Deuteronomy 28:20

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

The LORD will send curses, confusion, and rebuke in everything you undertake until you are destroyed and come to sudden ruin because of the evil of your deeds, by which you have forsaken Me.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְשַׁלַּ֣ח יְהוָ֣ה ׀ בְּ֠ךָ אֶת־הַמְּאֵרָ֤ה אֶת־הַמְּהוּמָה֙ וְאֶת־הַמִּגְעֶ֔רֶת בְּכָל־מִשְׁלַ֥ח יָדְךָ֖ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תַּעֲשֶׂ֑ה עַ֣ד הִשָּֽׁמֶדְךָ֤ וְעַד־אֲבָדְךָ֙ מַהֵ֔ר מִפְּנֵ֛י רֹ֥עַ מֽ͏ַעֲלָלֶ֖יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר עֲזַבְתָּֽנִי׃

Transliteration

yəšallaḥ YHWH bəkā ʾet-hamməʾērâ ʾet-hamməhûmâ wəʾet-hammigʿeret bəkol-mišlaḥ yādəkā ʾăšer taʿăśeh ʿad hiššāmedəkā wəʿad-ʾăbādəkā mahēr mippənê rōaʿ maʿălālêkā ʾăšer ʿăzabtānî

Grammar Details

• *yəšallaḥ*: piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will send
• *YHWH*: proper noun - Yahweh/LORD
• *bəkā*: preposition (bə-) + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - against you
• *ʾet*-*hamməʾērâ*: direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - the curse
• *ʾet*-*hamməhûmâ*: direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - the confusion/panic
• *wəʾet*-*hammigʿeret*: conjunction (wə-) + direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine singular - the rebuke
• *bəkol*-*mišlaḥ*: preposition (bə-) + noun, masculine singular construct - in all undertaking/venture of
• *yādəkā*: noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - by which/because
• *taʿăśeh*: qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you will do
• *ʿad*: preposition - until
• *hiššāmedəkā*: niphal infinitive construct of שמד with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your being destroyed
• *wəʿad*-*ʾăbādəkā*: conjunction (wə-) + preposition + qal infinitive construct of אבד with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and until your perishing
• *mahēr*: adverb - quickly
• *mippənê*: preposition (min-) + construct noun, masculine plural - from before/because of
• *rōaʿ*: noun, masculine singular construct - evil of
• *maʿălālêkā*: noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your deeds/actions
• *ʿăzabtānî*: qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - you have forsaken me

Word Meanings

• *yəšallaḥ*: send/let loose/dispatch
• *hamməʾērâ*: curse/execration
• *hamməhûmâ*: confusion/panic/discomfiture
• *hammigʿeret*: rebuke/reproof/threat
• *mišlaḥ*: undertaking/venture/putting forth
• *hiššāmedəkā*: your destruction/extinction/annihilation
• *ʾăbādəkā*: your perishing/being destroyed
• *mahēr*: quickly/speedily/hastily
• *rōaʿ*: evil/wickedness/badness
• *maʿălālêkā*: your deeds/actions/practices
• *ʿăzabtānî*: you have forsaken/abandoned/left me

