King James Version
What Does Deuteronomy 28:10 Mean?
“And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.”
Context
8
The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. storehouses: or, barns
9
The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.
10
And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
11
And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee. in goods: or, for good body: Heb. belly
12
The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
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Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(10) **That thou art called.**—Literally, *that the name of Jehovah has been called upon thee.*
**And they shall be afraid of thee.**—Comp. Jeremiah 33:9 : “And they shall *fear *and tremble for *all the goodness and for all the prosperity, *that I procure unto it” (Jerusalem).
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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