Deuteronomy 28:37

37 You will become a thing of horror, a byword and an object of ridicule among all the peoples where the LORD will drive you.

Deuteronomy 28:37 in Other Translations

37 And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.

37 And you shall become a horror, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where the LORD will lead you away.

37 You will become an object of horror, ridicule, and mockery among all the nations to which the LORD sends you.

37 Among all the peoples where God will take you, you'll be treated as a lesson or a proverb - a horror!

37 And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither Jehovah shall lead thee away.

37 You will become a thing of horror. All the nations where the LORD will send you will make an example of you and ridicule you.

37 You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the peoples where the Lord will drive you.

37 You will look very bad to all of the nations where the LORD sends you. They will be completely shocked when they see you. They will laugh at you and make fun of you.

Deuteronomy 28:37 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 28:37

And thou shall become an astonishment
To neighbouring nations, that shall hear of their overthrow and captivity, and that shall see the miserable condition they are brought into:

a proverb and a byword among all nations whither the Lord shall lead
thee;
both for the wickedness committed by them, and for the ill usage of them by the nations among whom they should be, as they were in the Babylonish captivity; see ( Jeremiah 24:9 ) ; and now are, it being common to say,

``do you think I am a Jew?''

or,

``none but a Jew would have done such a thing.''

Deuteronomy 28:37 In-Context

35 The LORD will afflict your knees and legs with painful boils that cannot be cured, spreading from the soles of your feet to the top of your head.

36 The LORD will drive you and the king you set over you to a nation unknown to you or your ancestors. There you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone.

37 You will become a thing of horror, a byword and an object of ridicule among all the peoples where the LORD will drive you.

38 You will sow much seed in the field but you will harvest little, because locusts will devour it.

39 You will plant vineyards and cultivate them but you will not drink the wine or gather the grapes, because worms will eat them.

Cross References

• 1. ver 25; Jeremiah 42:18; Ezekiel 5:15
• 2. Psalms 22:7; Psalms 39:8; Psalms 44:13; Psalms 64:8; Jeremiah 18:16; Jeremiah 48:27; Micah 6:16
• 3. 2 Chronicles 7:20; Ezra 9:7; Jeremiah 44:8
• 4. 1 Kings 9:7; Psalms 44:14; Jeremiah 19:8; Jeremiah 24:9; Jeremiah 25:9,18; Jeremiah 29:18; Lamentations 2:15