Deuteronomy 27:18
Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 27:18 in other translations
| BSB | ‘Cursed is he who lets a blind man wander in the road.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ |
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| WEB | ‘Cursed is he who leads the blind astray on the road.’ All the people shall say, ‘Amen.’ |
| ASV | Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen. |
| YLT | ‘Cursed is he who is causing the blind to err in the way, --and all the people have said, Amen. |
| DARBY | Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way! And all the people shall say, Amen. |
| BBE | Cursed is he by whom the blind are turned out of the way. And let all the people say, So be it. |
| Webster | Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way: and all the people shall say, Amen. |
What does Deuteronomy 27:18 mean?
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 27:11-26
The six tribes appointed for blessing, were all children of the free women, for to such the promise belongs, Ga 4:31. Levi is here among the rest. Ministers should apply to themselves the blessing and curse they preach to others, and by faith set their own Amen to it. And they must not only allure people to their duty with the promises of a blessing, but awe them with the threatenings of a curse, by declaring that a…
Deuteronomy 27:18 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 27:18
- Leviticus 19:14
Thou shalt not curse the deaf, nor put a stumblingblock before the blind, but shalt fear thy God: I am the Lord.
- Matthew 15:14
Let them alone: they be blind leaders of the blind. And if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.
- Proverbs 28:10
Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil way, he shall fall himself into his own pit: but the upright shall have good things in possession.
- Job 29:15
I was eyes to the blind, and feet was I to the lame.
- Isaiah 56:10
His watchmen are blind: they are all ignorant, they are all dumb dogs, they cannot bark; sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
- Revelation 2:14
But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication.
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Context
- Deuteronomy 27:17
Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Deuteronomy 27:18
Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen.
- Deuteronomy 27:19
Cursed be he that perverteth the judgment of the stranger, fatherless, and widow. And all the people shall say, Amen.
Deuteronomy 27:18 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Maldito el que hiciere errar al ciego en el camino. Y dirá todo el pueblo: Amén. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Maudit qui fait égarer l’aveugle dans le chemin! Et tout le peuple dira: Amen! |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Verflucht sei, wer einen Blinden auf dem Wege irreführt! und das ganze Volk sage: Amen! |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Maledictus qui errare facit cæcum in itinere: et dicet omnis populus: Amen. |