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Deuteronomy 28:50

48 you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.

49 The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,

a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young.

51 They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain or new wine or oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have caused you to perish.

52 They will besiege all the cities throughout your land, until the high and fortified walls in which you trust have fallen. They will besiege all your cities throughout the land that the LORD your God has given you.

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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
a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young.
KJV
A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:
WEB
a nation of fierce facial expressions, that doesn’t respect the elderly, nor show favor to the young.
ASV
a nation of fierce countenance, that shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young,
DARBY
a nation of fierce countenance, which regardeth not the person of the old, nor is kind to the young;
BLB
a nation fierce of face, which does not respect the face of the aged, and does not show favor to the young.
ÅB
et folk med hårdt ansikt, som ikke akter den gamle og ikke har medynk med den unge.
OTB
en fryktinngytende nasjon uten respekt for de eldre eller medlidenhet for de unge.
B1930
et folk med hårdt ansikt, som ikke akter den gamle og ikke har medynk med den unge.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 47:6

    I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.

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  • 2 Chronicles 36:17

    So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,

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  • Ecclesiastes 8:1

    Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.

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  • Proverbs 7:13

    She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:

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  • Hosea 13:16

    Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.

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  • Luke 21:23–24

    How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.

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  • Luke 19:44

    They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”

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  • Daniel 8:23

    In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.

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