Deuteronomy 29:28

28 and the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger and in wrath and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.'

Deuteronomy 29:28 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 29:28

And the Lord rooted them out of the land
Which was true both at the Babylonish captivity by Nebuchadnezzar, and at their present one by the Romans; and especially the latter, by whom they have been so rooted out, as that they have not been able to return to it these 1700 years, nor to have any inheritance or possession in it; whereas, at the end of seventy years, they returned from the Babylonish captivity to their land again: and which was done

in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation;
which were most abundantly shown in the utter destruction of their land, city, and temple, by the Romans:

and cast them another land, as [it is] this day;
the ten tribes were cast into Assyria, and from thence into the cities of the Medes, the two tribes into the land of Chaldea, and now into all lands; and none their own, but another, a strange and foreign country. The word "cast" denotes the vehemence of the divine displeasure at them, expressed by the removal of them out of their own land into another. In the Hebrew word for "cast", a middle letter in it is greater than usual; the reason of which perhaps is, that this dealing of God with them might be observed and taken notice of as very remarkable; and Ainsworth thinks it is to observe the greatness of the punishment; and the Jews understand this of the casting away of the ten tribes: and they gather from hence that the ten tribes shall not return, though about it they are divided; for so they say in the Misnah F8,

``the ten tribes shall not return, as it is said, and cast them into another land, as this day; as the day goes and does not return, so they go and return not; these are the words of R. Akiba. R. Eliezer says, as the day brings on darkness and light, so the ten tribes who are now dark shall be enlightened.''


FOOTNOTES:

F8 Sanhedrin, c. 11. sect. 3.

Deuteronomy 29:28 In-Context

26 for they went and served other gods and worshiped them, gods whom they knew not and whom He had not given unto them.
27 And the anger of the LORD was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book;
28 and the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger and in wrath and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.'
29 "The secret things belong unto the LORD our God; but those things which are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
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