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Deuteronomy 4:27 Cross-References
Explore 6 cross-references for Deuteronomy 4:27 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 4 verse 27 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you.”
Deuteronomy 4:27 (KJV)
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Commentary on Deuteronomy 4:27
And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen...The verb vehephits (וְהֵפִיץ, 'scatter') describes dispersion like seed thrown to the wind—Israel would lose territorial cohesion and national identity among the goyim (גּוֹיִם, 'nations/heathen'). The phrase 'few in number' (metei mispar, מְתֵי מִסְפָּר) reverses the Abrahamic blessing of multiplication (Genesis 15:5); covenant curse undoes covenant blessing.Remarkably, Moses attributes this scattering directly to the LORD (Yahweh)—not merely to Assyrian or Babylonian imperial ambition. Fo...
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Cross-References for Deuteronomy 4:27
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“whereas you were as the stars of the sky for multitude; because you didn't listen to the voice of Yahweh your God.”
“and I will draw out the sword after you: and your land will be a desolation”
“Tubal”
“I beg you”
“The remnant who are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down”
“when I shall disperse them among the nations”