Deuteronomy 28:66
And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:
Deuteronomy 28:66 in other translations
| BSB | So your life will hang in doubt before you, and you will be afraid night and day, never certain of survival. |
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| WEB | Your life will hang in doubt before you. You will be afraid night and day, and will have no assurance of your life. |
| ASV | and thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear night and day, and shalt have no assurance of thy life. |
| YLT | and thy life hath been hanging in suspense before thee, and thou hast been afraid by night and by day, and dost not believe in thy life; |
| DARBY | And thy life shall hang in suspense before thee; and thou shalt be in terror day and night and shalt be afraid of thy life. |
| BBE | Your very life will be hanging in doubt before you, and day and night will be dark with fears, and nothing in life will be certain: |
| Webster | And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have no assurance of thy life: |
What does Deuteronomy 28:66 mean?
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…
Deuteronomy 28:66 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 28:66
- Revelation 6:15-17
And the kings of the earth, and the great men, and the rich men, and the chief captains, and the mighty men, and every bondman, and every free man, hid themselves in the dens and in the rocks of the mountains; And said to the mountains and rocks, Fall on us, and hide us from the face of him that sitteth on the throne, and from the wrath of the Lamb: For the great day of his wrath is come; and who shall be able to stand?
- Lamentations 1:13
From above hath he sent fire into my bones, and it prevaileth against them: he hath spread a net for my feet, he hath turned me back: he hath made me desolate and faint all the day.
- Hebrews 10:27
But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
- Deuteronomy 28:67
In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
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Context
- Deuteronomy 28:65
And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
- Deuteronomy 28:66
And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:
- Deuteronomy 28:67
In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
Deuteronomy 28:66 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y tendrás tu vida como colgada delante de ti, y estarás temeroso de noche y de día, y no confiarás de tu vida. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ta vie sera en suspens devant toi; et tu seras dans l’effroi, nuit et jour, et tu ne seras pas sûr de ta vie. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und dein Leben wird schwebend vor dir hangen, und du wirst dich fürchten Nacht und Tag und deinem Leben nicht trauen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et erit vita tua quasi pendens ante te. Timebis nocte et die, et non credes vitæ tuæ. |