Deuteronomy 28:28
“The Lord shall smite thee with madnesse, and blindnesse, and astonishment of heart.”
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Deuteronomy 28:28 Context
26And thy carkeise shalbe meat vnto all foules of the aire, and vnto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away. 27The Lord wil smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scabbe, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not bee healed. 28The Lord shall smite thee with madnesse, and blindnesse, and astonishment of heart. 29And thou shalt grope at noone dayes, as the blind gropeth in darknes, and thou shalt not prosper in thy waies: and thou shalt be onely oppressed, and spoiled euermore, and no man shal saue thee. 30Thou shalt betrothe 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.
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The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:
- King James Version
"The LORD will smite you with madness and with blindness and with bewilderment of heart;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Jehovah will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart;
- American Standard Version (1901)
He will make your minds diseased, and your eyes blind, and your hearts wasted with fear:
- Basic English Bible
Jehovah will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart;
- Darby Bible
The LORD shall smite thee with the madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:
- Webster's Bible
Yahweh will strike you with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart;
- World English Bible
`Jehovah doth smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart;
- Youngs Literal Bible
The LORD will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
"The LORD will smite you with madness and with blindness and with bewilderment of heart;
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Jehovah will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart;
- American Standard Version (1901)
He will make your minds diseased, and your eyes blind, and your hearts wasted with fear:
- Basic English Bible
Jehovah will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart;
- Darby Bible
The LORD shall smite thee with the madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:
- Webster's Bible
Yahweh will strike you with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart;
- World English Bible
`Jehovah doth smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart;
- Youngs Literal Bible
The LORD will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Deuteronomy 28:28
28:28 Blindness - Of mind, so that they shall not know what to do: Astonishment - They shall be filled with wonder and horror because of the strangeness and soreness of their calamities.