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you will begrudge food to his brother, to the wife he embraces, and to the last of the children whom he has left,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who have survived,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><i>So that</i> the man <i>that is</i> tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The sensitive and very refined man among you will be hostile toward his brother, toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the rest of his children whom he leaves behind,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The man who is refined and very delicate among you will be hostile toward his brother, toward the wife he cherishes, and toward the rest of his children who are left,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The man who is refined and very delicate among you shall be hostile toward his brother and toward the wife he cherishes and toward the rest of his children who remain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The man who is refined and very delicate among you shall be hostile toward his brother and toward the wife he cherishes and toward the rest of his children who remain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The man who is refined and very delicate among you shall be hostile toward his brother and toward the wife he cherishes and toward the rest of his children who remain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The man who is most refined and well-bred among you will be cruel <i>and</i> hostile toward his brother and toward the wife he cherishes and toward the rest of his children who remain,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The most sensitive and refined man among you will look grudgingly at his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The most sensitive and refined man among you will look grudgingly at his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />The man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children whom he hath remaining;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he hath remaining:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Even the most tender and sensitive man among you will become stingy toward his brother, the wife he loves, and the children he still has left.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Even the compassionate man among you—the very sensitive one—will look with evil in his eyes toward his brother, his beloved wife, and his surviving sons, whom he spared. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The most gentle and refined man among you will begrudge his brother, the wife he embraces, and the rest of his children who have survived,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The man among you who is by nature tender and sensitive will turn against his brother, his beloved wife, and his remaining children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The man who is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children whom he has remaining;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil towards his brother, and towards the wife of his bosom, and towards the remnant of his children whom he shall leave:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The man who is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye will be evil toward his brother, toward the wife whom he loves, and toward the remnant of his children whom he has remaining, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The man who is tender in you, and who [is] very delicate—his eye is evil against his brother, and against the wife of his bosom, and against the remnant of his sons whom he leaves,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> The man who is tender in thee, and who is very delicate -- his eye is evil against his brother, and against the wife of his bosom, and against the remnant of his sons whom he leaveth,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The man tender in thee, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil upon his brother, and upon the wife of his bosom, and upon the remainder of his sons which he shall leave:<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The man that is nice among you, and very delicate, shall envy his own brother, and his wife, that lieth in his bosom, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The man who is pampered and very self-indulgent among you will vie with his own brother, and with the wife who lies at his bosom,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The most refined and fastidious man among you will begrudge his brother and his beloved wife and his surviving children,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Even the most refined and gentle of men among you will begrudge food to his own brother, to the wife whom he embraces, and to the last of his remaining children,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />So that the man who abounds in delights among you and lives a luxurious life, his eye shall be evil toward his brother and toward his lawful wife and toward the remnant of his children that are left;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />A man who feasts among you and lives in luxury among you, his eye shall stare at his brother and at the wife of his covenant and the remnant of his children who are left:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil against his brother, and against the wife of his bosom, and against the remnant of his children whom he hath remaining;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He that is tender and very delicate within thee shall look with an evil eye upon his brother, and the wife in his bosom, and the children that are left, which may have been left to him;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=7849" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">The Curses of Disobedience</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">53</span>Then you will eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters whom the LORD your God has given you, in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you. <span class="reftext">54</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3966.htm" title="3966: mə·’ōḏ (Adv) -- Muchness, force, abundance. From the same as 'uwd; properly, vehemence, i.e. vehemently; by implication, wholly, speedily, etc.">The most</a> <a href="/hebrew/7390.htm" title="7390: hā·raḵ (Art:: Adj-ms) -- Tender, delicate, soft. From rakak; tender; by implication, weak.">gentle</a> <a href="/hebrew/6028.htm" title="6028: wə·he·‘ā·nōḡ (Conj-w, Art:: Adj-ms) -- Dainty. From anag; luxurious.">and refined</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: hā·’îš (Art:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/bə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">among you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7489.htm" title="7489: tê·ra‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to spoil; figuratively, to make good for nothing, i.e. Bad.">will begrudge</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ê·nōw (N-csc:: 3ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain."></a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: ḇə·’ā·ḥîw (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">his brother,</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ū·ḇə·’ê·šeṯ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fsc) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">the wife</a> <a href="/hebrew/2436.htm" title="2436: ḥê·qōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Bosom. Or cheq; and chowq; from an unused root, apparently meaning to inclose; the bosom.">he embraces,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3499.htm" title="3499: ū·ḇə·ye·ṯer (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- From yathar; properly, an overhanging, i.e. an excess, superiority, remainder; also a small rope.">and the rest</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·nāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">of his children</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3498.htm" title="3498: yō·w·ṯîr (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to jut over or exceed; by implication, to excel; to remain or be left; causatively, to leave, cause to abound, preserve.">who have survived,</a> </span><span class="reftext">55</span>refusing to share with any of them the flesh of his children he will eat because he has nothing left in the siege and distress that your enemy will inflict on you within all your gates.