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There you will worship other gods—gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your ancestors have known. <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Living Translation</a> For the LORD will scatter you among all the nations from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship foreign gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods made of wood and stone! <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Standard Version</a> “And the LORD will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you shall serve other gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">King James Bible</a> And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone. <a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">New King James Version</a> “Then the LORD will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you shall serve other gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known—wood and stone. <a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Furthermore, the LORD will scatter you among all the peoples, from one end of the earth to the other; and there you will serve other gods, made of wood and stone, which you and your fathers have not known. <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Moreover, the LORD will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods, wood and stone, which you or your fathers have not known. <a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Moreover, the LORD will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods, wood and stone, which you or your fathers have not known. <a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Moreover, Yahweh will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods, wood and stone, which you or your fathers have not known. <a href="/amp/deuteronomy/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other; and there you will [be forced to] serve other gods, [lifeless gods of] wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. <a href="/csb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the LORD will scatter you among all peoples from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, of wood and stone, which neither you nor your ancestors have known. <a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then the LORD will scatter you among all peoples from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. <a href="/asv/deuteronomy/28.htm">American Standard Version</a> And Jehovah will scatter thee among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers, even wood and stone. <a href="/cev/deuteronomy/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Those of you that survive will be scattered to every nation on earth, and you will have to worship stone and wood idols that never helped you or your ancestors. <a href="/erv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Revised Version</a> And the LORD shall scatter thee among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers, even wood and stone. <a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then the LORD will scatter you among all the people of the world, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will serve gods made of wood and stone that neither you nor your ancestors ever knew. <a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Good News Translation</a> "The LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will serve gods made of wood and stone, gods that neither you nor your ancestors have ever worshiped before. <a href="/isv/deuteronomy/28.htm">International Standard Version</a> "He'll scatter you among the peoples from one end of the earth to the other, and there you'll serve other gods made of wood and stones, which neither you nor your ancestors have known. <a href="/msb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. <a href="/net/deuteronomy/28.htm">NET Bible</a> The LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods of wood and stone. <a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The LORD will scatter you among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods, which you have not known, you nor your fathers, even wood and stone. <a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people from the one end of the earth even to the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone. <a href="/web/deuteronomy/28.htm">World English Bible</a> Yahweh will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth. There you will serve other gods which you have not known, you nor your fathers, even wood and stone. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and YHWH has scattered you among all the peoples, from the end of the earth even to the [other] end of the earth; and you have served other gods there which you have not known, you and your fathers—wood and stone. <a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and Jehovah hath scattered thee among all the peoples, from the end of the earth even unto the end of the earth; and thou hast served there other gods which thou hast not known, thou and thy fathers -- wood and stone. <a href="/slt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And Jehovah scattered thee among all peoples from the end of the earth even to the end of the earth; and thou servedst there other gods which thou knewest not, thou and thy fathers, wood and stone.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the farthest parts of the earth to the ends thereof: and there thou shalt serve strange gods, which both thou art ignorant of and thy fathers, wood and stone. <a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The Lord will disperse you among all the peoples, from the heights of the earth to its furthest limits. And there you will serve foreign gods of wood and of stone, which you and your fathers did not know. <a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Bible</a> The LORD will scatter you among all the peoples from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will serve other gods, of wood and stone, which you and your ancestors have not known. <a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The LORD will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other; and there you shall serve other gods, of wood and stone, which neither you nor your ancestors have known.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And the LORD shall scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other; and there you shall serve other gods, of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known. <a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And LORD JEHOVAH shall scatter you into all the nations from the ends of the land and unto the ends of the Earth, and you shall work there for other gods of wood and of stone that you have not known, you or your parents.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And the LORD shall scatter thee among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers, even wood and stone. <a href="/sep/deuteronomy/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And the Lord thy God shall scatter thee among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other; and thou shalt there serve other gods, wood and stone, which thou hast not known, nor thy fathers. <a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/28-64.