Deuteronomy 28:37
“And thou shalt become an astonishment, a prouerbe, and a by-worde, among all nations whither the Lord shall leade thee.”
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Deuteronomy 28:37 Context
35The Lord shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legges with a sore botch that cannot bee healed, from the sole of thy foot, vnto the top of thy head. 36The Lord shal bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set ouer thee, vnto a nation which neither thou, nor thy fathers haue knowen, and there shalt thou serue other gods, wood and stone. 37And thou shalt become an astonishment, a prouerbe, and a by-worde, among all nations whither the Lord shall leade thee. 38Thou shalt carie much seede out into the field, and shalt gather but litle in: for the locust shall consume it. 39Thou shalt plant vineyards and dresse them, but shalt neither drinke of the wine, nor gather the grapes: for the wormes shall eate them.
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And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
- King James Version
"You shall become a horror, a proverb, and a taunt among all the people where the LORD drives you.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither Jehovah shall lead thee away.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And you will become a wonder and a name of shame among all the nations where the Lord will take you.
- Basic English Bible
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither Jehovah shall lead thee.
- Darby Bible
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a by-word, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
- Webster's Bible
You shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples where Yahweh shall lead you away.
- World English Bible
and thou hast been for an astonishment, for a simile, and for a byword among all the peoples whither Jehovah doth lead thee.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither the LORD shall lead thee away.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible