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id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/28.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />You will become a thing of horror, a byword and an object of ridicule among all the peoples where the LORD will drive you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You will become an object of horror, ridicule, and mockery among all the nations to which the LORD sends you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And you shall become a horror, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where the LORD will lead you away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And you shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all nations where the LORD will drive you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And you will become an <i>object of</i> horror, a song of mockery, and an object of taunting among all the peoples where the LORD drives you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall become a horror, a proverb, and a taunt among all the people where the LORD drives you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And you shall become a horror, a proverb, and a taunt among all the people where the LORD will drive you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall become an object of horror, a proverb, and a byword among all the people where Yahweh drives you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />And you will become a horror, a proverb [a mere object lesson], and a taunt [a derisive joke] among all the people to which the LORD drives you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the peoples where the LORD will drive you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the peoples where the LORD will drive you.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither Jehovah shall lead thee away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />People of nearby countries will shudder when they see your terrible troubles, but they will still make fun of you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither the LORD shall lead thee away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will become a thing of horror. All the nations where the LORD will send you will make an example of you and ridicule you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In the countries to which the LORD will scatter you, the people will be shocked at what has happened to you; they will make fun of you and ridicule you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You'll become a desolation and a proverb, and you'll be mocked among the people where the LORD will drive you."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You will become an occasion of horror, a proverb, and an object of ridicule to all the peoples to whom the LORD will drive you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples where the LORD shall lead you away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a by-word, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You will become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where Yahweh will lead you away. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and you have been for an astonishment, for an allegory, and for a byword among all the peoples to where YHWH leads you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and thou hast been for an astonishment, for a simile, and for a byword among all the peoples whither Jehovah doth lead thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou wert for an astonishment, for a parable, for a sharp saying in all the peoples where Jehovah shall lead thee there.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou shalt be lost, as a proverb and a byword to all people, among whom the Lord shall bring thee in. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you will become nothing but a proverb and a fable to all the peoples to whom the Lord will lead you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and you will be a horror, a byword, a taunt among all the peoples to which the LORD will drive you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall become an object of horror, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where the LORD will lead you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you shall become a horror, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations where the LORD your God shall drive you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you shall be a horror and a proverb and a mockery in all the nations where LORD JEHOVAH shall scatter you.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither the LORD shall lead thee away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />An thou shalt be there for a wonder, and a parable, and a tale, among all the nations, to which the Lord thy God shall carry thee away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/28-37.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=7679" 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">36</span>The LORD will bring you and the king you appoint to a nation neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you will worship other gods—gods of wood and stone. <span class="reftext">37</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yî·ṯā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">You will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/8047.htm" title="8047: lə·šam·māh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Waste, horror. From shamem; ruin; by implication, consternation.">an object of horror,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4912.htm" title="4912: lə·mā·šāl (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A proverb, parable. ">scorn,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8148.htm" title="8148: wə·liš·nî·nāh (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fs) -- A sharp (cutting) word, taunt. From shanan; something pointed, i.e. A gibe.">and ridicule</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵōl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">among all</a> <a href="/hebrew/5971.htm" title="5971: hā·‘am·mîm (Art:: N-mp) -- From amam; a people; specifically, a tribe; hence troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock.">the nations</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.">to which</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām·māh (Adv:: 3fs) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5090.htm" title="5090: yə·na·heḡ·ḵā (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to drive forth, i.e. Lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed; also, to sigh.">will drive you.</a> </span><span class="reftext">38</span>You will sow much seed in the field but harvest little, because the locusts will consume it.