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Your heart will break for them, but you won’t be able to help them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, while your eyes look on and fail with longing for them all day long, but you shall be helpless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thy sons and thy daughters <i>shall be</i> given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail <i>with longing</i> for them all the day long: and <i>there shall be</i> no might in thine hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Your sons and your daughters <i>shall be</i> given to another people, and your eyes shall look and fail <i>with longing</i> for them all day long; and <i>there shall be</i> no strength in your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your sons and your daughters <i>will be</i> given to another people, while your eyes look on and long for them constantly; but there will be nothing you can do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, while your eyes look on and yearn for them continually; but there will be nothing you can do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, while your eyes shall look on and yearn for them continually; but there shall be nothing you can do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, while your eyes look on and yearn for them all the day <i>long</i>; but there will be nothing you can do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Your sons and daughters will be given to another people, while your eyes look on and long for them continually; but there will be nothing you can do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your sons and daughters will be given to another people, while your eyes grow weary looking for them every day. But you will be powerless to do anything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your sons and daughters will be given to another people, while your eyes grow weary looking for them every day. But you will be powerless to do anything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people; and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day: and there shall be nought in the power of thy hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Your sons and daughters will be dragged off to a foreign country, while you stand there helpless. And even if you watch for them until you go blind, you will never see them again. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day: and there shall be nought in the power of thine hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will watch with your own eyes as your sons and daughters are given to another nation. You will strain your eyes looking for them all day long, but there will be nothing you can do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Your sons and daughters will be given as slaves to foreigners while you look on. Every day you will strain your eyes, looking in vain for your children to return. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your sons and daughters will be given to another people while you watch, and you won't be able to approach them at all, and you'll be powerless to help. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Your sons and daughters will be given to another people while you look on in vain all day, and you will be powerless to do anything about it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people; and your eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day: and there shall be nothing in the power of your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given to another people, and thy eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thy hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Your sons and your daughters will be given to another people. Your eyes will look and fail with longing for them all day long. There will be no power in your hand. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Your sons and your daughters [are] given to another people, and your eyes are looking and consumed for them all the day, but your hand is not to God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Thy sons and thy daughters are given to another people, and thine eyes are looking and consuming for them all the day, and thy hand is not to God!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thy sons and thy daughters given to another people, and thine eyes seeing and failing for them all the day: and nothing for the strength of thy hand.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />May thy sons and thy daughters be given to another people, thy eyes looking on, and languishing at the sight of them all the day, and may there be no strength in thy hand. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />May your sons and your daughters be handed over to another people, as your eyes watch and languish at the sight of them throughout the day, and may there be no strength in your hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Your sons and daughters will be given to another people while you strain your eyes looking for them every day, having no power to do anything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Your sons and daughters shall be given to another people, while you look on; you will strain your eyes looking for them all day but be powerless to do anything.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, and your eyes shall look on, and you shall grieve over them all the day long; and there shall be no might in your hand to do anything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Your sons and your daughters will be given up to another people and your eyes will see and you will grieve for them all day, and you will not have enough in your hands.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day; and there shall be nought in the power of thy hand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given to another nation, and thine eyes wasting away shall look for them: thine hand shall have no strength.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/28-32.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=7631" 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">31</span>Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be taken away and not returned to you. Your flock will be given to your enemies, and no one will save you. <span class="reftext">32</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bā·ne·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">Your sons</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-fpc:: 2ms) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">and daughters</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: nə·ṯu·nîm (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">will be given</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: ’a·ḥêr (Adj-ms) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">to another</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: lə·‘am (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">nation,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: wə·‘ê·ne·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-cdc:: 2ms) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain.">while your eyes</a> <a href="/hebrew/3616.htm" title="3616: wə·ḵā·lō·wṯ (Conj-w:: Adj-fp) -- A failing. From kalah; pining.">grow weary</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rō·’ō·wṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">looking</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- To, into, towards. ">for them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3117.htm" title="3117: hay·yō·wm (Art:: N-ms) -- Day. From an unused root meaning to be hot; a day, whether literal, or figurative.">day after day,</a> <a href="/hebrew/369.htm" title="369: wə·’ên (Conj-w:: Adv) -- As if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle.">with no</a> <a href="/hebrew/410.htm" title="410: lə·’êl (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- God, in pl. gods. Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty.">power in</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yā·ḏe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">your hand.</a> </span><span class="reftext">33</span>A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed.…<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="/jeremiah/15-7.htm">Jeremiah 15:7</a></span><br />I will scatter them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land. I will bereave and destroy My people who have not turned from their ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-5.htm">Lamentations 1:5</a></span><br />Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-6.htm">Joel 3:6</a></span><br />You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-14.htm">2 Kings 24:14</a></span><br />He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-20.htm">2 Chronicles 36:20</a></span><br />Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/5-5.htm">Nehemiah 5:5</a></span><br />We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/39-7.htm">Isaiah 39:7</a></span><br />And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.”<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="/hosea/9-12.htm">Hosea 9:12</a></span><br />Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/7-17.htm">Amos 7:17</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. Your land will be divided by a measuring line, and you yourself will die on pagan soil. And Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/137-3.htm">Psalm 137:3</a></span><br />for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.”<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/2-18.htm">Matthew 2:18</a></span><br />“A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, and your eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long; and there shall be no might in your hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-18.htm">Deuteronomy 28:18,41</a></b></br> Cursed <i>shall be</i> the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/21-29.htm">Numbers 21:29</a></b></br> Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/29-9.htm">2 Chronicles 29:9</a></b></br> For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives <i>are</i> in captivity for this.</p><p class="hdg">fail</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Deuteronomy 28:65</a></b></br> 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:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/11-20.htm">Job 11:20</a></b></br> But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope <i>shall be as</i> the giving up of the ghost.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/17-5.htm">Job 17:5</a></b></br> He that speaketh flattery to <i>his</i> friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/18-5.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-17.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-31.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-20.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-31.htm">Help</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-14.htm">Longing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-5.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-9.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-7.htm">Power</a> <a href="/hebrews/2-14.htm">Powerless</a> <a href="/revelation/7-1.htm">Prevent</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/exodus/32-9.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-12.htm">Wear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/1-45.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/genesis/43-30.htm">Yearn</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-33.htm">Continually</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-41.htm">Daughters</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-34.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-9.htm">Hand</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-8.htm">Help</a> <a href="/job/6-8.htm">Longing</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-33.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-63.htm">Nought</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-36.htm">Power</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-26.htm">Powerless</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-17.htm">Prevent</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-24.htm">Wasted</a> <a href="/judges/16-27.htm">Watching</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-5.htm">Wear</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-8.htm">Weeping</a> <a href="/2_corinthians/9-14.htm">Yearn</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>Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation</b><br>This phrase reflects the consequences of disobedience to God's covenant, as outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>. The giving of children to another nation signifies the loss of family and heritage, a devastating outcome for the Israelites who valued lineage and inheritance. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled during the Assyrian and Babylonian exiles when Israelites were taken captive. The loss of children to foreign nations also symbolizes spiritual estrangement from God, as children represent future generations and the continuation of faith.<p><b>while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day</b><br>The imagery of weary eyes conveys a sense of hopelessness and prolonged suffering. This reflects the deep emotional and spiritual anguish experienced by parents separated from their children. The phrase suggests a relentless longing and the futility of waiting for their return. In a broader biblical context, this can be seen as a metaphor for the spiritual blindness and despair that result from turning away from God. It echoes the lamentations of the prophets, such as Jeremiah, who mourned the fate of Israel.<p><b>with no power in your hand</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the complete helplessness and lack of control experienced by the Israelites. It underscores the severity of the judgment for disobedience, where even the most basic human rights and powers are stripped away. This powerlessness can be seen as a direct consequence of breaking the covenant with God, who is the ultimate source of strength and protection. Theologically, it points to the need for reliance on God rather than human strength. In the New Testament, this theme is echoed in the teachings of Jesus, who emphasizes dependence on God for deliverance and salvation.<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.<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.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/a/another_nation.htm">Another Nation</a></b><br>Represents foreign nations that would take the Israelites' children due to their disobedience.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land God promised to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, which the Israelites are about to enter.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement between God and Israel, which includes blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_disobedience.htm">The Seriousness of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disobedience to God’s commands can have severe and far-reaching consequences, affecting not just the individual but also their family and community.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_covenant_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>The Israelites were bound by a covenant with God, and their faithfulness was crucial to receiving His blessings. This principle applies to believers today in maintaining a faithful relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_pain_of_separation.htm">The Pain of Separation</a></b><br>The verse highlights the emotional and spiritual pain of being separated from loved ones due to sin. It serves as a reminder of the importance of spiritual vigilance and obedience.