Deuteronomy 28 · Verse 63

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.
Deuteronomy 28:63, King James Version

Deuteronomy 28:63 in other translations

BSBJust as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess.
WEBIt will happen that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you, so the LORD will rejoice over you to cause you to perish and to destroy you. You will be plucked from the land that you are going in to possess.
ASVAnd it shall come to pass, that, as Jehovah rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you, so Jehovah will rejoice over you to cause you to perish, and to destroy you; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest in to possess it.
YLT‘And it hath been, as Jehovah hath rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you, so doth Jehovah rejoice over you to destroy you, and to lay you waste; and ye have been pulled away from off the ground whither thou art going in to possess it;
DARBYAnd it shall come to pass, that as Jehovah rejoiced over you to do you good and to multiply you, so Jehovah will rejoice over you to cause you to perish, and to destroy you; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whereunto thou goest to possess it.
BBEAnd as the Lord took delight in doing you good and increasing you, so the Lord will take pleasure in cutting you off and causing your destruction, and you will be uprooted from the land which you are about to take as your heritage.
WebsterAnd 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 naught; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.

What does Deuteronomy 28:63 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
63. ye shall be plucked from off the land--Hadrian issued a proclamation, forbidding any Jews to reside in Judea, or even to approach its confines.

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 28:63 in the original Hebrew

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וְ֠הָיָהVe.ha.yahand it will beH1961
כַּאֲשֶׁר\־ka.'a.Sher-just asH834
שָׂ֨שׂsashe rejoicedH7797
יְהוָ֜הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עֲלֵיכֶ֗ם'a.lei.Khemon youH5921
לְהֵיטִ֣יבle.hei.Tivto do good toH3190
אֶתְכֶם֮'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
וּלְהַרְבּ֣וֹתu.le.har.Botand to increaseH7235
אֶתְכֶם֒'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
כֵּ֣ןkensoH3651
יָשִׂ֤ישׂya.Sishe will rejoiceH7797
יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068
עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.Khemon youH5921
לְהַאֲבִ֥ידle.ha.'a.Vidto destroyH6
אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
וּלְהַשְׁמִ֣ידu.le.hash.Midand to destroyH8045
אֶתְכֶ֑ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
וְנִסַּחְתֶּם֙ve.ni.sach.Temand you will be torn awayH5255
מֵעַ֣לme.'Alfrom onH5921
הָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.Mahthe landH127
אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-whereH834
אַתָּ֥ה'a.TahyouH859
בָא\־va'-[are] about to goH935
שָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahthere towardsH8033
לְרִשְׁתָּֽהּ\׃le.rish.Tahto take possession of itH3423

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 28:63

  • Proverbs 1:26

    I also will laugh at your calamity; I will mock when your fear cometh;

  • Isaiah 1:24

    Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies:

  • Ezekiel 5:13

    Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the Lord have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them.

  • Ezekiel 33:11

    Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord God, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

  • Jeremiah 18:7

    At what instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to pluck up, and to pull down, and to destroy it;

  • Jeremiah 45:4

    Thus shalt thou say unto him, The Lord saith thus; Behold, that which I have built will I break down, and that which I have planted I will pluck up, even this whole land.

  • Jeremiah 32:41

    Yea, I will rejoice over them to do them good, and I will plant them in this land assuredly with my whole heart and with my whole soul.

  • Jeremiah 31:40

    And the whole valley of the dead bodies, and of the ashes, and all the fields unto the brook of Kidron, unto the corner of the horse gate toward the east, shall be holy unto the Lord; it shall not be plucked up, nor thrown down any more for ever.

  • Deuteronomy 30:9

    And the Lord thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the Lord will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers:

  • Jeremiah 12:14-15

    Thus saith the Lord against all mine evil neighbours, that touch the inheritance which I have caused my people Israel to inherit; Behold, I will pluck them out of their land, and pluck out the house of Judah from among them. And it shall come to pass, after that I have plucked them out I will return, and have compassion on them, and will bring them again, every man to his heritage, and every man to his land.

  • Jeremiah 24:6

    For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.

  • Daniel 7:8

    I considered the horns, and, behold, there came up among them another little horn, before whom there were three of the first horns plucked up by the roots: and, behold, in this horn were eyes like the eyes of man, and a mouth speaking great things.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
rejoiced over.
30:9; Isa 62:5; Jer 32:41; Mic 7:18; Zep 3:17; Lu 15:6-10,23,24,32
rejoice over.
Pr 1:26; Isa 1:24; Eze 5:13; 33:11
plucked from.
7:22; *marg:
Jer 12:14,15; 18:7; 24:6; 31:28,40; 42:10; Da 7:8

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Context

  • 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.

  • Deuteronomy 28:64

    And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.

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Deuteronomy 28:63 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y será que como Jehová se gozó sobre vosotros para haceros bien, y para multiplicaros, así se gozará Jehová sobre vosotros para arruinaros, y para destruiros; y seréis arrancados de sobre la tierra, á la cual entráis para poseerla.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arrivera que, comme l’ Éternel se réjouissait à votre égard, pour vous faire du bien et pour vous multiplier, ainsi l’ Éternel se réjouira à votre égard, pour vous faire périr et pour vous détruire; et vous serez arrachés de dessus la terre où tu vas entrer pour la posséder.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es wird geschehen: so wie Jehova sich über euch freute, euch wohlzutun und euch zu mehren, also wird Jehova sich über euch freuen, euch zu Grunde zu richten und euch zu vertilgen; und ihr werdet herausgerissen werden aus dem Lande, wohin du kommst, um es in Besitz zu nehmen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et sicut ante lætatus est Dominus super vos, bene vobis faciens, vosque multiplicans: sic lætabitur disperdens vos atque subvertens, ut auferamini de terra, ad quam ingredieris possidendam.