Deuteronomy 28:49

Hashem shall bring a nation against thee from afar, from the ketzeh ha'aretz, as swift as the nesher flieth; a nation whose lashon thou shalt not understand;

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;

In Context

48Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which Hashem shall send against thee, in ra'av (hunger, famine), and in tzama (thirst), and in eirom (nakedness), and in choser (want) of all things; and He shall put an ol barzel (yoke of iron) upon thy tzavvar (neck), until He hath made thee shmad.

50A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not respect the zakenʼs person, nor show favor to the na'ar;

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Cross References

Isaiah 5:26And He will lift up a banner to the distant Goyim, 1 and will whistle for him at the ketzeh ha'aretz; hinei, 1 they shall come with speed swiftly; 1

Jeremiah 5:15Hineni, I will bring a Goy (Nation) upon you from afar, 1 O Bais Yisroel, saith Hashem; 1 it is a powerful nation, 1 a goy me'olam (an ancient nation), 1 a nation whose leshon thou knowest not, 1 neither understandest what they say. 1

Jeremiah 48:40For thus saith Hashem: 1 Hinei, one shall fly like the nesher, 1 and shall spread his wings over Moav. 1

Lamentations 4:19Our pursuers are swifter 1 than the eagles of Shomayim; 1 they pursued us upon the mountains, 1 they laid wait for us in the midbar. 1

Ezekiel 17:3And say, Thus saith Adonoi Hashem: A nesher hagadol with great kenafayim (wings), long pinions, full of plumage, which had various colors, came unto Levanon, and took the highest branch of the cedar.

Daniel 6:22Then said Daniel unto the king, O king, L'olam yicheyeh (live for ever).

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 28:46-68

45 Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee: 46 And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever. 47 Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; 48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord… Read the whole commentary →

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