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There you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you. <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Living Translation</a> Then the LORD will send you back to Egypt in ships, to a destination I promised you would never see again. There you will offer to sell yourselves to your enemies as slaves, but no one will buy you.” <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Standard Version</a> And the LORD will bring you back in ships to Egypt, a journey that I promised that you should never make again; and there you shall offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer.” <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The LORD will return you to Egypt in ships by a route that I said you should never see again. There you will sell yourselves to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.” <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">King James Bible</a> And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">New King James Version</a> “And the LORD will take you back to Egypt in ships, by the way of which I said to you, ‘You shall never see it again.’ And there you shall be offered for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.” <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And the LORD will bring you back to Egypt in ships, by the way about which I said to you, ‘You will never see it again!’ And there you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer.” <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220The LORD will bring you back to Egypt in ships, by the way about which I spoke to you, &#8216You will never see it again!&#8217 And there you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And the LORD will bring you back to Egypt in ships, by the way about which I spoke to you, ‘You will never see it again!’ And there you shall offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer.” <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And Yahweh will bring you back to Egypt in ships, by the way about which I spoke to you, ‘You will never see it again!’ And there you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer.” <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The LORD will bring you back to Egypt in ships, by the way about which I said to you, ‘You will never see it again!’ And there you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no one to buy you.” <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD will take you back in ships to Egypt by a route that I said you would never see again. There you will sell yourselves to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.” <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The LORD will take you back in ships to Egypt by a route that I said you would never see again. There you will sell yourselves to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.&#8221 <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/28.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jehovah will bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I said unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall sell yourselves unto your enemies for bondmen and for bondwomen, and no man shall buy you. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> I told you never to go back to Egypt. But now the LORD himself will load you on ships and send you back. Then you will even try to sell yourselves as slaves, but no one will be interested. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I said unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall sell yourselves unto your enemies for bondmen and for bondwomen, and no man shall buy you. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The LORD will bring you back to Egypt in ships on a journey that I said you would never take again. There you will try to sell yourselves as slaves to your enemies, but no one will buy you. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Good News Translation</a> The LORD will send you back to Egypt in ships, even though he said that you would never have to go there again. There you will try to sell yourselves to your enemies as slaves, but no one will want to buy you." <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/28.htm">International Standard Version</a> Finally, the LORD will bring you back to Egypt by ship, a place that I said you'll never see again. There you'll try to sell yourselves to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you." <a href="/net/deuteronomy/28.htm">NET Bible</a> Then the LORD will make you return to Egypt by ship, over a route I said to you that you would never see again. There you will sell yourselves to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you." <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD will bring you into Egypt again with ships, by the way of which I said to you, You shall see it no more again: and there you shall sell yourselves to your enemies for bondservants and for bondmaids, and no man shall buy you. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way of which I have said to thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold to your enemies for bond-men and bond-women, and no man shall buy you.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The LORD will return you to Egypt in ships by a route that I said you should never see again. There you will sell yourselves to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.” <a href="/web/deuteronomy/28.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh will bring you into Egypt again with ships, by the way of which I told to you that you would never see it again. There you will offer yourselves to your enemies for male and female slaves, and nobody will buy you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And YHWH has brought you back to Egypt in ships, by the way of which I said to you, You do not add to see it anymore; and you have sold yourselves to your enemies there, for menservants and for maidservants, and there is no buyer.” <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And Jehovah hath brought thee back to Egypt with ships, by a way of which I said to thee, Thou dost not add any more to see it, and ye have sold yourselves there to thine enemies, for men-servants and for maid-servants, and there is no buyer.' <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah turned thee back to Egypt in ships, in the way; which I said to thee, Thou shalt not add more to see it: and ye were sold there to thine enemies for servants, and for maids, and none buying.