Deuteronomy 28:62
And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the Lord thy God.
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 ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou didst not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God.
and ye have been left with few men, instead of which ye have been as stars of the heavens for multitude, because thou hast not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah thy God.
And you will become a very small band, though your numbers were like the stars of heaven; because you did not give ear to the voice of the Lord your God.
Cross References
I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and …
And the Lord shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, …
Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the Lord thy God hath made thee …
Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for …
And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand …
Now the city was large and great: but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst …
Except the Lord of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, and …
Therefore hath the curse devoured the earth, and they that dwell therein are desolate: therefore the inhabitants of the earth …
And said unto Jeremiah the prophet, Let, we beseech thee, our supplication be accepted before thee, and pray for us …