Deuteronomy 28:37 KJV

And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.

Thou and Ye

  • thou, thee one person

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Cross References

  • 1 Kings 9:7–8 Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I have hallowed for my name, will I cast out of my sight; and Israel shall be a proverb and a byword among all people: …
  • Jeremiah 24:9 And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be a reproach and a proverb, a taunt and a curse, in all places whither I shall drive them.
  • Jeremiah 25:9 Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.
  • 2 Chronicles 7:20 Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this house, which I have sanctified for my name, will I cast out of my sight, and will make it to be a proverb and a byword among all nations.
  • Deuteronomy 28:28 The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:

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  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • And thou shalt become an astonishment וְהָיִיתָ wĕhāyîtā Verb · qal sequential perfect, second person masculine singular · with and לְשַׁמָּה lĕšammâ שַׁמָּה Noun · feminine singular · with preposition
  • a proverb לְמָשָׁל lĕmāšāl מָשָׁל Noun · masculine singular · with preposition
  • and a byword וְלִשְׁנִינָה wĕlišnînâ שְׁנִינָה Noun · feminine singular · with and, preposition
  • among all nations בְּכֹל bĕkōl Noun · masculine singular construct · with preposition הָעַמִּים hāʿammîm עַם Noun · masculine plural · with the
  • whither the LORD אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name שָׁמָּה šāmmâ Adverb · with ending: toward
  • shall lead יְנַהֶגְךָ yĕnahegkā נָהַג Verb · piel imperfect, third person masculine singular · with suffix: second person masculine singular

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