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Deuteronomy 29:21

Judgment

19 because when such a person hears the words of this oath, he invokes a blessing on himself, saying, ‘I will have peace, even though I walk in the stubbornness of my own heart.’ This will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry.

20 The LORD will never be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will blot out his name from under heaven

and single him out from all the tribes of Israel for disaster, according to all the curses of the covenant written in this Book of the Law.

22 Then the generation to come—your sons who follow you and the foreigner who comes from a distant land—will see the plagues of the land and the sicknesses the LORD has inflicted on it.

23 All its soil will be a burning waste of sulfur and salt, unsown and unproductive, with no plant growing on it, just like the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD overthrew in His fierce anger.

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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
and single him out from all the tribes of Israel for disaster, according to all the curses of the covenant written in this Book of the Law.
KJV
And the LORD shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that are written in this book of the law:
WEB
The LORD will set him apart for evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant written in this book of the law.
ASV
And Jehovah will set him apart unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that is written in this book of the law.
DARBY
and Jehovah will separate him for mischief out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that is written in this book of the law.
BLB
And YHWH will separate him for disaster from all the tribes of Israel, according to all the oaths of the covenant written in this Book of the Law.
ÅB
Herren skal skille ham ut fra alle Israels stammer til fordervelse, etter alle forbannelsene i den pakt som er skrevet i denne lovens bok.
OTB
Herren vil skille dem ut fra alle Israels stammer for ulykke, i samsvar med alle forbannelsene i pakten skrevet i denne Lovens Bok.
B1930
Herren skal skille ham ut fra alle Israels stammer til fordervelse, efter alle forbannelsene i den pakt som er skrevet i denne lovens bok.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Ezekiel 13:9

    My hand will be against the prophets who see false visions and speak lying divinations. They will not belong to the council of My people or be recorded in the register of the house of Israel, nor will they enter the land of Israel. Then you will know that I am the Lord GOD.

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  • Matthew 24:51

    Then he will cut him to pieces and assign him a place with the hypocrites, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.

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  • Matthew 25:32

    All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate the people one from another, as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats.

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  • Malachi 3:18

    So you will again distinguish between the righteous and the wicked, between those who serve God and those who do not.”

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  • Matthew 25:46

    And they will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”

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  • Matthew 25:41

    Then He will say to those on His left, ‘Depart from Me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels.

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  • Joshua 7:1–26

    The Israelites, however, acted unfaithfully regarding the things devoted to destruction. Achan son of Carmi, the son of Zabdi, the son of Zerah, of the tribe of Judah, took some of what was set apart. So the anger of the LORD burned against the Israelites.

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