Deuteronomy 28:43

Translations

Modern

The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you sink down lower and lower.

Traditional

The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.

Literal

The foreigner who is among you shall rise above you higher and higher, and you shall descend lower and lower.

Latin

Advena, qui tecum versatur in terra, ascendet super te, eritque sublimior: tu autem descendes, et eris inferior.

Original

Hebrew

English

The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you sink down lower and lower.

Notes

Deuteronomy 28:43

foreigner (literally sojourner): This refers to foreigners who lived among Israel but did not own land.

In God’s day of judgment, those who were usually seen as weak or vulnerable in society would become stronger and rise above others (see 29:11).

Deuteronomy 28:1–68

This section explains the conditions for receiving the covenant blessing, the types of blessings, and the curses that will occur if people ignore or disobey these rules (28:1–14; 28:15–68).

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah Joshua Ancient Law Codes Blessing Counsel from Others Curses and Blessings God’s Covenant with Israel’s Kings God’s Faithfulness to His People Making Sense of the Exile Oppression of God’s People The Land True Success

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