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The Lord shall bring thee again with ships into Egypt, by the way whereof he said to thee that thou shouldst see it no more. There shalt thou be set to sale to thy enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The Lord will lead you back into Egypt with a fleet of ships, along the way, about which he said to you that you would not see it again. In that place, you will be put up for sale as men and women servants to your enemies, but there will be no one willing to buy you.” <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Bible</a> The LORD will send you back in ships to Egypt, by a route which I told you that you would never see again; and there you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The LORD will bring you back in ships to Egypt, by a route that I promised you would never see again; and there you shall offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the LORD shall bring you back into Egypt with ships, by the way whereof he said to you, You shall see it no more again; and there you shall be sold to your enemies as bondmen and bondwomen, but there shall be no one to buy you. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH shall return you to Egypt in ships in the way that He said to you, “You shall not continue again to see it”, and you shall be sold there to your enemies as male Slaves and female Slaves, and there is no one who buys.” <div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the LORD shall bring thee back into Egypt in ships, by the way whereof I said unto thee: 'Thou shalt see it no more again'; and there ye shall sell yourselves unto your enemies for bondmen and for bondwoman, and no man shall buy you. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the Lord shall bring thee back to Egypt in ships, by the way of which I said, Thou shalt not see it again; and ye shall be sold there to your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and none shall buy you. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=8017" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">The Curses of Disobedience</a> …67In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’—because of the dread in your hearts of the terrifying sights you will see. 68<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/7725.htm" title="7725: we·hĕ·šî·ḇə·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms:: 2ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">will return you</a> <a href="/hebrew/4714.htm" title="4714: miṣ·ra·yim (N-proper-fs) -- A son of Ham, also his desc. and their country in N.W. Africa. Dual of matsowr; Mitsrajim, i.e. Upper and Lower Egypt.">to Egypt</a> <a href="/hebrew/591.htm" title="591: bā·’o·nî·yō·wṯ (Prep-b:: N-fp) -- A ship. Feminine of 'oniy; a ship.">in ships</a> <a href="/hebrew/1870.htm" title="1870: bad·de·reḵ (Prep-b, Art:: N-cs) -- Way, road, distance, journey, manner. From darak; a road; figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb.">by a route</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.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar·tî (V-Qal-Perf-1cs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">I said</a> <a href="/hebrew/lə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">you should</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">never</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: lir·’ō·ṯāh (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Inf:: 3fs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">see</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: ṯō·sîp̄ (V-Hifil-Imperf-2ms) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">again.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5750.htm" title="5750: ‘ō·wḏ (Adv) -- Or rod; from uwd; properly, iteration or continuance; used only adverbially, again, repeatedly, still, more."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">There</a> <a href="/hebrew/4376.htm" title="4376: wə·hiṯ·mak·kar·tem (Conj-w:: V-Hitpael-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To sell. A primitive root; to sell, literally, or figuratively.">you will sell</a> <a href="/hebrew/341.htm" title="341: lə·’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā (Prep-l:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc:: 2ms) -- Hating, an adversary. Or owyeb; active participle of 'ayab; hating; an adversary.">yourselves to your enemies</a> <a href="/hebrew/5650.htm" title="5650: la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm (Prep-l:: N-mp) -- Slave, servant. From abad; a servant.">as male</a> <a href="/hebrew/8198.htm" title="8198: wə·liš·p̄ā·ḥō·wṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-fp) -- Maid, maidservant. Feminine from an unused root meaning to spread out; a female slave.">and female slaves,</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.">but no</a> <a href="/hebrew/7069.htm" title="7069: qō·neh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- A primitive root; to erect, i.e. Create; by extension, to procure, especially by purchase; by implication to own.">one will buy you.”