King James Version

What Does Deuteronomy 28:25 Mean?

The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. removed: Heb. for a removing

Context

23

And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.

24

The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

25

The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. removed: Heb. for a removing

26

And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.

27

The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods , and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

Commentary

Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers
(25) The contrary to Deuteronomy 28:7. **Removed.**—Literally, *a removing. *The LXX. in this place has διασπορά*, *or dispersion, the word used for the dispersed Israelites in the New Testament. (See Revised Version, John 7:35; 1Peter 1:1.) The threat is repeated in Jeremiah 15:4 for the sins of king Manaseeh.

Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.

Historical Context

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