Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 28:47–48

47Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance, 48you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.

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Deuteronomy 28:47

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Becauseתַּ֗חַתta·ḥaṯPrepositionH8478 the under part
you did notלֹא־lō-Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
serveעָבַ֙דְתָּ֙‘ā·ḇaḏ·tāVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singularH5647 work, serve
the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵāNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH430 God
with joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbə·śim·ḥāhPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH8057 joy, gladness, mirth
and gladnessוּבְט֣וּבū·ḇə·ṭūḇConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH2898 good things, goods, goodness
of heartלֵבָ֑בlê·ḇāḇNoun - masculine singularH3824 inner man, mind, will, heart
in allכֹּֽל׃kōlNoun - masculine singularH3605 the whole, all
your abundanceמֵרֹ֖בmê·rōḇPreposition-m; Noun - masculine singular constructH7230 multitude, abundance, greatness

Deuteronomy 28:48

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
you will serveוְעָבַדְתָּ֣wə·‘ā·ḇaḏ·tāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singularH5647 work, serve
your enemiesאֹיְבֶ֗יךָ’ō·yə·ḇe·ḵāVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singularH341 be hostile to
the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
will sendיְשַׁלְּחֶ֤נּוּyə·šal·lə·ḥen·nūVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH7971 send
against youבָּ֔ךְbāḵPreposition; second person masculine singular
in famineבְּרָעָ֧בbə·rā·‘āḇPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH7458 famine, hunger
thirstוּבְצָמָ֛אū·ḇə·ṣā·māConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH6772 thirst
nakednessוּבְעֵירֹ֖םū·ḇə·‘ê·rōmConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine singularH5903 naked
and destitutionוּבְחֹ֣סֶרū·ḇə·ḥō·serConjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH2640 want, lack
He will placeוְנָתַ֞ןwə·nā·ṯanConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH5414 give, put, set
an ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar·zelNoun - masculine singularH1270 iron
yokeעֹ֤ל‘ōlNoun - masculine singular constructH5923 yoke
onעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
your neckצַוָּארֶ֔ךָṣaw·wā·re·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH6677 neck, back of neck
untilעַ֥ד‘aḏPrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
He has destroyedהִשְׁמִיד֖וֹhiš·mî·ḏōwVerb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH8045 be exterminated, destroyed
youאֹתָֽךְ׃’ō·ṯāḵDirect object marker; second person masculine singularH853 mark of the accusative

Cross-references

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Deuteronomy 28:47 Deuteronomy 16:11 · Nehemiah 9:35–37 · 1 Timothy 6:17–19 · Deuteronomy 12:7–12 · Deuteronomy 32:13–15

Deuteronomy 28:48 Jeremiah 28:13–14 · Jeremiah 44:22 · Ezekiel 17:12 · Nehemiah 9:35–37 · Jeremiah 44:27 · Ezekiel 4:16–17 · Jeremiah 44:17–18 · Lamentations 5:2–6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.