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-28.htm">2 Kings 6:28-29</a></span><br />Then the king asked her, “What is the matter?” And she answered, “This woman said to me, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him, and tomorrow we will eat my son.’ / So we boiled my son and ate him, and the next day I said to her, ‘Give up your son, that we may eat him.’ But she had hidden her son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/4-10.htm">Lamentations 4:10</a></span><br />The hands of compassionate women have cooked their own children, who became their food in the destruction of the daughter of my people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-9.htm">Jeremiah 19:9</a></span><br />I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh in the siege and distress inflicted on them by their enemies who seek their lives.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-29.htm">Leviticus 26:29</a></span><br />You will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-10.htm">Ezekiel 5:10</a></span><br />As a result, fathers among you will eat their sons, and sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments against you and scatter all your remnant to every wind.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-26.htm">Isaiah 49:26</a></span><br />I will make your oppressors eat their own flesh; they will be drunk on their own blood, as with wine. Then all mankind will know that I, the LORD, am your Savior and your Redeemer, the Mighty One of Jacob.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-25.htm">2 Kings 6:25</a></span><br />So there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/25-3.htm">2 Kings 25:3</a></span><br />By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/52-6.htm">Jeremiah 52:6</a></span><br />By the ninth day of the fourth month, the famine in the city was so severe that the people of the land had no food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-19.htm">Matthew 24:19</a></span><br />How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-23.htm">Luke 21:23</a></span><br />How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-17.htm">Mark 13:17</a></span><br />How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-43.htm">Luke 19:43</a></span><br />For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/6-8.htm">Revelation 6:8</a></span><br />Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:</p><p class="hdg">his eye</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/15-9.htm">Deuteronomy 15:9</a></b></br> Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/23-6.htm">Proverbs 23:6</a></b></br> Eat thou not the bread of <i>him that hath</i> an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/28-22.htm">Proverbs 28:22</a></b></br> He that hasteth to be rich <i>hath</i> an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6</a></b></br> If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, which <i>is</i> as thine own soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_samuel/12-3.htm">2 Samuel 12:3</a></b></br> But the poor <i>man</i> had nothing, save one little ewe lamb, which he had bought and nourished up: and it grew up together with him, and with his children; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as a daughter.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/micah/7-5.htm">Micah 7:5</a></b></br> Trust ye not in a friend, put ye not confidence in a guide: keep the doors of thy mouth from her that lieth in thy bosom.</p><p class="hdg">his children</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/103-13.htm">Psalm 103:13</a></b></br> Like as a father pitieth <i>his</i> children, <i>so</i> the LORD pitieth them that fear him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/49-15.htm">Isaiah 49:15</a></b></br> Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/7-9.htm">Matthew 7:9-11</a></b></br> Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask bread, will he give him a stone? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Bosom</a> <a href="/exodus/16-20.htm">Bred</a> <a href="/1_thessalonians/2-7.htm">Cherishes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-16.htm">Children</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-40.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-17.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-53.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-16.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/exodus/31-4.htm">Delicate</a> <a href="/james/5-5.htm">Delicately</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-35.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-12.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-23.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/numbers/25-18.htm">Hostile</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-21.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/revelation/18-14.htm">Luxurious</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-43.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/revelation/3-18.htm">Refined</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-3.htm">Remaining</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/3-11.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/numbers/31-32.htm">Residue</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-19.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/genesis/18-7.htm">Soft</a> <a href="/leviticus/10-16.htm">Surviving</a> <a href="/genesis/33-13.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-47.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-18.htm">Used</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-56.htm">Bosom</a> <a href="/esther/8-10.htm">Bred</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-8.htm">Cherishes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-55.htm">Children</a> <a href="/judges/19-5.htm">Comfort</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Compassion</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-55.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-5.htm">Dear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-56.htm">Delicate</a> <a href="/1_samuel/15-32.htm">Delicately</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-56.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-56.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">Hard</a> <a href="/1_kings/11-25.htm">Hostile</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-8.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/isaiah/13-22.htm">Luxurious</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-11.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-56.htm">Refined</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-36.htm">Remaining</a> <a href="/joshua/10-20.htm">Remnant</a> <a href="/joshua/12-4.htm">Residue</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Rest</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-16.htm">Soft</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-30.htm">Surviving</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-56.htm">Tender</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-56.htm">Towards</a> <a href="/joshua/11-10.htm">Used</a> <a href="/joshua/15-16.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">The blessings for obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">The curses for disobedience</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The most gentle and refined man among you</b><br>This phrase highlights a stark transformation in character due to dire circumstances. In the context of <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, Moses is delivering a series of blessings and curses to the Israelites, contingent upon their obedience or disobedience to God's commandments. The "gentle and refined man" represents someone who is typically kind, cultured, and considerate. This transformation underscores the severity of the curses that would befall Israel if they turned away from God. Historically, this can be linked to the siege conditions described in <a href="/2_kings/6-24.htm">2 Kings 6:24-29</a>, where extreme famine led to unimaginable actions.