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Deuteronomy 28:37

You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you.

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ASV

And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither Jehovah shall lead thee away.

KJV

And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee.

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10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וְהָיִ֣יתָve.ha.Yi.taand you will becomeH1961 →
לְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.Mah<into> a horrorH8047 →
לְמָשָׁ֖לle.ma.Shal<into> a bywordH4912 →
וְלִשְׁנִינָ֑הve.lish.ni.Nahand <into> a tauntH8148 →
בְּכֹל֙be.Kholamong allH3605 →
הָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.Mimthe peoplesH5971 →
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whereH834 →
יְנַהֶגְךָ֥ye.na.heg.Khahe will drive away youH5090 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
שָֽׁמָּה׃Sha.mahthere towardsH8033 →

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1 Kings 9:7–8then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.Jeremiah 24:9I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them.Jeremiah 25:9behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.2 Chronicles 7:20then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.1 Kings 9:7then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.Psalms 44:13–14You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.Deuteronomy 28:46These curses will be a sign and a wonder upon you and your descendants forever.Zechariah 8:13As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.”Ezekiel 14:8I will set My face against that man and make him a sign and a proverb; I will cut him off from among My people. Then you will know that I am the LORD.Leviticus 26:32And I will lay waste the land, so that your enemies who dwell in it will be appalled.Numbers 5:27When he has made her drink the water, if she has defiled herself and been unfaithful to her husband, then the water that brings a curse will enter her and cause bitter suffering; her belly will swell, her thigh will shrivel, and she will become accursed among her people.Psalms 44:13You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us.Psalms 44:14You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.Psalms 69:11I made sackcloth my clothing, and I was sport to them.Deuteronomy 32:26I would have said that I would cut them to pieces and blot out their memory from mankind,Deuteronomy 28:28The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind,Deuteronomy 29:22–28Then the generation to come—your sons who follow you and the foreigner who comes from a distant land—will see the plagues of the land and the sicknesses the LORD has inflicted on it.Joel 2:17Let the priests who minister before the LORD weep between the portico and the altar, saying, “Spare Your people, O LORD, and do not make Your heritage a reproach, an object of scorn among the nations. Why should they say among the peoples, ‘Where is their God?’”

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