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_powerlessness_of_sin.htm">The Powerlessness of Sin</a></b><br>Sin can render us powerless, as seen in the Israelites' inability to prevent their children from being taken. This underscores the need for reliance on God’s strength and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>While the verse speaks of loss, the broader biblical account offers hope for restoration and redemption through repentance and God’s mercy.<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/how_does_deut._32_8_align_with_ancient_texts.htm">In Deuteronomy 32:8, how do we reconcile the phrase 'sons of God' or 'sons of Israel' with other ancient texts, and why do historical records not clarify this discrepancy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_saul_consult_a_medium_in_1_sam_28.htm">If necromancy is condemned (Deut. 18:9-12), how can 1 Samuel 28:7-25 portray Saul successfully consulting a medium?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_hosea_1_6-9_align_with_deut._24_16.htm">How does Hosea 1:6-9 align with a just God punishing children for their parents' actions, contrary to Deuteronomy 24:16?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_jacob,_also_known_as_israel.htm">Who is Jacob, also known as Israel?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(32) <span class= "bld">Thy sons and thy daughters.</span>--The language of this verse is perhaps the most pathetic piece of description in the whole chapter. Many of the nations bordering on Israel were accustomed when they made inroads to take away, not only the cattle, but the children for slaves. Another equally pathetic passage in Jeremiah touches on the very same thing. "A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation and bitter weeping; Rachel weeping for her children, refused to be comforted for her children, <span class= "ital">because they were not." </span>And it would not always be said, as it was then, "they shall come again from the land of the enemy" (<a href="/context/jeremiah/31-15.htm" title="Thus said the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, and bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.">Jeremiah 31:15-17</a>).<p><span class= "bld">Thine eyes shall . . . fail</span>--i.e., shall consume. "All longing after that which comes not is called consumption of the eyes" (Rashi).<p><span class= "bld">And there shall be no might in thine hand.</span>--The Hebrew phrase here is very remarkable. It occurs also in <a href="/genesis/31-29.htm" title="It is in the power of my hand to do you hurt: but the God of your father spoke to me last night, saying, Take you heed that you speak not to Jacob either good or bad.">Genesis 31:29</a>. "It is <span class= "ital">in the power of mine hand </span>to <span class= "ital">do </span>you hurt." But it means, literally, <span class= "ital">thou shalt have no hand toward God, i.e., </span>"thou shalt not be able to lift a hand to Him." We may compare Jacob wrestling with the angel, and Moses in the fight with Amalek: "When he held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed." Some would perhaps explain the phrase in another way; but this explanation is thoroughly in accordance with the genius of the Hebrew language, and I have good authority for it. Hezekiah said, "Mine eyes fail with looking upward." Here the eyes fail with looking, but cannot look up.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 32.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And there shall be no might in thine hand</span>. Keil proposes to render here, "Thy hand shall not be to thee towards God;" and others, "Thy hand shall not be to thee for God," <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. instead of God. But <span class="hebrew">אֵל</span> here is not "the Mighty One, God; but simply" might, strength, power," as in <a href="/genesis/31-29.htm">Genesis 31:29</a>; <a href="/proverbs/3-27.htm">Proverbs 3:27</a>; <a href="/micah/2-1.htm">Micah 2:1</a>. Literally rendered, the words are, <span class="accented">And not for might is thy hand</span>, the meaning of which is well expressed in the Authorized Version. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/28-32.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">Your sons</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּנֶ֨יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second 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">and daughters</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְנֹתֶ֜יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be given</span><br /><span class="heb">נְתֻנִ֨ים</span> <span class="translit">(nə·ṯu·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to another</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֵר֙</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥêr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hinder, next, other</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nation,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעַ֤ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘am)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> </span><span class="str2">A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock</span><br /><br /><span class="word">while your eyes</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֵינֶ֣יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ê·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5869.htm">Strong's 5869: </a> </span><span class="str2">An eye, a fountain</span><br /><br /><span class="word">grow weary</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכָל֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵā·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3616.htm">Strong's 3616: </a> </span><span class="str2">A failing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">looking</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹא֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(rō·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for them</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> </span><span class="str2">Near, with, among, to</span><br /><br /><span class="word">day after day,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַיּ֑וֹם</span> <span class="translit">(hay·yō·wm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3117.htm">Strong's 3117: </a> </span><span class="str2">A day</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֵ֥ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> </span><span class="str2">A non-entity, a negative particle</span><br /><br /><span class="word">power in</span><br /><span class="heb">לְאֵ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_410.htm">Strong's 410: </a> </span><span class="str2">Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your hand.</span><br /><span class="heb">יָדֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḏe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/28-32.htm">Deuteronomy 28:32 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28-32.htm">Deuteronomy 28:32 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28-32.htm">Deuteronomy 28:32 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28-32.htm">Deuteronomy 28:32 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28-32.htm">Deuteronomy 28:32 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/28-32.htm">Deuteronomy 28:32 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/28-32.htm">Deuteronomy 28:32 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/28-32.htm">Deuteronomy 28:32 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/28-32.htm">Deuteronomy 28:32 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/28-32.htm">Deuteronomy 28:32 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/28-32.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:32 Your sons and your daughters shall be (Deut. 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