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be stroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  The LORD shall send upon you cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that you set your hand unto for to do, until you be destroyed, and until you perish quickly; because of the wickedness of your doings, whereby you have forsaken Me.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Jehovah{H3068} will send{H7971} upon thee cursing,{H3994} discomfiture,{H4103} and rebuke,{H4045} in all that thou puttest{H4916} thy hand{H3027} unto to do,{H6213} until thou be destroyed,{H8045} and until thou perish{H6} quickly;{H4118} because{H6440} of the evil{H7455} of thy doings,{H4611} whereby thou hast forsaken{H5800} me.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  The LORD{H3068} shall send{H7971}{(H8762)} upon thee cursing{H3994}, vexation{H4103}, and rebuke{H4045}, in all that thou settest{H4916} thine hand{H3027} unto for to do{H6213}{(H8799)}, until thou be destroyed{H8045}{(H8736)}, and until thou perish{H6}{(H8800)} quickly{H4118}; because{H6440} of the wickedness{H7455} of thy doings{H4611}, whereby thou hast forsaken{H5800}{(H8804)} me.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the Lorde shall sende vppon the cursynge, goynge to nought and complaynyng in all that thou settest thine hande to what soeuer thou doest: vntyll thou be destroyed ad brought to nought quyckely, because of the wekednesse of thyne invencyons in that thou hast forsaken the Lorde.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The LORDE shal sende in to the, consuminge, and complayninge, and cursynge, in all that thou takest in hande to do, tyll he haue destroyed the & shortly broughte to the naughte, because of thy wicked inuencions, in that thou hast forsaken me.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  The Lorde shall sende vpon thee cursing, trouble, & shame, in all that which thou settest thine hand to do, vntil thou be destroyed, and perish quickely, because of the wickednesse of thy workes whereby thou hast forsaken me.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  The Lorde shal sende vpon thee cursing, destruction, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand to and that thou doest, vntyll he destroy thee, and bryng thee to naught quickly, because of the wickednesse of thyne inuentions, and because thou hast forsaken me.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh will send on you cursing, confusion, and rebuke, in all that you put your hand to do, until you are destroyed, and until you perish quickly; because of the evil of your doings, by which you have forsaken me.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `Jehovah doth send on thee the curse, the trouble, and the rebuke, in every putting forth of thy hand which thou dost, till thou art destroyed, and till thou perish hastily, because of the evil of thy doings `by' which thou hast forsaken Me.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Jehovah will send upon thee cursing, discomfiture, and rebuke, in all that thou puttest thy hand unto to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the evil of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Jehovah will send upon thee cursing, discomfiture, and rebuke, in all that thou puttest thy hand unto to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the evil of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  The Lord will send on you cursing and trouble and punishment in everything to which you put your hand, till sudden destruction overtakes you; because of your evil ways in which you have been false to me.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh will send on you cursing, confusion, and rebuke, in all that you put your hand to do, until you are destroyed, and until you perish quickly; because of the evil of your doings, by which you have forsaken me.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Curses by Disease and Drought“The LORD will send on you a curse, confusing you and opposing you in everything you undertake until you are destroyed and quickly perish because of the evil of your deeds, in that you have forsaken me.

Referenced Verses

• Isa 66:15 : 15 For behold, the Lord will come with fire, and His chariots will be like a whirlwind, to bring down His wrath in fury and His rebuke with flames of fire.
• Mal 2:2 : 2 If you do not listen and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name, says the Lord of Hosts, I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have already cursed them because you do not take it to heart.
• Isa 51:20 : 20 Your sons have fainted; they lie at the head of every street like antelopes caught in a net. They are filled with the wrath of the Lord, with the rebuke of your God.
• Deut 4:26 : 26 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that you will surely be quickly destroyed from the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not extend your days there but will be utterly destroyed.
• Josh 23:16 : 16 If you violate the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from the good land He has given you.
• Isa 30:17 : 17 A thousand will flee at the threat of one; at the threat of five you will flee, until you are left like a flagpole on a mountaintop, like a banner on a hill.
• Lev 26:31-33 : 31 I will lay your cities in ruins, make your sanctuaries desolate, and I will no longer smell the pleasing aroma of your offerings. 32 I will bring the land to desolation so that even your enemies who live there will be appalled by it. 33 I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you. Your land will be desolate and your cities will lie in ruins.
• Lev 26:38 : 38 You will perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies will consume you.
• 1 Sam 14:20 : 20 Then Saul and all his men assembled and went to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, striking each other with their swords.
• Ps 7:11 : 11 My shield is with God, who saves the upright in heart.
• Ps 80:4-9 : 4 God, restore us! Make your face shine upon us so that we may be saved. 5 LORD God of Hosts, how long will you be angry with your people's prayers? 6 You have fed them with the bread of tears; you have made them drink tears in abundance. 7 You have made us a source of contention for our neighbors, and our enemies mock us. 8 God of Hosts, restore us! Make your face shine upon us so that we may be saved. 9 You brought a vine out of Egypt; you drove out the nations and planted it. 10 You cleared the ground for it; it took root and filled the land. 11 The mountains were covered with its shade, the mighty cedars with its branches. 12 It sent out its branches to the sea and its shoots to the River. 13 Why have you broken down its walls so that all who pass by pick its fruit? 14 Boars from the forest ravage it, and creatures of the field feed on it. 15 God of Hosts, return! Look down from heaven and see; take care of this vine. 16 The root your right hand has planted, the son you have raised up for yourself.
• Isa 28:19 : 19 As often as it passes through, it will seize you. Morning after morning, day and night, it will pass through. The understanding of this message will bring only terror.
• John 3:36 : 36 The one who believes in the Son has eternal life. But the one who disobeys the Son will not see life; instead, the wrath of God remains on him.
• 1 Thess 2:16 : 16 They forbid us to speak to the Gentiles so that they may be saved. In this way, they constantly fill up the measure of their sins. But the wrath of God has come upon them fully.
• Zech 14:12-13 : 12 This will be the plague with which the Lord will strike all the nations that fought against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths. 13 On that day, a great panic from the Lord will come upon them. Each will seize the hand of his neighbor, and they will attack one another.