Deuteronomy 4:27

27 The LORD will scatter you among the people of the world, and only a few of you will be left among the nations where the LORD will force you to live.

Deuteronomy 4:27 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 4:27

And the Lord shall scatter you among the nations
As they were by both captivities; the ten tribes were dispersed among the cities of the Medes, and the two tribes throughout the empire of Babylon:

and ye shall be left few in number among the Heathen, whither the Lord
shall lead you;
or be "men of number" ^F9, so few that they might be easily numbered; which intimates that it should be other wise with them than when in Egypt; there they were multiplied and increased the more they were afflicted, but in these captivities they should be greatly diminished.

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FOOTNOTES:

F9 (rpom ytm) "viri numeri", Montanus, Drusius.

Deuteronomy 4:27 In-Context

25 Even when you have children and grandchildren and have grown old in that land, don't become corrupt and make carved idols or statues that represent anything. I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today: If you do this thing that the LORD your God considers evil, making him furious,

26 you will quickly disappear from the land you're going to possess on the other side of the Jordan River. You won't live very long there. You'll be completely wiped out.

27 The LORD will scatter you among the people of the world, and only a few of you will be left among the nations where the LORD will force you to live.

28 There you will worship wooden and stone gods made by human hands. These gods can't see, hear, eat, or smell.

29 But if you look for the LORD your God when you are among those nations, you will find him whenever you search for him with all your heart and with all your soul.