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Exodus 14:13-14</a> But Moses told the people, “Do not be afraid. Stand firm and you will see the LORD’s salvation, which He will accomplish for you today; for the Egyptians you see today, you will never see again. / The LORD will fight for you; you need only to be still.” <a href="/jeremiah/44-13.htm">Jeremiah 44:13-14</a> I will punish those who live in the land of Egypt, just as I punished Jerusalem, by sword and famine and plague, / so that none of the remnant of Judah who have gone to reside in Egypt will escape or survive to return to the land of Judah, where they long to return and live; for none will return except a few fugitives.” <a href="/hosea/8-13.htm">Hosea 8:13</a> Though they offer sacrifices as gifts to Me, and though they eat the meat, the LORD does not accept them. Now He will remember their iniquity and punish their sins: They will return to Egypt. <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33-34</a> But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste. / Then the land shall enjoy its Sabbaths all the days it lies desolate, while you are in the land of your enemies. At that time the land will rest and enjoy its Sabbaths. <a href="/isaiah/11-11.htm">Isaiah 11:11-12</a> On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. / He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth. <a href="/ezekiel/20-34.htm">Ezekiel 20:34-36</a> With a strong hand, an outstretched arm, and outpoured wrath I will bring you out from the peoples and gather you from the lands to which you have been scattered. / And I will bring you into the wilderness of the nations, where I will enter into judgment with you face to face. / Just as I entered into judgment with your fathers in the wilderness of the land of Egypt, so I will enter into judgment with you, declares the Lord GOD. <a href="/2_kings/17-6.htm">2 Kings 17:6</a> In the ninth year of Hoshea, the king of Assyria captured Samaria and carried away the Israelites to Assyria, where he settled them in Halah, in Gozan by the Habor River, and in the cities of the Medes. <a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Nehemiah 1:8-9</a> Remember, I pray, the word that You commanded Your servant Moses when You said, ‘If you are unfaithful, I will scatter you among the nations, / but if you return to Me and keep and practice My commandments, then even if your exiles have been banished to the farthest horizon, I will gather them from there and bring them to the place I have chosen as a dwelling for My Name.’ <a href="/jeremiah/16-13.htm">Jeremiah 16:13</a> So I will cast you out of this land into a land that neither you nor your fathers have known. There you will serve other gods day and night, for I will show you no favor.’ <a href="/lamentations/1-3.htm">Lamentations 1:3</a> Judah has gone into exile under affliction and harsh slavery; she dwells among the nations but finds no place to rest. All her pursuers have overtaken her in the midst of her distress. <a href="/acts/7-6.htm">Acts 7:6-7</a> God told him that his descendants would be foreigners in a strange land, and that they would be enslaved and mistreated four hundred years. / ‘But I will punish the nation that enslaves them,’ God said, ‘and afterward they will come forth and worship Me in this place.’ <a href="/revelation/11-8.htm">Revelation 11:8</a> Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified. <a href="/matthew/24-21.htm">Matthew 24:21-22</a> For at that time there will be great tribulation, unseen from the beginning of the world until now, and never to be seen again. / If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short. <a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a> They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. <a href="/john/8-33.htm">John 8:33-36</a> “We are Abraham’s descendants,” they answered. “We have never been slaves to anyone. How can You say we will be set free?” / Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, everyone who sins is a slave to sin. / A slave does not remain in the house forever, but a son remains forever. ...</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the LORD shall bring you into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spoke to you, You shall see it no more again: and there you shall be sold to your enemies for slaves and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.<a href="/deuteronomy/17-16.htm">Deuteronomy 17:16</a> But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: forasmuch as the LORD hath said unto you, Ye shall henceforth return no more that way.<a href="/jeremiah/43-7.htm">Jeremiah 43:7</a> So they came into the land of Egypt: for they obeyed not the voice of the LORD: thus came they even to Tahpanhes.<a href="/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Jeremiah 44:12</a> And I will take the remnant of Judah, that have set their faces to go into the land of Egypt to sojourn there, and they shall all be consumed, and fall in the land of Egypt; they shall even be consumed by the sword and by the famine: they shall die, from the least even unto the greatest, by the sword and by the famine: and they shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach.there ye shall<a href="/exodus/20-2.htm">Exodus 20:2</a> I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.<a href="/nehemiah/5-8.htm">Nehemiah 5:8</a> And I said unto them, We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold unto the heathen; and will ye even sell your brethren? or shall they be sold unto us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.<a href="/esther/7-4.htm">Esther 7:4</a> For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/leviticus/25-44.htm">Bondmaids</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/12-12.htm">Bondmen</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-21.htm">Bond-Men</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-21.htm">Bondservants</a> <a href="/genesis/30-43.htm">Bondwomen</a> <a href="/esther/7-4.htm">Bond-Women</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/14-26.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/leviticus/25-50.htm">Buyer</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-60.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-55.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-18.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-6.htm">Male</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-7.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-9.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-8.htm">Sale</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/genesis/49-13.htm">Ships</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-22.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-7.