<p><b>will begrudge his brother</b><br>The term "begrudge" indicates a deep-seated resentment or envy. In a cultural context where family ties were paramount, such a shift in attitude signifies a breakdown of societal norms and relationships. This reflects the intense pressure and desperation that would arise during times of famine and siege, as prophesied in the curses. The fracturing of familial bonds is a recurring theme in the Bible, often seen as a consequence of sin and disobedience (<a href="/genesis/4-8.htm">Genesis 4:8</a>, where Cain begrudges Abel).<p><b>the wife he embraces</b><br>The mention of the wife highlights the breakdown of the most intimate and sacred human relationship. In biblical times, the family unit was the cornerstone of society, and the husband-wife relationship was central to this structure. The prophecy indicates that even this bond would be strained under the weight of the curses. This can be seen as a reversal of the Genesis mandate for man and woman to be united as one flesh (<a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24</a>), illustrating the devastating impact of sin and disobedience.<p><b>and the rest of his children who have survived</b><br>The phrase "who have survived" implies a preceding calamity that has already claimed lives, leaving only a remnant. This is consistent with the context of <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where the curses include war, famine, and disease. The survival of some children suggests a partial fulfillment of the curses, where not all are lost, but those who remain are caught in a dire situation. This can be connected to the remnant theology found throughout the Bible, where God preserves a faithful few even in times of judgment (<a href="/isaiah/10-20.htm">Isaiah 10:20-22</a>). The survival of a remnant also foreshadows the hope of restoration and redemption, a theme that culminates in the New Testament with the coming of Jesus Christ, who offers salvation to all who believe.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws and warnings to the Israelites before they enter the Promised Land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, receiving the blessings and curses based on their obedience or disobedience to God's commandments.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/curses_for_disobedience.htm">Curses for Disobedience</a></b><br>A series of warnings given to the Israelites about the consequences of turning away from God's commandments.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/siege_and_distress.htm">Siege and Distress</a></b><br>The specific context of <a href="/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Deuteronomy 28:54</a>, where extreme conditions lead to dire actions among the people.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_disobedience.htm">The Seriousness of Disobedience</a></b><br>God's warnings are not to be taken lightly. The severity of the curses in <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a> highlights the importance of obedience to God's commandments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Sin has real and devastating consequences. The extreme actions described in this verse serve as a sobering reminder of the depths to which humanity can fall when separated from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_community.htm">The Importance of Community</a></b><br>The breakdown of familial and community bonds under distress emphasizes the need for strong, God-centered relationships to withstand trials.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>Even in the harshness of the curses, God's sovereignty and justice are evident. He is faithful to His word, both in blessings and in curses.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_repentance.htm">Hope in Repentance</a></b><br>While the curses are severe, the broader biblical account offers hope through repentance and turning back to God, who is merciful and forgiving.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/main_themes_in_book_of_james.htm">What are the main themes in the Book of James?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_lamentations_4_10_literal_or_hyperbole.htm">(Lamentations 4:10) Is the claim that mothers cooked their children historically accurate or a hyperbolic contradiction of a loving God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_131_3_address_israel's_exiles.htm">In Psalm 131:3, how can we reconcile the call for Israel to trust forever with the nation's historical periods of exile and suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_60_1_fit_god's_mercy.htm">Since Psalm 60:1 portrays God as angry and distant, how does this align with the Bible's broader portrayal of His mercy and love?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The most</span><br /><span class="heb">מְאֹ֑ד</span> <span class="translit">(mə·’ōḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3966.htm">Strong's 3966: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vehemence, vehemently, wholly, speedily</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gentle</span><br /><span class="heb">הָרַ֣ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(hā·raḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7390.htm">Strong's 7390: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tender, delicate, soft</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and refined</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהֶעָנֹ֖ג</span> <span class="translit">(wə·he·‘ā·nōḡ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Article | Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6028.htm">Strong's 6028: </a> </span><span class="str2">Luxurious</span><br /><br /><span class="word">man</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאִישׁ֙</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among you</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּךָ֔</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">will begrudge</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּרַ֨ע</span> <span class="translit">(tê·ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7489.htm">Strong's 7489: </a> </span><span class="str2">To spoil, to make, good for, nothing, bad</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his brother,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְאָחִיו֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·’ā·ḥîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wife</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְאֵ֣שֶׁת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·’ê·šeṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">he embraces,</span><br /><span class="heb">חֵיק֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥê·qōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2436.htm">Strong's 2436: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bosom</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the rest</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְיֶ֥תֶר</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ye·ṯer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3499.htm">Strong's 3499: </a> </span><span class="str2">An overhanging, an excess, superiority, remainder, a small rope</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of his children</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנָ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(bā·nāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> </span><span class="str2">A son</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who have survived,</span><br /><span class="heb">יוֹתִֽיר׃</span> <span class="translit">(yō·w·ṯîr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3498.htm">Strong's 3498: </a> </span><span class="str2">To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Deuteronomy 28:54 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Deuteronomy 28:54 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Deuteronomy 28:54 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Deuteronomy 28:54 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Deuteronomy 28:54 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Deuteronomy 28:54 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Deuteronomy 28:54 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Deuteronomy 28:54 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Deuteronomy 28:54 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">Deuteronomy 28:54 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/28-54.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:54 The man who is tender among you (Deut. 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