62 And ye shall be left few in number, where ye were as the (A)stars of heaven in multitude, because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the Lord thy God.

63 And as the Lord hath rejoiced over you, to do you good, and to multiply you, so he will rejoice over you, to destroy you, and bring you to naught, and ye shall be rooted out of the land, whither thou goest to possess it.

64 And the Lord shall [a]scatter thee among all people from the one end of the world unto the other, and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known, nor thy fathers, even wood and stone.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 28:64 Signifying that it is a singular gift of God to be in a place whereas we may worship God purely, and declare our faith and religion.

62 You who were as numerous as the stars in the sky(A) will be left but few(B) in number, because you did not obey the Lord your God. 63 Just as it pleased(C) the Lord to make you prosper and increase in number, so it will please(D) him to ruin and destroy you.(E) You will be uprooted(F) from the land you are entering to possess.

64 Then the Lord will scatter(G) you among all nations,(H) from one end of the earth to the other.(I) There you will worship other gods—gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your ancestors have known.(J)

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