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=7967" 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> …63Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess. 64<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.">Then the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6327.htm" title="6327: we·hĕ·p̄î·ṣə·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms:: 2ms) -- To be dispersed or scattered. A primitive root; to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively.">will scatter</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">you 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/7097.htm" title="7097: miq·ṣêh (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- End, extremity. Or qetseh; from qatsah; an extremity.">from one end</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">of the earth</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/7097.htm" title="7097: qə·ṣêh (N-msc) -- End, extremity. Or qetseh; from qatsah; an extremity.">the other,</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8033.htm" title="8033: šām (Adv) -- There, thither. A primitive particle; there then; often thither, or thence.">and there</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: wə·‘ā·ḇaḏ·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">you will worship</a> <a href="/hebrew/312.htm" title="312: ’ă·ḥê·rîm (Adj-mp) -- Another. From 'achar; properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.">other</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">gods,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘êṣ (N-ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">gods of wood</a> <a href="/hebrew/68.htm" title="68: wā·’ā·ḇen (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- A stone. From the root of banah through the meaning to build; a stone.">and stone,</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.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tāh (Pro-2ms) -- You (masc. sing.). ">neither you</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.">nor</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: wa·’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">your fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yā·ḏa‘·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">have known.</a> 65Among those nations you will find no repose, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and a despairing soul.…<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="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</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. <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="/ezekiel/20-23.htm">Ezekiel 20:23</a> However, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands. <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="/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="/2_kings/25-21.htm">2 Kings 25:21</a> There at Riblah in the land of Hamath, the king of Babylon struck them down and put them to death. So Judah was taken into exile, away from its own land. <a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Amos 9:9</a> “For surely I will give the command, and I will shake the house of Israel among all the nations as grain is sifted in a sieve; but not a pebble will reach the ground. <a href="/isaiah/11-12.htm">Isaiah 11:12</a> 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="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Jeremiah 9:16</a> I will scatter them among the nations that neither they nor their fathers have known, and I will send a sword after them until I have finished them off.” <a href="/ezekiel/22-15.htm">Ezekiel 22:15</a> I will disperse you among the nations and scatter you throughout the lands; I will purge your uncleanness. <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="/matthew/24-31.htm">Matthew 24:31</a> And He will send out His angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather His elect from the four winds, from one end of the heavens to the other. <a href="/john/7-35.htm">John 7:35</a> At this, the Jews said to one another, “Where does He intend to go that we will not find Him? Will He go where the Jews are dispersed among the Greeks, and teach the Greeks? <a href="/acts/2-5.htm">Acts 2:5</a> Now there were dwelling in Jerusalem God-fearing Jews from every nation under heaven. <a href="/james/1-1.htm">James 1:1</a> James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, To the twelve tribes of the Dispersion: Greetings.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And the LORD shall scatter you among all people, from the one end of the earth even to the other; and there you shall serve other gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known, even wood and stone.scatter<a href="/deuteronomy/4-27.htm">Deuteronomy 4:27,28</a> And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you… <a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a> And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.<a href="/nehemiah/1-8.htm">Nehemiah 1:8</a> Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:there thou shalt<a href="/deuteronomy/28-36.htm">Deuteronomy 28:36</a> The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.<a href="/jeremiah/16-13.htm">Jeremiah 16:13</a> Therefore will I cast you out of this land into a land that ye know not, neither ye nor your fathers; and there shall ye serve other gods day and night; where I will not shew you favour.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm">End</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-60.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/4-27.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-48.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-36.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-36.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/30-4.htm">Earth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-4.htm">End</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-17.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-3.htm">Peoples</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-26.htm">Scatter</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-18.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-17.htm">Stone</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-11.htm">Wood</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>Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations This phrase reflects the covenantal consequences outlined in Deuteronomy for disobedience to God's commandments. The scattering of Israel among the nations is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, often associated with exile and dispersion due to idolatry and unfaithfulness (<a href="/leviticus/26-33.htm">Leviticus 26:33</a>, <a href="/jeremiah/9-16.htm">Jeremiah 9:16</a>). Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled during the Assyrian and Babylonian exiles, where the Israelites were forcibly removed from their land. Theologically, it underscores the seriousness of breaking the covenant with God and serves as a warning of divine judgment.from one end of the earth to the other This hyperbolic expression emphasizes the totality and extent of the dispersion. It suggests that the Israelites would be scattered far beyond their borders, losing their national identity and unity. This phrase can be connected to the later Jewish Diaspora, where Jewish communities were established across the Roman Empire and beyond. It also foreshadows the global spread of the Jewish people, which continues to this day.and there you will worship other gods The worship of other gods represents a significant departure from the worship of Yahweh, the one true God. This phrase highlights the spiritual consequences of Israel's disobedience, where they would be influenced by the idolatrous practices of the nations among whom they were scattered. This is a direct violation of the first commandment (<a href="/exodus/20-3.htm">Exodus 20:3</a>) and reflects the spiritual adultery that the prophets frequently condemned (<a href="/hosea/4-12.htm">Hosea 4:12-13</a>).gods of wood and stone This description of idols underscores their lifelessness and impotence compared to the living God of Israel. The use of "wood and stone" is a common biblical motif to describe the futility of idol worship (<a href="/isaiah/44-9.htm">Isaiah 44:9-20</a>, <a href="/habakkuk/2-19.htm">Habakkuk 2:19</a>). Archaeologically, many such idols have been discovered in ancient Near Eastern sites, confirming the prevalence of idolatry in the surrounding cultures. This phrase serves as a stark reminder of the foolishness of turning away from the Creator to worship created objects.which neither you nor your fathers have known This phrase emphasizes the foreignness and unfamiliarity of these gods to the Israelites and their ancestors. It highlights the departure from the faith of the patriarchs, who worshiped Yahweh alone. The reference to "fathers" connects this warning to the covenantal promises made to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and the expectation that their descendants would remain faithful to God. This serves as a call to remember their heritage and the unique relationship they have with God, contrasting it with the empty traditions of other nations.<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 both the giver of blessings and the enforcer of curses based on Israel's obedience or disobedience. 2. <a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a> The chosen people of God, recipients of the covenant, who are warned of the consequences of disobedience. 3. <a href="/topical/n/nations.htm">Nations</a> Refers to the various peoples and lands outside of Israel where the Israelites would be scattered due to their disobedience. 4. <a href="/topical/g/gods_of_wood_and_stone.htm">Gods of Wood and Stone</a> Idols worshiped by other nations, representing false gods that Israel would turn to in their dispersion. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_earth.htm">The Earth</a> Symbolizes the vastness of the dispersion, indicating that the scattering would be comprehensive and far-reaching.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_disobedience.htm">The Seriousness of Disobedience</a> The scattering of Israel serves as a stark reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. It underscores the importance of obedience to God's commands. <a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a> Worshiping "gods of wood and stone" highlights the futility and danger of idolatry. Believers today must guard against modern forms of idolatry, such as materialism and secularism. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a> The scattering demonstrates God's control over nations and history. It reassures believers that God is sovereign, even in times of judgment. <a href="/topical/h/hope_for_restoration.htm">Hope for Restoration</a> While the verse speaks of judgment, the broader biblical account includes promises of restoration. Believers can find hope in God's faithfulness to restore and redeem. <a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_faithfulness.htm">The Call to Faithfulness</a> This passage calls believers to remain faithful to God, avoiding the pitfalls of disobedience and idolatry, and trusting in His promises.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(64) And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people.--Fulfilled, literally, in this last dispersion.Thou shalt serve other gods.--We do not know of Israel's falling into actual idolatry in dispersion, except in Egypt (<a href="/jeremiah/44-17.htm" title="But we will certainly do whatever thing goes forth out of our own mouth, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings to her, as we have done, we, and our fathers, our kings, and our princes, in the cities of Judah, and in the streets of Jerusalem: for then had we plenty of victuals, and were well, and saw no evil.">Jeremiah 44:17</a>), and possibly in Babylon (<a href="/context/ezekiel/14-22.htm" title="Yet, behold, therein shall be left a remnant that shall be brought forth, both sons and daughters: behold, they shall come forth to you, and you shall see their way and their doings: and you shall be comforted concerning the evil that I have brought on Jerusalem, even concerning all that I have brought on it.">Ezekiel 14:22-23</a>. Comp. <a href="/deuteronomy/33-25.htm" title="Your shoes shall be iron and brass; and as your days, so shall your strength be.">Deuteronomy 33:25</a>). But they were slaves to the worshippers of other gods.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 64. - Those of them that survived the plagues that should come upon them, and the horrors of the siege, should be scattered amongst all nations to the ends of the earth, and there subjugated to the utmost indignities and sufferings. <a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then the LORD יְהוָה֙ (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 scatter וֶהֱפִֽיצְךָ֤ (we·hĕ·p̄î·ṣə·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6327.htm">Strong's 6327: </a> To be dispersed or scattered you among all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the nations, הָ֣עַמִּ֔ים (hā·‘am·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5971.htm">Strong's 5971: </a> A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock from one end מִקְצֵ֥ה (miq·ṣêh) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7097.htm">Strong's 7097: </a> End, extremity of the earth הָאָ֖רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land to וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while the other, קְצֵ֣ה (qə·ṣêh) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7097.htm">Strong's 7097: </a> End, extremity and there שָּׁ֜ם (šām) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8033.htm">Strong's 8033: </a> There, then, thither you will worship וְעָבַ֨דְתָּ (wə·‘ā·ḇaḏ·tā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> To work, to serve, till, enslave other אֲחֵרִ֗ים (’ă·ḥê·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_312.htm">Strong's 312: </a> Hinder, next, other gods, אֱלֹהִ֣ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative [gods] of wood עֵ֥ץ (‘êṣ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> Tree, trees, wood and stone, וָאָֽבֶן׃ (wā·’ā·ḇen) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_68.htm">Strong's 68: </a> A stone which אֲשֶׁ֧ר (’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 neither you אַתָּ֥ה (’at·tāh) Pronoun - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> Thou and thee, ye and you nor לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no your fathers וַאֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ (wa·’ă·ḇō·ṯe·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father have known. יָדַ֛עְתָּ (yā·ḏa‘·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> To know <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">Deuteronomy 28:64 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-64.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:64 Yahweh will scatter you among all peoples (Deut. 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