Deuteronomy 28:65
in Deuteronomy 28Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, and there shall be no rest for the sole of thy foot: but Jehovah will give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and pining of soul;
KJV
And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
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This verse in Deuteronomy 28
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThe record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening4 voices
), but be continually upon the remove, either in hope of gain or fear of persecution; all wandering Jews: no rest of the mind (which is much worse), but a trembling heart (
quarantine:debris (2026-07-29) — leading-punctuation
Neither shall thy foot have rest - Ye shall have no settlement in the land whither you are banished, but there you shall be tossed about from place to place, and sold from person to person, or Cain - like, wander about.
And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest,.... No quiet settlement, nor certain dwelling, being obliged to move from place to place through cruel edicts, heavy fines and mulcts, exorbitant taxes and impositions, and diligent search made after them by the courts of the inquisition, especially where any substance was to be gotten.
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 Century1 voice
No ease - a trembling heart, and failing of eyes - The trembling of heart may refer to their state of continual insecurity, being, under every kind of government, proscribed, and, even under the most mild, uncertain of toleration and protection; and the failing of eyes, to their vain and ever-disappointed expectation of the Messiah.
The words behind it
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וּבַגּוֹיִ֤ם | uvagoyim | and among the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| הָהֵם֙ | hahem | <the> those | H1992 → | 553 times |
| לֹ֣א | lo' | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תַרְגִּ֔יעַ | targia' | you will rest | H7280 → | |
| וְלֹא־ | velo'- | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִהְיֶ֥ה | yihyeh | it will belong | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| מָנ֖וֹחַ | manoach | a resting place | H4494 → | |
| לְכַף־ | lekhaf- | to [the] sole of | H3709 → | 192 times |
| רַגְלֶ֑ךָ | raglekha | foot your | H7272 → | 247 times |
| וְנָתַן֩ | venatan | and he will give | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| יְהוָ֨ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| לְךָ֥ | lekha | to <the> you | ||
| שָׁם֙ | sham | there | H8033 → | 834 times |
| לֵ֣ב | lev | a heart | H3820 → | 595 times |
| רַגָּ֔ז | ragaz | trembling | H7268 → | |
| וְכִלְי֥וֹן | vekhilyon | and failing of | H3631 → | |
| עֵינַ֖יִם | ʾeinayim | eyes | H5869 → | 887 times |
| וְדַֽאֲב֥וֹן | vedaavon | and despair of | H1671 → | |
| נָֽפֶשׁ׃ | nafesh | being | H5315 → | 754 times |
וּבַגּוֹיִ֤םand among the nations
uvagoyimH1471 →561 times
הָהֵם֙<the> those
hahemH1992 →553 times
לֹ֣אnot
lo'H3808 →5168 times
תַרְגִּ֔יעַyou will rest
targia'H7280 →
וְלֹא־and not
velo'-H3808 →5168 times
יִהְיֶ֥הit will belong
yihyehH1961 →3559 times
מָנ֖וֹחַa resting place
manoachH4494 →
לְכַף־to [the] sole of
lekhaf-H3709 →192 times
רַגְלֶ֑ךָfoot your
raglekhaH7272 →247 times
וְנָתַן֩and he will give
venatanH5414 →2011 times
יְהוָ֨הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
לְךָ֥to <the> you
lekha
שָׁם֙there
shamH8033 →834 times
לֵ֣בa heart
levH3820 →595 times
רַגָּ֔זtrembling
ragazH7268 →
וְכִלְי֥וֹןand failing of
vekhilyonH3631 →
עֵינַ֖יִםeyes
ʾeinayimH5869 →887 times
וְדַֽאֲב֥וֹןand despair of
vedaavonH1671 →
נָֽפֶשׁ׃being
nafeshH5315 →754 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
Leviticus 26:16then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed…
it leads to
- Job 31:8
then may another eat what I have sown, and may my crops be uprooted.
- Jeremiah 5:17
They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword…
- Micah 6:15
You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.
- Job 31:8
Through
Romans 11:10May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”
it leads to
- Psalms 69:23
May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.
- Psalms 69:23
Through
Genesis 8:9But the dove found no place to rest her foot, and she returned to him in the ark, because the waters were still covering the surface of all the earth. So he reached out…
it leads to
- Psalms 116:7
Return to your rest, O my soul, for the LORD has been good to you.
- Matthew 11:28
Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.
- Psalms 116:7
Through
Leviticus 26:36As for those of you who survive, I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies, so that even the sound of a windblown leaf will put them to…
it leads to
- Ezekiel 21:7
And when they ask, ‘Why are you groaning?’ you are to say, ‘Because of the news that is coming. Every heart will melt, and every hand will go limp. Every spirit will faint, and…
- Isaiah 30:17
A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will all flee, until you are left alone like a pole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a…
- Ezekiel 21:7
Where this verse is studied
About Deuteronomy
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.