King James Version
Deuteronomy 28:37 in the King James Version says “And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.”
Deuteronomy 28:37 · KJV
The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.
The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.
Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.
KJV Study — Public Domain
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“a proverb”
H4912properly, a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse)
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“among all nations”
H5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
“shall lead”
H5090to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), also (from the panting induced by effort), to sigh
“whither the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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