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-29.htm">Way</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-35.htm">Whereof</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/22-12.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/28-10.htm">Bondmaids</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-2.htm">Bondmen</a> <a href="/joshua/9-23.htm">Bond-Men</a> <a href="/joshua/9-23.htm">Bondservants</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-16.htm">Bondwomen</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-10.htm">Bond-Women</a> <a href="/ruth/4-4.htm">Buy</a> <a href="/proverbs/20-14.htm">Buyer</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-2.htm">Egypt</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-7.htm">Enemies</a> <a href="/joshua/3-1.htm">Journey</a> <a href="/joshua/17-2.htm">Male</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-19.htm">Offer</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-13.htm">Promised</a> <a href="/psalms/44-12.htm">Sale</a> <a href="/judges/4-9.htm">Sell</a> <a href="/judges/5-17.htm">Ships</a> <a href="/joshua/9-23.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-30.htm">Sold</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-16.htm">Way</a> <a href="/joshua/14-12.htm">Whereof</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-16.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 28</div>1. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">The blessings for obedience</a> 15. <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">The curses for disobedience</a> </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>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <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> </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>The LORD will return you to Egypt in ships This phrase signifies a reversal of the Exodus, where God delivered the Israelites from slavery in Egypt. The mention of "ships" suggests a forced and humiliating return, contrasting with the miraculous crossing of the Red Sea. Historically, Egypt was a symbol of bondage and oppression for the Israelites. The use of ships implies a long and arduous journey, possibly indicating the severity of the punishment for disobedience. This imagery also foreshadows future exiles and captivities, such as the Babylonian exile, where the Israelites faced similar fates.by a route that I said you should never see again This refers to God's promise in <a href="/exodus/14-13.htm">Exodus 14:13</a> that the Israelites would never again see the Egyptians they were fleeing. The return to Egypt symbolizes a complete undoing of God's deliverance due to Israel's disobedience. It highlights the seriousness of breaking the covenant with God, as it leads to a loss of the blessings and protection once assured. This phrase underscores the consequences of turning away from God's commands and the resulting loss of divine favor.There you will sell yourselves to your enemies as male and female slaves This part of the verse indicates a desperate situation where the Israelites, once freed from slavery, would find themselves in such dire straits that they would attempt to sell themselves into servitude. This reflects the ultimate degradation and loss of identity as God's chosen people. The act of selling oneself into slavery was a last resort for survival, showing the depth of the curse for disobedience. It also serves as a stark warning of the consequences of forsaking God's laws.but no one will buy you. This phrase emphasizes the complete rejection and hopelessness that would befall the Israelites. Even in their desperation, they would find no relief or redemption. It signifies utter abandonment and the futility of seeking refuge outside of God's provision. This can be seen as a metaphor for spiritual desolation, where turning away from God leads to a state of being unwanted and unredeemed. It serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of faithfulness to God's covenant.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who is speaking through Moses to the Israelites. 2. <a href="/topical/e/egypt.htm">Egypt</a> A place of former bondage for the Israelites, symbolizing a return to slavery and oppression. 3. <a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a> The chosen people of God, who are being warned of the consequences of disobedience. 4. <a href="/topical/s/ships.htm">Ships</a> A mode of transportation indicating a forced and humiliating return to slavery. 5. <a href="/topical/e/enemies.htm">Enemies</a> Those who would oppress and enslave the Israelites, representing the consequences of turning away from God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_disobedience.htm">The Consequences of Disobedience</a> Disobedience to God's commands leads to severe consequences, including a return to bondage and oppression. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_egypt.htm">Symbolism of Egypt</a> Egypt represents a place of spiritual and physical bondage. Returning to Egypt symbolizes a regression in faith and trust in God. <a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness_and_justice.htm">God's Faithfulness and Justice</a> God is faithful to His promises, both in blessings and in curses. His justice ensures that disobedience is met with appropriate consequences. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_covenant_relationship.htm">The Importance of Covenant Relationship</a> The Israelites' relationship with God is based on a covenant that requires obedience and faithfulness. Breaking this covenant results in dire consequences. <a href="/topical/h/hope_for_redemption.htm">Hope for Redemption</a> Despite the warnings of punishment, God's ultimate desire is for repentance and restoration. The path back to God is always open through repentance.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 28</a> <a href="/q/what_do_black_hebrew_israelites_believe.htm">What are the beliefs of Black Hebrew Israelites?</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_xenophobia.htm">What is the Bible's stance on xenophobia?