Deuteronomy 4 · Verse 27

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 4:27, King James Version

Deuteronomy 4:27 in other translations

BSBThen the LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and only a few of you will survive among the nations to which the LORD will drive you.
WEBThe LORD will scatter you among the peoples, and you will be left few in number among the nations where the LORD will lead you away.
ASVAnd Jehovah will scatter you among the peoples, and ye shall be left few in number among the nations, whither Jehovah shall lead you away.
YLTand Jehovah hath scattered you among the peoples, and ye have been left few in number among the nations, whither Jehovah leadeth you,
DARBYAnd Jehovah will scatter you among the peoples, and ye shall be left a small company among the nations to which Jehovah will lead you.
BBEAnd the Lord will send you wandering among the peoples; only a small band of you will be kept from death among the nations where the Lord will send you.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Deuteronomy 4:27 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 The Lord shall scatter you among the nations - This was amply verified in their different captivities and dispersions.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 4:24-40

Moses urged the greatness, glory, and goodness of God. Did we consider what a God he is with whom we have to do, we should surely make conscience of our duty to him, and not dare to sin against him. Shall we forsake a merciful God, who will never forsake us, if we are faithful unto him? Whither can we go? Let us be held to our duty by the bonds of love, and prevailed with by the mercies of God to cleave to him…

Read the full comment on Deuteronomy 4:24-40 →

Deuteronomy 4:27 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.

וְהֵפִ֧יץve.he.Fitzand he will scatterH6327
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
בָּעַמִּ֑יםba.'a.Mimamong the peoplesH5971
וְנִשְׁאַרְתֶּם֙ve.nish.'ar.Temand you will be leftH7604
מְתֵ֣יme.Teimen ofH4962
מִסְפָּ֔רmis.ParnumberH4557
בַּגּוֹיִ֕םba.go.Yimamong the nationsH1471
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhereH834
יְנַהֵ֧גye.na.Heghe will drive awayH5090
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.Khem<obj.> youH853
שָֽׁמָּה\׃Sha.mahthere towardsH8033

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 4:27

  • Deuteronomy 28:62-64

    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. 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. 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.

  • Leviticus 26:33

    And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste.

  • Nehemiah 1:8-9

    Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, If ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations: But if ye turn unto me, and keep my commandments, and do them; though there were of you cast out unto the uttermost part of the heaven, yet will I gather them from thence, and will bring them unto the place that I have chosen to set my name there.

  • Ezekiel 32:26

    There is Meshech, Tubal, and all her multitude: her graves are round about him: all of them uncircumcised, slain by the sword, though they caused their terror in the land of the living.

  • Ezekiel 12:15

    And they shall know that I am the Lord, when I shall scatter them among the nations, and disperse them in the countries.

  • Nehemiah 1:3

    And they said unto me, The remnant that are left of the captivity there in the province are in great affliction and reproach: the wall of Jerusalem also is broken down, and the gates thereof are burned with fire.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
28:62-64; Ne 1:3,8,9; Eze 12:15; 32:26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Deuteronomy 4:26

    I call heaven and earth to witness against you this day, that ye shall soon utterly perish from off the land whereunto ye go over Jordan to possess it; ye shall not prolong your days upon it, but shall utterly be destroyed.

  • 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 4:28

    And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men’s hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.

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Deuteronomy 4:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y Jehová os esparcirá entre los pueblos, y quedaréis pocos en número entre las gentes á las cuales os llevará Jehová:
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et l’ Éternel vous dispersera parmi les peuples; et vous resterez en petit nombre parmi les nations où l’ Éternel vous mènera.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Jehova wird euch unter die Völker zerstreuen, und ihr werdet übrigbleiben, ein zählbares Häuflein unter den Nationen, wohin Jehova euch führen wird;
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		atque disperget in omnes gentes, et remanebitis pauci in nationibus, ad quas vos ducturus est Dominus.