King James Version
Deuteronomy 28:26 in the King James Version says “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 aw...” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“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.”
Deuteronomy 28:26 · KJV
The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
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
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.
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.
The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:
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to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“And thy carcase”
H5038a flabby thing, i.e., a carcase or carrion (human or bestial, often collectively); figuratively, an idol
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“unto all fowls”
H5775a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively
“of the air”
H8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r
“and unto the beasts”
H929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)
“and no man shall fray them away”
H2729to shudder with terror; hence, to fear; also to hasten (with anxiety)
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