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Deuteronomy 28:52 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:52 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 28 verse 52 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.”
Deuteronomy 28:52 (KJV)
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Commentary on Deuteronomy 28:52
And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates—Hebrew ṣûr (צוּר) describes a strangling siege cutting off all supplies. The repetition of all thy gates twice emphasizes total encirclement. Thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst—the verb bāṭaḥ (בָּטַח, 'trusted') is devastating: Israel would trust in walls (military might) rather than in God.This prophesies both the Babylonian and Roman sieges with precision. Babylon breached Jerusalem's walls in 586 BC after 18 months (2 Kings 25:1-4). Rome surrounded Jerusalem with a siege wall in AD 70, starving the city before destroying th...
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Cross-References for Deuteronomy 28:52
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“that will execute the vengeance of the covenant; and you will be gathered together within your cities: and I will send the pestilence among you; and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.”
“a day of distress and anguish”
“the houses rifled”
“and fight against this city; and they shall take it”
“[and reigned] nine years.”
“and shall have nothing: and the people of the prince who shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end of it shall be with a flood”
“when your enemies will throw up a barricade against you”
“son of man”
“(in the ninth year of Zedekiah king of Judah”