…<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/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9</a></span><br />I 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">1 Kings 9:7</a></span><br />then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-20.htm">2 Chronicles 7:20</a></span><br />then 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18</a></span><br />I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/42-18.htm">Jeremiah 42:18</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as My anger and wrath were poured out on the residents of Jerusalem, so will My wrath be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/44-8.htm">Jeremiah 44:8</a></span><br />Why are you provoking Me to anger by the work of your hands by burning incense to other gods in the land of Egypt, where you have gone to reside? As a result, you will be cut off and will become an object of cursing and reproach among all the nations of the earth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-14.htm">Ezekiel 5:14-15</a></span><br />I will make you a ruin and a disgrace among the nations around you, in the sight of all who pass by. / So you will be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and a horror to the nations around you, when I execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and raging fury. I, the LORD, have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-4.htm">Ezekiel 22:4</a></span><br />you are guilty of the blood you have shed, and you are defiled by the idols you have made. You have brought your days to a close and have come to the end of your years. Therefore I have made you a reproach to the nations and a mockery to all the lands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-15.htm">Lamentations 2:15-16</a></span><br />All who pass by clap their hands at you in scorn. They hiss and shake their heads at the Daughter of Jerusalem: “Is this the city that was called the perfection of beauty, the joy of all the earth?” / All your enemies open their mouths against you. They hiss and gnash their teeth, saying, “We have swallowed her up. This is the day for which we have waited. We have lived to see it!”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-13.htm">Psalm 44:13-14</a></span><br />You have made us a reproach to our neighbors, a mockery and derision to those around us. / You have made us a byword among the nations, a laughingstock among the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-28.htm">Isaiah 43:28</a></span><br />So I will disgrace the princes of your sanctuary, and I will devote Jacob to destruction and Israel to reproach.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/18-16.htm">Jeremiah 18:16</a></span><br />They have made their land a desolation, a perpetual object of scorn; all who pass by will be appalled and shake their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Jeremiah 19:8</a></span><br />I will make this city a desolation and an object of scorn. All who pass by will be appalled and will scoff at all her wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm">Jeremiah 25:9</a></span><br />behold, 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-18.htm">Jeremiah 25:18</a></span><br />to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations where the LORD shall lead you.</p><p class="hdg">become</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:28</a></b></br> The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-22.htm">Deuteronomy 29:22-28</a></b></br> So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath laid upon it; … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">1 Kings 9:7,8</a></b></br> Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people: … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/zechariah/8-13.htm">Byword</a> <a href="/psalms/44-14.htm">By-Word</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-36.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-27.htm">Drives</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-25.htm">Horror</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-4.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-12.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/numbers/35-23.htm">Object</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-10.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-22.htm">Proverb</a> <a href="/luke/14-29.htm">Ridicule</a> <a href="/galatians/4-14.htm">Scorn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-20.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/numbers/24-23.htm">Simile</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-8.htm">Taunt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-21.htm">Whither</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/13-2.htm">Wonder</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-11.htm">You</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_kings/22-19.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">Byword</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">By-Word</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-27.htm">Drive</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-20.htm">Drives</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-8.htm">Horror</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-19.htm">Lead</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">Object</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-12.htm">Proverb</a> <a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">Ridicule</a> <a href="/2_kings/19-21.htm">Scorn</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-5.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/1_samuel/10-12.htm">Simile</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-27.htm">Taunt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-63.htm">Whither</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-46.htm">Wonder</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-53.htm">You</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'; 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In the context of Deuteronomy, Moses is warning the Israelites of the curses that will follow if they fail to obey God's commandments. The terms "horror," "scorn," and "ridicule" suggest a complete loss of dignity and respect among other nations. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled during the Babylonian exile when the Israelites were taken captive and subjected to humiliation. The language here is reminiscent of the curses outlined in <a href="/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26</a>, emphasizing the seriousness of turning away from God.