Deuteronomy 28 · Verse 31

Deuteronomy 28:31

Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.
Deuteronomy 28:31, King James Version

Deuteronomy 28:31 in other translations

BSBYour ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be taken away and not returned to you. Your flock will be given to your enemies, and no one will save you.
WEBYour ox will be slain before your eyes, and you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be violently taken away from before your face, and will not be restored to you. Your sheep will be given to your enemies, and you will have no one to save you.
ASVThine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to save thee.
YLTthine ox is slaughtered before thine eyes, and thou dost not eat of it; thine ass is taken violently away from before thee, and it is not given back to thee; thy sheep are given to thine enemies, and there is no saviour for thee.
DARBYThine ox shall be slaughtered before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof; thine ass shall be snatched away from before thy face, and shall not return to thee; thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to recover them.
BBEYour ox will be put to death before your eyes, but its flesh will not be your food: your ass will be violently taken away before your face, and will not be given back to you: your sheep will be given to your haters, and there will be no saviour for you.
WebsterThy ox shall be slain before thy eyes, and thou shalt not eat of it: thy ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given to thy enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.

What does Deuteronomy 28:31 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 28:29-33

29-33. thou shalt grope at noonday--a general description of the painful uncertainty in which they would live. During the Middle Ages the Jews were driven from society into hiding-places which they were afraid to leave, not knowing from what quarter they might be assailed and their children dragged into captivity, from which no friend could rescue, and no money ransom them.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 28:15-44

If we do not keep God's commandments, we not only come short of the blessing promised, but we lay ourselves under the curse, which includes all misery, as the blessing all happiness. Observe the justice of this curse. It is not a curse causeless, or for some light cause. The extent and power of this curse. Wherever the sinner goes, the curse of God follows; wherever he is, it rests upon him. Whatever he has is under…

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Deuteronomy 28:31 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

שׁוֹרְךָ֞shor.Khaox yourH7794
טָב֣וּחַta.Vu.ach[will be] slaughteredH2873
לְעֵינֶ֗יךָle.'ei.Nei.khato eyes yourH5869
וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'and notH3808
תֹאכַל֮to.Khalyou will eatH398
מִמֶּנּוּ֒mi.me.Nuany of itH4480
חֲמֹֽרְךָ֙cha.mo.re.Khadonkey yourH2543
גָּז֣וּלga.Zul[will be] seizedH1497
מִלְּפָנֶ֔יךָmi.le.fa.Nei.khafrom to before youH6440
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
יָשׁ֖וּבya.Shuvanyone will return [it]H7725
לָ֑ךְLakhto <the> you
צֹֽאנְךָ֙tzo.ne.Khaflock yourH6629
נְתֻנ֣וֹתne.tu.Not[will be] givenH5414
לְאֹיְבֶ֔יךָle.'o.ye.Vei.khato enemies yourH341
וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand notH369
לְךָ֖le.Kha[will belong] to <the> you
מוֹשִֽׁיעַ\׃mo.Shi.a'a delivererH3467

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 28:31

  • Job 1:14-15

    And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them: And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.

  • Judges 6:1

    And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord: and the Lord delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.

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Jud 6:1; Job 1:14,15
be restored to thee. Heb. return to thee.

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 28:30

    Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.

  • Deuteronomy 28:31

    Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.

  • Deuteronomy 28:32

    Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand.

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Deuteronomy 28:31 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Tu buey será matado delante de tus ojos, y tú no comerás de él; tu asno será arrebatado de delante de ti, y no se te volverá; tus ovejas serán dadas á tus enemigos, y no tendrás quien te las rescate.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ton bœuf sera tué devant tes yeux, et tu n’en mangeras pas; ton âne sera enlevé devant toi, et ne reviendra pas à toi; ton menu bétail sera livré à tes ennemis, et tu n’auras personne qui sauve.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Dein Rind wird geschlachtet werden vor deinen Augen, und du wirst nicht davon essen; dein Esel wird geraubt werden vor deinem Angesicht und nicht zu dir zurückkehren; dein Kleinvieh wird deinen Feinden gegeben werden, und du wirst niemand haben, der rettet.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Bos tuus immoletur coram te, et non comedas ex eo. Asinus tuus rapiatur in conspectu tuo, et non reddatur tibi. Oves tuæ dentur inimicis tuis, et non sit qui te adjuvet.