Deuteronomy 28:10
in Deuteronomy 28Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you.
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ASV
And all the peoples of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of Jehovah; and they shall be afraid of thee.
KJV
And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord; and they shall be afraid of thee.
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This verse in Deuteronomy 28
Commentary
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The LORD will establish you as His holy people
on Deuteronomy 28:9-10
To be “called by the name of the LORD” means the name has been laid on them. The priestly blessing at Numbers 6:27 puts the name on Israel. The nations see the name and feel fear.
This site's exposition
called by the name
Calvin reads the name called over Israel as a mark that this people stood under God's defense and patronage, safe in His protection. Jamieson, Fausset and Brown point back to 26:18, where the LORD declared Israel His treasured possession. The awe of the nations answers that claim.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening5 voices
), that is, would reverence their true grandeur, and dread making them their enemies. The flourishing of religion among them, and the blessing of God upon them, would make them formidable to all their neighbours, terrible as an army with banners. [6.] They should be victorious over their enemies, and prosper in all their wars.
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), their cows and sheep particularly, which would be blessed for the owners' sakes, and made blessings to them. In order to this, it is promised that God would give them rain in due season, which is called his good treasure (
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Of the Lord - That you are in truth his people and children: A most excellent and glorious people, under the peculiar care and countenance of the great God.
And all the people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the Lord,.... Called his children, his people, his portion, and his inheritance; and that they are his, and he is theirs, by the care he takes of them, the provision he makes for them, and the protection they have from him: and they shall be afraid of thee; as not only the Canaanites were, but all other nations; see Deu 11:25.
Having viewed the bright side of the cloud, which is towards the obedient, we have now presented to us the dark side, which is towards the disobedient. If we do not keep God's commandments, we not only come short of the blessing promised, but we lay ourselves under the curse, which is as comprehensive of all misery as the blessing is of all happiness.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
AND…WILL MAKE THEE OVERABUNDANT. The meaning of and will make thee overabundant. Hebrew, ve-hotirekha. I.E.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְרָאוּ֙ | verau | and they will see | H7200 → | 1300 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| עַמֵּ֣י | ʾamei | [the] peoples of | H5971 → | 1873 times |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| כִּ֛י | ki | that | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| שֵׁ֥ם | shem | [the] name of | H8034 → | 864 times |
| יְהוָ֖ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| נִקְרָ֣א | nikra' | it is called | H7121 → | 733 times |
| עָלֶ֑יךָ | ʾaleikha | on you | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| וְיָֽרְא֖וּ | veyareu | and they will be afraid | H3372 → | 315 times |
| מִמֶּֽךָּ׃ | mimeka | from you | H4480 → | 1188 times |
וְרָאוּ֙and they will see
verauH7200 →1300 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
עַמֵּ֣י[the] peoples of
ʾameiH5971 →1873 times
הָאָ֔רֶץthe earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
כִּ֛יthat
kiH3588 →4482 times
שֵׁ֥ם[the] name of
shemH8034 →864 times
יְהוָ֖הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
נִקְרָ֣אit is called
nikra'H7121 →733 times
עָלֶ֑יךָon you
ʾaleikhaH5921 →5755 times
וְיָֽרְא֖וּand they will be afraid
veyareuH3372 →315 times
מִמֶּֽךָּ׃from you
mimekaH4480 →1188 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
2 Chronicles 7:14and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and…
it leads to
- Lamentations 3:40–41
Let us examine and test our ways, and turn back to the LORD.
- Isaiah 55:6–7
Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.
- James 4:9–10
Grieve, mourn, and weep. Turn your laughter to mourning, and your joy to gloom.
- Proverbs 28:13
He who conceals his sins will not prosper, but whoever confesses and renounces them will find mercy.
- 2 Chronicles 6:37–39
and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done…
- Lamentations 3:40–41
Through
Numbers 6:27So they shall put My name on the Israelites, and I will bless them.”
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 7:14
and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and…
- 2 Chronicles 7:14
Through
Deuteronomy 11:25No man will be able to stand against you; the LORD your God will put the fear and dread of you upon all the land, wherever you set foot, as He has promised you.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 7:24
He will hand their kings over to you, and you will wipe out their names from under heaven. No one will be able to stand against you; you will annihilate them.
- Exodus 23:27
I will send My terror ahead of you and throw into confusion every nation you encounter. I will make all your enemies turn and run.
- Deuteronomy 7:24
Where this verse is studied
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About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Calvin, Commentaries on the Four Last Books of Moses; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament; Keil and Delitzsch, Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament: The Pentateuch and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.