Deuteronomy
Deuteronomy 28:28–29
28The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind, 29and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you.
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Deuteronomy 28:28
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| will afflict | יַכְּכָ֣ה | yak·kə·ḵāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| you with madness | בְּשִׁגָּע֖וֹן | bə·šig·gā·‘ō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H7697 madness |
| blindness | וּבְעִוָּר֑וֹן | ū·ḇə·‘iw·wā·rō·wn | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H5788 blindness |
| and confusion | וּבְתִמְה֖וֹן | ū·ḇə·ṯim·hō·wn | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8541 bewilderment |
| of mind | לֵבָֽב׃ | lê·ḇāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
Deuteronomy 28:29
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and at noon | בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֗יִם | baṣ·ṣā·ho·ra·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - md | H6672 midday, noon |
| you will | וְהָיִ֜יתָ | wə·hā·yî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| grope about | מְמַשֵּׁ֣שׁ | mə·maš·šêš | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H4959 feel, grope |
| like | כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| a blind man | הָעִוֵּר֙ | hā·‘iw·wêr | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H5787 blind |
| in the darkness | בָּאֲפֵלָ֔ה | bā·’ă·p̄ê·lāh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H653 darkness, gloominess, calamity |
| You will not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| prosper | תַצְלִ֖יחַ | ṯaṣ·lî·aḥ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H6743 rush |
| in your ways | דְּרָכֶ֑יךָ | də·rā·ḵe·ḵā | Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| Day after day | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| you will be | וְהָיִ֜יתָ | wə·hā·yî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| oppressed | עָשׁ֧וּק | ‘ā·šūq | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H6231 oppress, wrong, extort |
| and plundered | וְגָז֛וּל | wə·ḡā·zūl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H1497 tear away, seize, rob |
| with no one | וְאֵ֥ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| to save you | מוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ | mō·wō·šî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H3467 deliver |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 28:28 2 Thessalonians 2:9–11 · Isaiah 19:11–17 · Jeremiah 4:9 · Isaiah 6:9–10 · 1 Samuel 16:14
Deuteronomy 28:29 Isaiah 59:10 · Job 5:14 · Judges 3:14 · Judges 13:1 · Judges 6:1–6 · Judges 10:8 · Judges 4:2–3 · Psalm 106:40–42
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.