Deuteronomy 32:23

I will heap evils upon them; I will spend Mine arrows upon them;

JPS TaNaKH 1917

In The King James Version

I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.

In Context

22For a fire is kindled in My nostril, and burneth unto the depths of the nether-world, and devoureth the earth with her produce, and setteth ablaze the foundations of the mountains.

24The wasting of hunger, and the devouring of the fiery bolt, and bitter destruction; and the teeth of beasts will I send upon them, with the venom of crawling things of the dust.

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:24then will I also walk contrary unto you; and I will smite you, even I, seven times for your sins.

Deuteronomy 29:21(29-20) and the LORD shall separate him unto evil out of all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant that is written in this book of the law.

Psalms 7:12(7-13) If a man turn not, He will whet His sword, He hath bent His bow, and made it ready;

Isaiah 24:17Terror, and the pit, and the trap, are upon thee, O inhabitant of the earth.

Jeremiah 15:2And it shall come to pass, when they say unto thee: Whither shall we go forth? then thou shall tell them: Thus saith the LORD: Such as are for death, to death; and such as are for the sword, to the sword; and such as are for the famine, to the famine; and such as are for captivity, to captivity.

Ezekiel 5:16when I shall send upon them the evil arrows of famine, that are for destruction, which I will send to destroy you; and I will increase the famine upon you, and will break your staff of bread;

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 32:20-26

19 And when the Lord saw it, he abhorred them, because of the provoking of his sons, and of his daughters. 20 And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith. 21 They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. 22 For a fire is kindled… Read the whole commentary →

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