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Deuteronomy 29:24

22 So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall come from a far land, shall say, when they see the plagues of that land, and the sicknesses which the LORD hath laid upon it;

23 And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, which the LORD overthrew in his anger, and in his wrath:

Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?

25 Then men shall say, Because they have forsaken the covenant of the LORD God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt:

26 For they went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods whom they knew not, and whom he had not given unto them:

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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
So all the nations will ask, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’
KJV
Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
WEB
Even all the nations will say, “Why has the LORD done this to this land? What does the heat of this great anger mean?”
ASV
even all the nations shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
DARBY
even all nations shall say, Why has Jehovah done thus to this land? whence the heat of this great anger?
BLB
And all the nations will say, ‘What has YHWH done to this land upon thus? Why the heat of this great anger?’
ÅB
ja, alle folkene skal si: Hvorfor har Herren gjort slik mot dette land? Hva er dette for en svær vredes-ild?
OTB
Alle nasjonene vil spørre: ‘Hvorfor har Herren gjort dette mot dette landet? Hvorfor denne store intensiteten av vrede?’
B1930
ja, alle folkene skal si: Hvorfor har Herren gjort således mot dette land? Hvad er dette for en svær vredes-ild?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 22:8–9

    And many nations shall pass by this city, and they shall say every man to his neighbour, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this great city?

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  • 1 Kings 9:8–9

    And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and they shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and to this house?

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  • Romans 2:5

    But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

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  • Lamentations 2:15–17

    All that pass by clap their hands at thee; they hiss and wag their head at the daughter of Jerusalem, saying, Is this the city that men call The perfection of beauty, The joy of the whole earth?

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  • Lamentations 4:12

    The kings of the earth, and all the inhabitants of the world, would not have believed that the adversary and the enemy should have entered into the gates of Jerusalem.

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  • 2 Chronicles 7:21–22

    And this house, which is high, shall be an astonishment to every one that passeth by it; so that he shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus unto this land, and unto this house?

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  • Ezekiel 14:23

    And they shall comfort you, when ye see their ways and their doings: and ye shall know that I have not done without cause all that I have done in it, saith the Lord GOD.

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