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Deuteronomy 28:46

44 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.

45 Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee:

And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.

47 Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;

48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
These curses will be a sign and a wonder upon you and your descendants forever.
KJV
And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
WEB
They will be for a sign and for a wonder to you and to your offspring forever.
ASV
and they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
DARBY
And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
BLB
And they shall be upon you for a sign and a wonder, and on your seed, even to forever.
ÅB
og de skal være til et tegn og et under som skal henge ved deg og dine etterkommere til evig tid.
OTB
De vil være et tegn og et under for deg og dine etterkommere for all tid.
B1930
og de skal være til et tegn og et under som skal henge ved dig og din ætt til evig tid.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 8:18

    Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me are for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.

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  • Ezekiel 14:8

    And I will set my face against that man, and will make him a sign and a proverb, and I will cut him off from the midst of my people; and ye shall know that I am the LORD.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:37

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

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  • Jeremiah 25:18

    To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;

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  • Deuteronomy 29:28

    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.

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  • Ezekiel 23:32–33

    Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou shalt drink of thy sister’s cup deep and large: thou shalt be laughed to scorn and had in derision; it containeth much.

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  • 1 Corinthians 10:11

    Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom the ends of the world are come.

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  • Jeremiah 19:8

    And I will make this city desolate, and an hissing; every one that passeth thereby shall be astonished and hiss because of all the plagues thereof.

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