Deuteronomy 29:20

29:19 And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: imagination: or, stubbornness drunkenness: Heb. the drunken to the thirsty

The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.

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Yahweh will not pardon him, but then Yahweh’s anger and his jealousy will smoke against that man, and all the curse that is written in this book will fall on him, and Yahweh will blot out his name from under the sky.

The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven.

The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie on him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven.

29:21 And the LORD shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this book of the law: are: Heb. is

What does Deuteronomy 29:20 mean?

Deuteronomy 29:20 is a verse in the book of Deuteronomy, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh), אָבָה (ʼâbâh), סָלַח (çâlach). It connects to 6 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

Hebrew interlinear

The

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

willאָבָהʼâbâh/aw-baw'/H14to breathe after, i.e. (figuratively) to be acquiescent

not

spareסָלַחçâlach/saw-lakh'/H5545to forgive

him,

but

then

the

angerאַףʼaph/af/H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ire

the

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

and

his

jealousyקִנְאָהqinʼâh/kin-aw'/H7068jealousy or envy

shall

smokeעָשַׁןʻâshan/aw-shan'/H6225to smoke, whether literal or figurative

against

that

man,אִישׁʼîysh/eesh/H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

and

all

the

cursesאָלָהʼâlâh/aw-law'/H423an imprecation

that

are

writtenכָּתַבkâthab/kaw-thab'/H3789to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)

this

bookסֵפֶרçêpher/say'-fer/H5612properly, writing (the art or a document); by implication, a book

shall

lieרָבַץrâbats/raw-bats'/H7257to crouch (on all four legs folded, like a recumbent animal); be implication, to recline, repose, brood, lurk, imbed

upon

him,

and

the

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

shall

blot

outמָחָהmâchâh/maw-khaw'/H4229properly, to stroke or rub; by implication, to erase; also to smooth (as if with oil), i.e. grease or make fat; also to touch, i.e. reach to

his

nameשֵׁםshêm/shame/H8034an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character

from

under

heaven.שָׁמַיִםshâmayim/shaw-mah'-yim/H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)

Commentary on Deuteronomy 29:20

HENRY_FULL · Deuteronomy 29:20

="introduction" In this chapter we have, I. The toleration of divorce, ver. 1-4 . II. A discharge of new-married men from the war, ver. 5 . III. Laws concerning pledges, ver. 6 , 10-13 , 17 . IV. Against man-stealing, ver. 7 . V. Concerning the leprosy, ver. 8, 9 . VI. Against the injustice of masters towards their servants, ver. 14, 15 . Judges in capital causes ( ver. 16 ), and civil concerns, ver. 17, 18 . VII. Of charity to the poor, ver. 19 , &c. The Law Concerning Divorce. (

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Leviticus 22:13

But if the priest's daughter be a widow, or divorced, and have no child, and is returned unto her father's house, as in her youth, she shall eat of her father's meat: but there shall no stranger eat thereof.

Numbers 30:9

But every vow of a widow, and of her that is divorced, wherewith they have bound their souls, shall stand against her.

Ezekiel 44:22

Neither shall they take for their wives a widow, nor her that is put away: but they shall take maidens of the seed of the house of Israel, or a widow that had a priest before. put: Heb. thrust forth that had: Heb. from a priest

Matthew 5:32

But I say unto you, That whosoever shall put away his wife, saving for the cause of fornication, causeth her to commit adultery: and whosoever shall marry her that is divorced committeth adultery.

Mark 10:11

And he saith unto them, Whosoever shall put away his wife, and marry another, committeth adultery against her.

1 Corinthians 7:15

But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace. to peace: Gr. in peace

Topics

Backsliders Drunkenness Imagination Impenitence Infidelity Presumption

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Deuteronomy 29:20.

2 Kings 24:4

And also for the innocent blood that he shed: for he filled Jerusalem with innocent blood; which the LORD would not pardon.

Exodus 19:18

And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because the LORD descended upon it in fire: and the smoke thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the whole mount quaked greatly.

Ezekiel 20:8

But they rebelled against me, and would not hearken unto me: they did not every man cast away the abominations of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt: then I said, I will pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the midst of the land of Egypt.

Ezekiel 23:25

And I will set my jealousy against thee, and they shall deal furiously with thee: they shall take away thy nose and thine ears; and thy remnant shall fall by the sword: they shall take thy sons and thy daughters; and thy residue shall be devoured by the fire.

Ezekiel 35:11

Therefore, as I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will even do according to thine anger, and according to thine envy which thou hast used out of thy hatred against them; and I will make myself known among them, when I have judged thee.

Ezekiel 5:13

Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the LORD have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them.

Jeremiah 31:34

And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Jeremiah 42:18

For thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; As mine anger and my fury hath been poured forth upon the inhabitants of Jerusalem; so shall my fury be poured forth upon you, when ye shall enter into Egypt: and ye shall be an execration, and an astonishment, and a curse, and a reproach; and ye shall see this place no more.

Frequently asked questions

What does Deuteronomy 29:20 say?

Deuteronomy 29:20 (King James Version) reads: "The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven."

Is Deuteronomy 29:20 in the Old or New Testament?

Deuteronomy 29:20 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Deuteronomy.

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