Deuteronomy 28:25

Curses by Defeat and Deportation

28:25 “The Lord will allow you to be struck down before your enemies; you will attack them from one direction but flee from them in seven directions and will become an object of terror ¹  to all the kingdoms of the earth.

Deuteronomy 28:37

28:37 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.

Deuteronomy 28:64

28:64 The Lord will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods of wood and stone.

Leviticus 26:33

26:33 I will scatter you among the nations and unsheathe the sword ²  after you, so your land will become desolate and your cities will become a waste.

Leviticus 26:38

26:38 You will perish among the nations; the land of your enemies will consume you.

Isaiah 63:16

63:16 For you are our father,

though Abraham does not know us

and Israel does not recognize us.

You, Lord, are our father;

you have been called our protector from ancient times. ³ 

Luke 21:24

21:24 They ⁴  will fall by the edge ⁵  of the sword and be led away as captives ⁶  among all nations. Jerusalem ⁷  will be trampled down by the Gentiles until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. ⁸ 

¹ tc The meaningless MT reading זַעֲוָה (za’avah) is clearly a transposition of the more commonly attested Hebrew noun זְוָעָה (zÿva’ah, “terror”).

² tn Heb “and I will empty sword” (see HALOT 1228 s.v. ריק 3).

³ tn Heb “our protector [or “redeemer”] from antiquity [is] your name.”

⁴ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁵ tn Grk “by the mouth of the sword” (an idiom for the edge of a sword).

⁶ sn Here is the predicted judgment against the nation until the time of Gentile rule has passed: Its people will be led away as captives.

⁷ tn Grk “And Jerusalem.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁸ sn Until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled implies a time when Israel again has a central role in God’s plan.