Deuteronomy 28 · Verse 62

Deuteronomy 28:62

And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the Lord thy God.
Deuteronomy 28:62, King James Version

Deuteronomy 28:62 in other translations

BSBYou who were as numerous as the stars in the sky will be left few in number, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God.
WEBYou will be left few in number, even though you were as the stars of the sky for multitude, because you didn’t listen to the LORD your God’s voice.
ASVAnd ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou didst not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God.
YLTand ye have been left with few men, instead of which ye have been as stars of the heavens for multitude, because thou hast not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah thy God.
DARBYAnd ye shall be left a small company, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou hast not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah thy God.
BBEAnd you will become a very small band, though your numbers were like the stars of heaven; because you did not give ear to the voice of the Lord your God.
WebsterAnd ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldst not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.

What does Deuteronomy 28:62 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
62. ye shall be left few in number--There has been, ever since the destruction of Jerusalem, only an inconsiderable remnant of Jews existing in that land--aliens in the land of their fathers; and of all classes of the inhabitants they are the most degraded and miserable beings, dependent for their support on contributions from other lands.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 28:45-68

If God inflicts vengeance, what miseries his curse can bring upon mankind, even in this present world! Yet these are but the beginning of sorrows to those under the curse of God. What then will be the misery of that world where their worm dieth not, and their fire is not quenched! Observe what is here said of the wrath of God, which should come and remain upon the Israelites for their sins. It is amazing to think…

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Deuteronomy 28:62 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.

וְנִשְׁאַרְתֶּם֙ve.nish.'ar.Temand you will be leftH7604
בִּמְתֵ֣יbim.Tei<in> men ofH4962
מְעָ֔טme.'AtfewnessH4592
תַּ֚חַתTa.chatin place ofH8478
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherthatH834
הֱיִיתֶ֔םhe.yi.Temyou wereH1961
כְּכוֹכְבֵ֥יke.chokh.Veilike [the] stars ofH3556
הַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavensH8064
לָרֹ֑בla.Rofor multitudeH7230
כִּי\־ki-forH3588
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808
שָׁמַ֔עְתָּsha.Ma'.tayou have listenedH8085
בְּק֖וֹלbe.Kolto [the] voice ofH6963
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ\׃'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 28:62

  • Deuteronomy 4:27

    And the Lord shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the Lord shall lead you.

  • Deuteronomy 10:22

    Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the Lord thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude.

  • Nehemiah 9:23

    Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it.

  • Isaiah 24:6

    Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth are burned, and few men left.

  • 2 Kings 24:14

    And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

  • Romans 9:27-29

    Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved: For he will finish the work, and cut it short in righteousness: because a short work will the Lord make upon the earth. And as Esaias said before, Except the Lord of Sabaoth had left us a seed, we had been as Sodoma, and been made like unto Gomorrha.

  • Nehemiah 7:4

    Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.

  • Mark 13:20

    And except that the Lord had shortened those days, no flesh should be saved: but for the elect’s sake, whom he hath chosen, he hath shortened the days.

  • Jeremiah 42:2

    And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us unto the Lord thy God, even for all this remnant; (for we are left but a few of many, as thine eyes do behold us:)

  • Jeremiah 52:28-30

    This is the people whom Nebuchadrezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand Jews and three and twenty: In the eighteenth year of Nebuchadrezzar he carried away captive from Jerusalem eight hundred thirty and two persons: In the three and twentieth year of Nebuchadrezzar Nebuzar–adan the captain of the guard carried away captive of the Jews seven hundred forty and five persons: all the persons were four thousand and six hundred.

  • Leviticus 26:22

    I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate.

  • Isaiah 1:9

    Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
few in number.In the seige of Jerusalem there died 1,100,000 persons, and more than 90,000 were carried captive; and, having afterwards provoked the Romans by their crimes and rebellions, they persecuted them nearly to extirpation; to which, if the tens of thousands which were slaughtered year after year in every country be added, it appears wonderful that there were any remains left.
4:27; Le 26:22; 2Ki 13:7; 24:14; Ne 7:4; Isa 1:9; 24:6; Jer 42:2
Jer 52:28-30; Mr 13:20; Ro 9:27-29
as the stars.
10:22; Ne 9:23; Ro 9:27

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 28:61

    Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the Lord bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

  • Deuteronomy 28:62

    And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the Lord thy God.

  • Deuteronomy 28:63

    And it shall come to pass, that as the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the Lord will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.

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Deuteronomy 28:62 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y quedaréis en poca gente, en lugar de haber sido como las estrellas del cielo en multitud; por cuanto no obedeciste á la voz de Jehová tu Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et vous resterez un petit nombre d’hommes, au lieu que vous étiez comme les étoiles des cieux en multitude; parce que tu n’as pas écouté la voix de l’ Éternel, ton Dieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ihr werdet übrigbleiben als ein geringes Häuflein, anstatt daß ihr waret wie die Sterne des Himmels an Menge; weil du der Stimme Jehovas, deines Gottes, nicht gehorcht hast. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et remanebitis pauci numero, qui prius eratis sicut astra cæli præ multitudine, quoniam non audisti vocem Domini Dei tui.