy will smoke against that man, and all the curse that is written in this book shall lie upon him, and Jehovah will blot out his name from under heaven.
KJV
The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 29
Commentary
4 notes on this verseThis site's exposition
The LORD will never be willing to forgive him
on Deuteronomy 29:20-21
The covenant was made with a nation, and this sentence falls on one man. To “blot out his name from under heaven” is the sentence on Amalek at Exodus 17:14 and 25:19, so an Israelite who turns to other gods is judged as the enemy was. The verb for singling him out in verse 21 sets Levi apart at 10:8, and here it marks a man for disaster.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Then the Lord will not spare him,....
And ( lastly ) All this according to the curses of the covenant, which are the most fearful curses, being the just revenges of abused grace. (2.) Idolatry would be the ruin of their nation; it would bring plagues upon the land that connived at this root of bitterness and received the infection; as far as the sin spread, the judgment should spread likewise. [1.] The ruin is described.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
It was of the greatest consequence to impress all with the strong and abiding conviction, that while the covenant of grace had special blessings belonging to it, it at the same time had curses in reserve for transgressors, the infliction of which would be as certain, as lasting and severe. This was the advantage contemplated in the law being rehearsed a second time.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יֹאבֶ֣ה | yoveh | he will be willing | H14 → | 54 times |
| יְהוָה֮ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| סְלֹ֣חַֽ | seloach | to forgive | H5545 → | |
| לוֹ֒ | lo | <to> <the> him | ||
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| אָ֠ז | ʾaz | then | H227 → | |
| יֶעְשַׁ֨ן | ye'shan | it will smoke | H6225 → | |
| אַף־ | ʾaf- | [the] anger of | H639 → | 276 times |
| יְהוָ֤ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְקִנְאָתוֹ֙ | vekinato | and jealousy his | H7068 → | |
| בָּאִ֣ישׁ | baish | on the man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| הַה֔וּא | hahu' | <the> that | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| וְרָ֤בְצָה | veravetzah | and it will lie down | H7257 → | 30 times |
| בּוֹ֙ | bo | on <the> him | ||
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| הָ֣אָלָ֔ה | haalah | <the> oath | H423 → | 35 times |
| הַכְּתוּבָ֖ה | haketuvah | that is written | H3789 → | 224 times |
| בַּסֵּ֣פֶר | basefer | in the book | H5612 → | 186 times |
| הַזֶּ֑ה | hazeh | <the> this | H2088 → | 1180 times |
| וּמָחָ֤ה | umachah | and he will wipe out | H4229 → | 36 times |
| יְהוָה֙ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שְׁמ֔וֹ | shemo | name his | H8034 → | 864 times |
| מִתַּ֖חַת | mitachat | from under | H8478 → | 505 times |
| הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ | hashamayim | the heavens | H8064 → | 421 times |
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יֹאבֶ֣הhe will be willing
yovehH14 →54 times
יְהוָה֮Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
סְלֹ֣חַֽto forgive
seloachH5545 →
לוֹ֒<to> <the> him
lo
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
אָ֠זthen
ʾazH227 →
יֶעְשַׁ֨ןit will smoke
ye'shanH6225 →
אַף־[the] anger of
ʾaf-H639 →276 times
יְהוָ֤הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְקִנְאָתוֹ֙and jealousy his
vekinatoH7068 →
בָּאִ֣ישׁon the man
baishH376 →1663 times
הַה֔וּא<the> that
hahu'H1931 →1879 times
וְרָ֤בְצָהand it will lie down
veravetzahH7257 →30 times
בּוֹ֙on <the> him
bo
כָּל־every
kol-H3605 →5413 times
הָ֣אָלָ֔ה<the> oath
haalahH423 →35 times
הַכְּתוּבָ֖הthat is written
haketuvahH3789 →224 times
בַּסֵּ֣פֶרin the book
baseferH5612 →186 times
הַזֶּ֑ה<the> this
hazehH2088 →1180 times
וּמָחָ֤הand he will wipe out
umachahH4229 →36 times
יְהוָה֙Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
שְׁמ֔וֹname his
shemoH8034 →864 times
מִתַּ֖חַתfrom under
mitachatH8478 →505 times
הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃the heavens
hashamayimH8064 →421 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
Psalms 79:5How long, O LORD? Will You be angry forever? Will Your jealousy burn like fire?
it leads to
- Psalms 89:46
How long, O LORD? Will You hide Yourself forever? Will Your wrath keep burning like fire?
- Psalms 89:46
Through
Psalms 74:1Why have You rejected us forever, O God? Why does Your anger smolder against the sheep of Your pasture?
it leads to
- Psalms 100:3
Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
- Psalms 79:13
Then we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will thank You forever; from generation to generation we will declare Your praise.
- John 10:26–30
But because you are not My sheep, you refuse to believe.
- Ezekiel 34:31
‘You are My flock, the sheep of My pasture, My people, and I am your God,’ declares the Lord GOD.”
- Psalms 44:9
But You have rejected and humbled us; You no longer go forth with our armies.
- Psalms 100:3
Through
Deuteronomy 9:14Leave Me alone, so that I may destroy them and blot out their name from under heaven. Then I will make you into a nation mightier and greater than they are.”
it leads to
- Exodus 32:10–13
Now leave Me alone, so that My anger may burn against them and consume them. Then I will make you into a great nation.”
- Exodus 32:10–13
Through
Ezekiel 23:25And I will set My jealous rage against you, and they will deal with you in fury. They will cut off your noses and ears, and your survivors will fall by the sword. They…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 23:47
The mob will stone them and cut them down with their swords. They will kill their sons and daughters and burn down their houses.
- Ezekiel 23:47
Where this verse is studied
About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.