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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 />The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness and confusion of mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will strike you with madness, blindness, and panic.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD will strike you with madness and blindness and confusion of mind,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD will strike you with madness and blindness and confusion of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will strike you with insanity, blindness, and with confusion of mind;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The LORD will smite you with madness and with blindness and with bewilderment of heart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The LORD will smite you with madness and with blindness and with bewilderment of heart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh will strike you with madness and with blindness and with bewilderment of heart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will strike you with madness and with blindness and with bewilderment of heart <i>and</i> mind;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and mental confusion,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and mental confusion,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will become insane and go blind. The LORD will make you so confused, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will strike you with madness, blindness, and panic.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will make you lose your mind; he will strike you with blindness and confusion. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD will afflict you with insanity, blindness, and mental confusion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will also subject you to madness, blindness, and confusion of mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will strike you with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD shall smite thee with the madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh will strike you with madness, with blindness, and with astonishment of heart. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH strikes you with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Jehovah doth smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah will strike thee with madness and with blindness and with astonishment of heart;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord strike thee with madness and blindness and fury of mind. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />May the Lord strike you with frenzy and blindness and a madness of the mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />And the LORD will strike you with madness, blindness and panic,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD shall smite you with madness and blindness and dumbness of heart;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />LORD JEHOVAH shall strike you with darkness and with blindness and with astonishment of heart:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord smite thee with insanity, and blindness, and astonishment of mind.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/28-28.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=7583" 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">27</span>The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured. <span class="reftext">28</span><span class="highl"><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/5221.htm" title="5221: yak·kə·ḵāh (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To smite. A primitive root; to strike.">will afflict</a> <a href="/hebrew/7697.htm" title="7697: bə·šig·gā·‘ō·wn (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Madness. From shaga'; craziness.">you with madness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5788.htm" title="5788: ū·ḇə·‘iw·wā·rō·wn (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Blindness. And avvereth; from ivver; blindness.">blindness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8541.htm" title="8541: ū·ḇə·ṯim·hō·wn (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Bewilderment. From tamahh; consternation.">and confusion</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lê·ḇāḇ (N-ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">of mind,</a> </span><span class="reftext">29</span>and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you.…<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="/isaiah/29-10.htm">Isaiah 29:10</a></span><br />For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-8.htm">Romans 11:8</a></span><br />as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/16-14.htm">1 Samuel 16:14</a></span><br />Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-11.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:11</a></span><br />For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-14.htm">Matthew 13:14-15</a></span><br />In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/22-22.htm">1 Kings 22:22</a></span><br />And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/14-9.htm">Ezekiel 14:9</a></span><br />But if the prophet is enticed to speak a message, then it was I the LORD who enticed him, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/12-40.htm">John 12:40</a></span><br />“He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/4-4.htm">2 Corinthians 4:4</a></span><br />The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-18.htm">Isaiah 44:18</a></span><br />They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/28-26.htm">Acts 28:26-27</a></span><br />‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/6-18.htm">2 Kings 6:18</a></span><br />As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/4-9.htm">Jeremiah 4:9</a></span><br />“In that day,” declares the LORD, “the king and officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be astounded.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-12.htm">Mark 4:12</a></span><br />so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD shall smite you with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/16-14.htm">1 Samuel 16:14</a></b></br> But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/60-3.htm">Psalm 60:3</a></b></br> Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9,10</a></b></br> And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Afflict</a> <a href="/genesis/43-33.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/acts/2-6.htm">Bewilderment</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-18.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/15-21.htm">Blindness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-20.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/leviticus/21-20.htm">Diseased</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-7.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-26.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/20-8.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/2_peter/2-16.htm">Madness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-17.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-18.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-14.htm">Wasted</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-35.htm">Afflict</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Astonishment</a> <a href="/psalms/60-3.htm">Bewilderment</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-29.htm">Blind</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-18.htm">Blindness</a> <a href="/joshua/10-10.htm">Confusion</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-12.htm">Diseased</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-31.htm">Eyes</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/2_kings/9-20.htm">Madness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-34.htm">Minds</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-35.htm">Smite</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-35.htm">Strike</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-32.htm">Wasted</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">The blessings for obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">The curses for disobedience</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD will afflict you with madness</b><br>This phrase indicates a divine judgment where God allows mental instability as a consequence of disobedience. In the context of <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, these curses are part of the covenantal warnings given to Israel if they fail to obey God's commandments. Madness here can be understood as a loss of rational thought, leading to irrational behavior and decisions. This aligns with the broader biblical theme where disobedience leads to chaos and disorder, contrasting with the peace and order that come from following God's laws. Historical accounts of Israel's later periods, such as during the Babylonian exile, reflect times of national distress and confusion, which can be seen as fulfillments of these warnings.