Deuteronomy 28:37

37 You will become a hated thing to the nations where the Lord sends 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 give you sore boils on your knees and legs that cannot be cured, and they will go from the soles of your feet to the tops of your heads.

36 The Lord will send you and your king away to a nation neither you nor your ancestors know, where you will serve other gods made of wood and stone.

37 You will become a hated thing to the nations where the Lord sends you; they will laugh at you and make fun of you.

38 You will plant much seed in your field, but your harvest will be small, because locusts will eat the crop.

39 You will plant vineyards and work hard in them, but you will not pick the grapes or drink the wine, because the worms will eat them.