Deuteronomy 28:37
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the Lord shall lead thee.
Context
This verse from Deuteronomy Chapter 28 connects to 10 cross-references. Obedience brings a comprehensive catalogue of blessings: fruitful land, families, and animals; victory over enemies; rain, prosperity, and lending rather than borrowing; and Israel as the head, not the tail, among nations. Disobedience brings an even longer catalogue of curses: …
Other Translations
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither Jehovah shall lead thee away.
and thou hast been for an astonishment, for a simile, and for a byword among all the peoples whither Jehovah doth lead thee.
And you will become a wonder and a name of shame among all the nations where the Lord will take you.
Cross References
The Lord shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:
So that the generation to come of your children that shall rise up after you, and the stranger that shall …
And the Lord rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast …
Then will I cut off Israel out of the land which I have given them; and this house, which I …
And at this house, which is high, every one that passeth by it shall be astonished, and shall hiss; and …
Then will I pluck them up by the roots out of my land which I have given them; and this …
Thou makest us a reproach to our neighbours, a scorn and a derision to them that are round about us.
Thou makest us a byword among the heathen, a shaking of the head among the people.
And I will deliver them to be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth for their hurt, to be …
Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of …