Deuteronomy 28:20

The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
send	יְשַׁלַּ֣ח ye.sha.Lach	H7971	to send away · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
cursing	הַמְּאֵרָ֤ה ha.me.'e.Rah	H3994	an execration · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
vexation	הַמְּהוּמָה֙ ha.me.hu.Mah	H4103	confusion or uproar · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
rebuke	הַמִּגְעֶ֔רֶת ha.mig.'E.ret	H4045	reproof (i.e. curse) · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
settest	מִשְׁלַ֥ח mish.Lach	H4916	a sending out · noun, common masculine singular construct
hand	יָדְךָ֖ ya.de.Kha	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
do	תַּעֲשֶׂ֑ה ta.'a.Seh	H6213	to do or make · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
destroyed	הִשָּֽׁמֶדְךָ֤ hi.sha.med.Kha	H8045	to desolate · verb, niphal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
perish	אֲבָדְךָ֙ 'a.va.de.Kha	H6	properly · verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
quickly	מַהֵ֔ר ma.Her	H4118	properly · verb, piel infinitive construct
because	מִפְּנֵ֛י mi.pe.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
wickedness	רֹ֥עַ Ro.a'	H7455	badness (as marring) · noun, common masculine singular construct
doings	מַֽעֲלָלֶ֖יךָ ma.'a.la.Lei.kha	H4611	an act (good or bad) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
forsaken	עֲזַבְתָּֽנִי 'a.zav.Ta.ni	H5800	to loosen · verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular + pronominal suffix

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Isaiah 51:20 Thy sons have fainted, they lie at the head of all the streets, as a wild bull in a net: they are full of the fury of the LORD, the rebuke o…
Isaiah 66:15 For, behold, the LORD will come with fire, and with his chariots like a whirlwind, to render his anger with fury, and his rebuke with flames…
Malachi 2:2 If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon…
Deuteronomy 4:26 I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to…
John 3:36 He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on hi…
Isaiah 30:17 One thousand shall flee at the rebuke of one; at the rebuke of five shall ye flee: till ye be left as a beacon upon the top of a mountain, a…
Leviticus 26:38 And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up.
Joshua 23:16 When ye have transgressed the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and have gone and served other gods, and bowed yourselv…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 28:15-44

Having viewed the bright side of the cloud, which is towards the obedient, we have now presented to us the dark side, which is towards the disobedient. If we do not keep God's commandments, we not only come short of the blessing promised, but we lay ourselves under the curse, which is as comprehensive of all misery as the blessing is of all happiness. Observe, I. The equity of this curse. It is not a curse causeless, nor for some light cause; God seeks not occasion against us, nor is he apt to quarrel with us. That which is here mentioned as bringing the curse is, 1. Despising God, refusing to hearken to his voice (Deu 28:15), which bespeaks the highest contempt imaginable, as if what he sai…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 28:15

But . . . if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord--Curses that were to follow them in the event of disobedience are now enumerated, and they are almost exact counterparts of the blessings which were described in the preceding context as the reward of a faithful adherence to the covenant.

John Gill on Deuteronomy 28:20

The Lord shall send upon thee cursing,.... Which is either a general word for all that follows, or rather, since that had been expressed before in various instances, this may denote some particular judgment. Jarchi interprets it of penury, of want of all good things, extreme poverty, so as to be reduced to the utmost necessity, and as to stand in need of the common comforts and supports of life, and even to have their blessings and mercies turned into curses; the consequence of which must needs be vexation; trouble, distress, and anguish of spirit: and rebuke; this may well be considered as a rebuke and correction in Providence for sins committed, to awaken to a sense and acknowledgment of…

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John Calvin on Deuteronomy 28:15–end

Deuteronomy 28:15-68 15. But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day, that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee. 15. Et erit, si non obedieris voci Jehovae Dei tui, ut custodias faciendo omnia praecepta ejus, et statuta ejus quae ego praecipio tibi hodie, venient super te onmes maledictiones istae, et apprehendent te. 16. Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field. 16. Maledictus eris in urbe, et maledictus in agro. 17. Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store. 17. Maledictum canistrum tuum, et conspersio tua…

Dictionary and topics

Heathen — (Heb. plural goyum). At first the word goyim denoted generally all the nations of the world (Gen. 18:18; comp. Gal. 3:8). The Jews afterwards became a people distinguished in a marked manner from the…
Jerusalem — Called also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of Judah” (2 Chr. 25:28). This name is in the original in the…
Backsliders · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Forsaking God · The wicked guilty of — The wicked guilty of
Judgments · General references — General references
Obedience · ENJOINED — ENJOINED
Obedience To God · Punishment of refusing — Punishment of refusing
Reprobacy · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 28:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 28:15-44

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 28:15

John Gill on Deuteronomy 28:20

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 28:15–end

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 28:20

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 28:15-44

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 28:15

John Gill on Deuteronomy 28:20

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 28:15–end

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 28:15–end

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 28:17

Rashi on Deuteronomy 28:20