Deuteronomy 28:10

10 And ¹all the peoples of the earth shall see that you are ²called by the name of the LORD, and they shall be ³afraid of you.

Deuteronomy 28:10 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 28:10

And all the people of the earth shall see that thou art
called by the name of the Lord
Called his children, his people, his portion, and his inheritance; and that they are his, and he is theirs, by the care he takes of them, the provision he makes for them, and the protection they have from him: and they shall be afraid of thee;
as not only the Canaanites were, but all other nations; see ( Deuteronomy 11:25 ) .

Deuteronomy 28:10 In-Context

8 The LORD will command the blessing on you in your barns and in all that you undertake. And he will bless you in the land that the LORD your God is giving you.

9 The LORD will establish you as a people holy to himself, as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in his ways.

10 And all the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they shall be afraid of you.

11 And the LORD will make you abound in prosperity, in the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your livestock and in the fruit of your ground, within the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give you.

12 The LORD will open to you his good treasury, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands. And you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.

Cross References

• 1. [Isaiah 61:9]
• 2. See Numbers 6:27
• 3. Deuteronomy 2:25; Deuteronomy 11:25