<p><b>among all the nations</b><br>This indicates the widespread nature of Israel's disgrace. The Israelites were meant to be a light to the nations, showcasing the blessings of living under God's law. Instead, their disobedience would lead to a reversal of this role, becoming a cautionary tale for others. This phrase also foreshadows the dispersion of the Jewish people throughout the world, known as the Diaspora, which began with the Assyrian and Babylonian captivities and continued through history.<p><b>to which the LORD will drive you</b><br>This part of the verse underscores God's sovereignty and the fulfillment of His warnings. The driving out of the Israelites from their land is not merely a result of political or military defeat but is portrayed as a direct action of the LORD in response to their covenant unfaithfulness. This aligns with the broader biblical narrative where God uses foreign nations as instruments of judgment against His people, as seen in the books of Kings and Chronicles. It also serves as a reminder of the conditional nature of the blessings and curses associated with the Mosaic Covenant.<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/n/nations.htm">Nations</a></b><br>The surrounding peoples and lands where the Israelites would be scattered if they disobeyed God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant God of Israel, who promises blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which the Israelites are about to enter, contingent on their faithfulness to God.<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. Disobedience leads to severe consequences, including becoming a byword among nations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_covenant_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Covenant Faithfulness</a></b><br>The Israelites' identity and blessings are tied to their faithfulness to God's covenant. This principle applies to believers today in maintaining a faithful relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_witness_of_nations.htm">The Witness of Nations</a></b><br>Our actions as God's people are observed by others. Disobedience can lead to ridicule and scorn, affecting our witness to the world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>While the passage warns of scattering, the broader biblical account offers hope for restoration and redemption through repentance and faith in God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reflecting_on_our_own_lives.htm">Reflecting on Our Own Lives</a></b><br>Consider how our actions might lead to being a positive or negative witness to those around us. Are we living in a way that honors God and His covenant?<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/why_avoid_casting_pearls_before_swine.htm">Why did Jesus advise against casting pearls before swine?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_isaiah_28_9-10_contradict_wisdom_texts.htm">In Isaiah 28:9-10, is the idea of teaching 'line upon line, precept upon precept' contradicted by other biblical texts that emphasize understanding and wisdom over rote instruction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_would_god_harm_his_people_for_mercy.htm">Jeremiah 24:10 - Why would a benevolent God inflict war, famine, and pestilence on His own people if His ultimate plan was restoration and mercy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_weapons_of_righteousness.htm">What does the Bible say about sexual harassment and assault?</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>(37) <span class= "bld">And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword.</span>--This verse is the contrary to <a href="/deuteronomy/28-10.htm" title="And all people of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of you.">Deuteronomy 28:10</a>. It was verified in the first captivity, and did not wait for the last dispersion. (See <a href="/context/1_kings/9-7.htm" title="Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people:">1Kings 9:7-9</a>, where the threat is repeated; <a href="/jeremiah/42-18.htm" title="For thus said the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As my anger and my fury has been poured forth on the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth on you, when you shall enter into Egypt: and you shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and you shall see this place no more.">Jeremiah 42:18</a>; <a href="/context/ezekiel/36-20.htm" title="And when they entered to the heathen, where they went, they profaned my holy name, when they said to them, These are the people of the LORD, and are gone forth out of his land.">Ezekiel 36:20-22</a>.)<p><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/28-37.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">You will become</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָיִ֣יתָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yî·ṯā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">an object of horror,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשַׁמָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šam·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8047.htm">Strong's 8047: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruin, consternation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">scorn,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְמָשָׁ֖ל</span> <span class="translit">(lə·mā·šāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4912.htm">Strong's 4912: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pithy maxim, a simile</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and ridicule</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלִשְׁנִינָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·liš·nî·nāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8148.htm">Strong's 8148: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sharp (cutting) word, taunt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among all</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכֹל֙</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the nations</span><br /><span class="heb">הָֽעַמִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·‘am·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<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">to which</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁר־</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will drive you.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְנַהֶגְךָ֥</span> <span class="translit">(yə·na·heḡ·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5090.htm">Strong's 5090: </a> </span><span class="str2">To drive forth, lead, carry away, to proceed, to sigh</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:37 You shall become an astonishment a proverb (Deut. 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