<p><b>blindness</b><br>Blindness in this context is metaphorical, representing a lack of spiritual insight and understanding. It signifies an inability to perceive truth and make wise decisions. This blindness is not just physical but also spiritual, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a>, where the people are described as having eyes but not seeing. The New Testament also uses blindness metaphorically, as in <a href="/john/9.htm">John 9</a>, where Jesus heals a blind man, symbolizing the opening of spiritual eyes. This affliction serves as a reminder of the importance of spiritual discernment and the consequences of turning away from divine guidance.<p><b>and confusion of mind</b><br>Confusion of mind suggests a state of mental turmoil and indecision, where individuals are unable to think clearly or make sound judgments. This condition can lead to fear, anxiety, and a sense of hopelessness. In the biblical narrative, confusion often results from a departure from God's wisdom and truth. <a href="/james/1-8.htm">James 1:8</a> describes a double-minded person as unstable in all their ways, highlighting the importance of faith and single-minded devotion to God. The confusion mentioned here is a direct result of the Israelites' potential disobedience, serving as a warning of the chaos that ensues when God's order is rejected.<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 blessings/curses to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, receiving the covenant and its stipulations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_ebal_and_mount_gerizim.htm">Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim</a></b><br>The locations where blessings and curses were proclaimed to the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant_at_moab.htm">Covenant at Moab</a></b><br>The renewal of the covenant before entering the Promised Land, where these blessings and curses were outlined.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a></b><br>The covenant-keeping God who promises both 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 leads to severe consequences, including mental and spiritual afflictions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_nature_of_god's_judgment.htm">The Nature of God's Judgment</a></b><br>God's judgment is not arbitrary but a response to covenant unfaithfulness. It serves as a call to repentance and return to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_blindness_and_confusion.htm">Spiritual Blindness and Confusion</a></b><br>Spiritual blindness and confusion are not just physical ailments but reflect a deeper spiritual condition that separates us from God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_obedience.htm">The Call to Obedience</a></b><br>Obedience to God's Word is crucial for maintaining a right relationship with Him and avoiding the curses outlined in the covenant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_restoration.htm">Hope in Restoration</a></b><br>Even in judgment, there is hope for restoration if we turn back to God, as seen throughout the account of Israel's history.<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_do_deut._28_curses_fit_with_science.htm">In Deuteronomy 28, how can modern readers reconcile the promise of curses (verses 15-68) with our scientific understanding of disease, famine, and natural disasters?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_there_little_evidence_for_deut._28.htm">If these curses were historically fulfilled, why is there limited archaeological evidence supporting widespread devastation on the scale described in Deuteronomy 28?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_a_historical_record_of_deut._28_36.htm">Deuteronomy 28:36 mentions exile -- is there a verifiable historical record that aligns precisely with the captivity and conditions described?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_deut._28_punishments_compare_to_god's_mercy.htm">How do the severe punishments in Deuteronomy 28 compare with the portrayal of a merciful God in other parts of the Bible (e.g., Psalm 145:9)?</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>(28) <span class= "bld">Madness, and blindness, and astonishment.</span>--The three words are all found in <a href="/zechariah/12-4.htm" title="In that day, said the LORD, I will smite every horse with astonishment, and his rider with madness: and I will open my eyes on the house of Judah, and will smite every horse of the people with blindness.">Zechariah 12:4</a><p>But in that place the threat seems directed against the enemies of Jerusalem (see <a href="/deuteronomy/30-7.htm" title="And the LORD your God will put all these curses on your enemies, and on them that hate you, which persecuted you.">Deuteronomy 30:7</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 28, 29.</span> - Besides bodily ailments, mental diseases should come upon them - insanity, incapacity, confusion of mind, so that even at midday they should grope as a blind man gropes, <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. under the most favorable circumstances they should be unable to find the right path, to hit on the right and safe course. It is of mental blindness that the word is here used (cf. <a href="/isaiah/42-19.htm">Isaiah 42:19</a>; <a href="/lamentations/4-14.htm">Lamentations 4:14</a>; <a href="/zephaniah/1-17.htm">Zephaniah 1:17</a>; <a href="/romans/11-25.htm">Romans 11:25</a>; <a href="/2_corinthians/4-4.htm">2 Corinthians 4:4</a>). <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt grope</span> (cf. <a href="/isaiah/59-10.htm">Isaiah 59:10</a>). Thus afflicted in body and mind, their state should be one only of oppression and calamity, with no hope of deliverance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֔ה</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 afflict</span><br /><span class="heb">יַכְּכָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(yak·kə·ḵāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5221.htm">Strong's 5221: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you with madness,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשִׁגָּע֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(bə·šig·gā·‘ō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7697.htm">Strong's 7697: </a> </span><span class="str2">Craziness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blindness,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְעִוָּר֑וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·‘iw·wā·rō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5788.htm">Strong's 5788: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blindness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and confusion</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְתִמְה֖וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ṯim·hō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8541.htm">Strong's 8541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Consternation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of mind,</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵבָֽב׃</span> <span class="translit">(lê·ḇāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:28 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:28 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:28 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:28 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:28 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:28 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:28 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:28 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:28 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:28 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:28 Yahweh will strike you with madness (Deut. 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