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Deuteronomy 28:37
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KJ21
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee.
ASV
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither Jehovah shall lead thee away.
AMP
And you will become a horror, a proverb [a mere object lesson], and a taunt [a derisive joke] among all the people to which the Lord drives you.
AMPC
And you shall become an amazement, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples to which the Lord will lead you.
BRG
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee.
CSB
You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the peoples where the Lord will drive you.
CSBA
You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the peoples where the Lord will drive you.
CEB
You will become a horror, fit only for use in proverbs and in insults by all the nations where the Lord drives you.
CJB
You will be so devastated as to become a proverb and a laughingstock among all the peoples to which Adonai will drive you.
CEV
People of nearby countries will shudder when they see your terrible troubles, but they will still make fun of you.
DARBY
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither Jehovah shall lead thee.
DRA
And thou shalt be lost, as a proverb and a byword to all people, among whom the Lord shall bring thee in.
ERV
In the countries where the Lord will send you, the people will be shocked at the terrible things that happen to you. They will laugh at you and say bad things about you.
EASY
The Lord will send you away to live among foreign people. When they see what has happened to you, they will all see that it is terrible. They will tell stories about you and they will laugh at you.
EHV
You will become an object of horror, the subject of proverbs, and the butt of sarcastic taunts among all the people to whom the Lord will send you.
ESV
And you shall become a horror, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where the Lord will lead you away.
ESVUK
And you shall become a horror, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where the Lord will lead you away.
EXB
You will become a ·hated thing [object of horror] to the nations where the Lord sends you; ·they will laugh at you and make fun of you [L a proverb and a byword].
GNV
And thou shalt be a wonder, a proverb and a common talk among all people, whither the Lord shall carry thee.
GW
You will become a thing of horror. All the nations where the Lord will send you will make an example of you and ridicule you.
GNT
In the countries to which the Lord will scatter you, the people will be shocked at what has happened to you; they will make fun of you and ridicule you.
HCSB
You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the peoples where the Lord will drive you.
ICB
You will become a hated thing to the nations where the Lord sends you. They will laugh at you and make fun of you.
ISV
You’ll become a desolation and a proverb, and you’ll be mocked among the people where the Lord will drive you.”
JUB
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all nations where the LORD shall carry thee away.
KJV
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee.
AKJV
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee.
LSB
You shall become an object of horror, a proverb, and a byword among all the people where Yahweh drives you.
LEB
And you will become a horror and a proverb and ridicule among all the peoples where Yahweh drives you there.
TLB
You will become an object of horror, a proverb and a byword among all the nations, for the Lord will thrust you away.
MSG
God will lead you and the king you set over you to a country neither you nor your ancestors have heard of; there you’ll worship other gods, no-gods of wood and stone. Among all the peoples where God will take you, you’ll be treated as a lesson or a proverb—a horror!
MEV
You will become a horror, a proverb, and an object of ridicule among all nations where the Lord shall lead you.
NOG
You will become a thing of horror. All the nations where Yahweh will send you will make an example of you and ridicule you.
NABRE
and you will be a horror, a byword, a taunt among all the peoples to which the Lord will drive you.
NASB
And you will become an object of horror, a song of mockery, and an object of taunting among all the peoples where the Lord drives you.
NASB1995
You shall become a horror, a proverb, and a taunt among all the people where the Lord drives you.
NCB
You shall become an object of horror and a byword among all the nations to which the Lord will bring you.
NCV
You will become a hated thing to the nations where the Lord sends you; they will laugh at you and make fun of you.
NET
You will become an occasion of horror, a proverb, and an object of ridicule to all the peoples to whom the Lord will drive you.
NIRV
You will look very bad to all the nations where the Lord sends you. They will be completely shocked when they see you. They will mock you and make fun of you.
NIV
You will become a thing of horror, a byword and an object of ridicule among all the peoples where the Lord will drive you.
NIVUK
You will become a thing of horror, a byword and an object of ridicule among all the peoples where the Lord will drive you.
NKJV
And you shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all nations where the Lord will drive you.
NLV
You will become a people who are hated, who are made fun of, and a shame among the people where the Lord will send you.
NLT
You will become an object of horror, ridicule, and mockery among all the nations to which the Lord sends you.
NRSVA
You shall become an object of horror, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where the Lord will lead you.
NRSVACE
You shall become an object of horror, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where the Lord will lead you.
NRSVCE
You shall become an object of horror, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where the Lord will lead you.
NRSVUE
You shall become an object of horror, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where the Lord will lead you.
OJB
And thou shalt become an object of horror, a mashal, and a byword, among kol haGoyim whither Hashem shall lead thee.
RGT
“And you shall be a wonder, a proverb, and a sharp word among all people where the LORD shall carry you.
RSV
And you shall become a horror, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples where the Lord will lead you away.
RSVCE
And you shall become a horror, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples where the Lord will lead you away.
TLV
You will become a horror, a proverb, and a byword—among all the peoples where Adonai will drive you.
VOICE
Whenever the people who live in the places where the Eternal has sent you want to scare someone or insult someone or teach a lesson, they’ll say that what happened to you is going to happen to them. Your name will be synonymous with disaster!
WEB
You will become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where Yahweh will lead you away.
WYC
And thou shalt be lost, or forgotten, into a proverb, and into a fable, to all peoples, to whom the Lord shall bring thee in. (And thou shalt become a proverb, and a fable, to all the people into whom the Lord shall bring thee.)
YLT
and thou hast been for an astonishment, for a simile, and for a byword among all the peoples whither Jehovah doth lead thee.
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