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_hosea_9_3_align_with_history.htm">In Hosea 9:3, how does the claim that Israel would return to Egypt align with historical records that show no major return after the Exodus?</a> <a href="/q/how_didn't_debt_cancellation_ruin_economy.htm">Deuteronomy 15:1-2 prescribes canceling debts every seven years--how would this not destabilize an ancient economy?</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>(68) The Lord shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships.--Josephus says this was done with many of the Jews by Titus.Thou shalt see it no more again.--<a href="/deuteronomy/17-16.htm" title="But he shall not multiply horses to himself, nor cause the people to return to Egypt, to the end that he should multiply horses: for as much as the LORD has said to you, You shall from now on return no more that way.">Deuteronomy 17:16</a>.Ye shall be sold . . . and no man shall buy you.--Rashi explains thus: "Ye shall desire to be sold--ye shall offer yourselves as slaves to your enemies, and shall be refused, because you are appointed to slaughter and destruction. Or the sellers shall sell you to other sellers, and no one will care to keep you." But the same word is used in the following passage by Nehemiah, "We after our ability have redeemed our brethren the Jews, which were sold to the heathen" (<a href="/nehemiah/5-8.htm" title="And I said to them, We after our ability have redeemed our brothers the Jews, which were sold to the heathen; and will you even sell your brothers? or shall they be sold to us? Then held they their peace, and found nothing to answer.">Nehemiah 5:8</a>). Probably the meaning in Deuteronomy is similar: "Ye shall be sold as slaves to your enemies, and there will be no one to redeem you."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 68. - Worst of all, they should be again reduced to bondage, carried back to Egypt, put up for sale as slaves, and be so utterly despicable that no one would purchase them. Bring thee into Egypt again. "If the Exodus was the birth of the nation of God as such, the return would be its death" (Schultz; cf. <a href="/hosea/8-13.htm">Hosea 8:13</a>; <a href="/hosea/9-3.htm">Hosea 9:3</a>). With ships. They came out of Egypt by land, as free men; they should be carried back imprisoned and cooped up in slave-ships. By the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no mere again. This does not refer to their being carried to Egypt in ships as different from the way by which they had come out from it, but simply to the fact that they should be carried back thither, contrary to what was expected when they so triumphantly came forth from it. There ye shall be sold; literally, shall sell yourselves; i.e. give yourselves up to be sold as slaves. Egypt may be here, as Hengstenberg suggests, "the type of future oppressors;" but there seems no reason why the passage should not be taken literally. It is a fact that, after the capture of Jerusalem by Titus, the Jews were in large numbers carried into Egypt, and there subjected to most ignominious bondage; and in the time of Hadrian, multitudes of Jews were sold into slavery (Josephus, 'De Bell. Jud.,' 6:09, 2; cf. Philo, 'Flacc.' and 'Leg. ad Caium.'). <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>The LORD יְהוָ֥ה ׀ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will return you וֶֽהֱשִֽׁיבְךָ֨ (we·hĕ·šî·ḇə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again to Egypt מִצְרַיִם֮ (miṣ·ra·yim) Noun - proper - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4714.htm">Strong's 4714: </a> Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa in ships בָּאֳנִיּוֹת֒ (bā·’o·nî·yō·wṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_591.htm">Strong's 591: </a> A ship by a route בַּדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ (bad·de·reḵ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1870.htm">Strong's 1870: </a> A road, a course of life, mode of action that אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that I said אָמַ֣רְתִּֽי (’ā·mar·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say you should never לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no see לִרְאֹתָ֑הּ (lir·’ō·ṯāh) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> To see again. תֹסִ֥יף (ṯō·sîp̄) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> To add, augment There שָׁ֧ם (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither you will sell וְהִתְמַכַּרְתֶּ֨ם (wə·hiṯ·mak·kar·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4376.htm">Strong's 4376: </a> To sell yourselves to your enemies לְאֹיְבֶ֛יךָ (lə·’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵā) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_341.htm">Strong's 341: </a> Hating, an adversary as male לַעֲבָדִ֥ים (la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5650.htm">Strong's 5650: </a> Slave, servant and female slaves, וְלִשְׁפָח֖וֹת (wə·liš·p̄ā·ḥō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8198.htm">Strong's 8198: </a> Maid, maidservant but no וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_369.htm">Strong's 369: </a> A non-entity, a negative particle one will buy you.” קֹנֶֽה׃ (qō·neh) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7069.htm">Strong's 7069: </a> To erect, create, to procure, by purchase, to own <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">Deuteronomy 28:68 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">Deuteronomy 28:68 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">Deuteronomy 28:68 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">Deuteronomy 28:68 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">Deuteronomy 28:68 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">Deuteronomy 28:68 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">Deuteronomy 28:68 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">Deuteronomy 28:68 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">Deuteronomy 28:68 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">Deuteronomy 28:68 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-68.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:68 Yahweh will bring you into Egypt again (Deut. 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