63 And it will come about that, just as the Lord (A)rejoiced over you to be good to you, and make you numerous, so will the Lord (B)rejoice over you to wipe you out and destroy you; and you will be (C)torn away from the land which you are entering to possess. 64 Furthermore, the Lord will (D)scatter you among all the peoples, from one end of the earth to [a]the other; and there you will (E)serve other gods, made of wood and stone, which you and your fathers have not known. 65 (F)Among those nations you will find no peace, and there will be no resting place for the sole of your foot; but there (G)the Lord will give you a trembling heart, failing of eyes, and despair of soul.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 28:64 Lit the end of the earth

63 Just as it pleased(A) the Lord to make you prosper and increase in number, so it will please(B) him to ruin and destroy you.(C) You will be uprooted(D) from the land you are entering to possess.

64 Then the Lord will scatter(E) you among all nations,(F) from one end of the earth to the other.(G) There you will worship other gods—gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your ancestors have known.(H) 65 Among those nations you will find no repose, no resting place(I) for the sole of your foot. There the Lord will give you an anxious mind, eyes(J) weary with longing, and a despairing heart.(K)

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