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Deuteronomy 28:63

28:62 And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.
And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.

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It will happen that as Yahweh rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you, so Yahweh will rejoice over you to cause you to perish, and to destroy you. You will be plucked from off of the land where you go in to possess it.

And it shall come to pass, that as the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the Lord will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.

And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nothing; and you shall be plucked from off the land where you go to possess it.

28:64 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.

What does Deuteronomy 28:63 mean?

Deuteronomy 28:63 is a verse in the book of Deuteronomy, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), שׂוּשׂ (sûws), יָטַב (yâṭab). It connects to 4 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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And
it
shall
come
to
pass,
that
as
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
rejoicedשׂוּשׂsûws/soos/H7797to be bright, i.e. cheerful
over
you
to
do
you
good,יָטַבyâṭab/yaw-tab'/H3190to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
and
to
multiplyרָבָהrâbâh/raw-baw'/H7235to increase (in whatever respect)
you;
so
the
LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God
will
rejoiceשׂוּשׂsûws/soos/H7797to be bright, i.e. cheerful
over
you
to
destroyאָבַדʼâbad/aw-bad'/H6properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
you,
and
to
bring
you
to
nought;שָׁמַדshâmad/shaw-mad'/H8045to desolate
and
ye
shall
be
pluckedנָסַחnâçach/naw-sakh'/H5255to tear away
from
off
the
landאֲדָמָהʼădâmâh/ad-aw-maw'/H127soil (from its general redness)
whither
thou
goestבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to
possessיָרַשׁyârash/yaw-rash'/H3423to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin
it.

Commentary on Deuteronomy 28:63

HENRY_FULL · Deuteronomy 28:63
61" The laws of this chapter provide, I. For the preserving of the purity and honour of the families of Israel, by excluding such as would be a disgrace to them, ver. 1-8 . II. For the preserving of the purity and honour of the camp of Israel when it was abroad, ver. 9-14 . III. For the encouraging and entertaining of slaves who fled to them, ver. 15, 16 . IV. Against whoredom, ver. 17, 18 . V. Against usury, ver. 19, 20 . IV. Against the breach of vows, ver. 21-23 . VII. What liberty a man might take in his neighbour's field and vineyard, and what not, ver. 23 , 25 . Laws of Separation. (

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Deuteronomy 28:63.

Deuteronomy 28:20

The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me. for: Heb. which thou wouldest do

Deuteronomy 28:51

And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.

Deuteronomy 4:26

I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.

Deuteronomy 7:24

And he shall deliver their kings into thine hand, and thou shalt destroy their name from under heaven: there shall no man be able to stand before thee, until thou have destroyed them.

Deuteronomy 9:3

Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.

Exodus 1:20

Therefore God dealt well with the midwives: and the people multiplied, and waxed very mighty.

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:5

And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

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What does Deuteronomy 28:63 say?

Deuteronomy 28:63 (King James Version) reads: "And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it."

Is Deuteronomy 28:63 in the Old or New Testament?

Deuteronomy 28:63 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Deuteronomy.

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