Deuteronomy 28:62

And you, who had been as the stars of heaven for multitude, will be left a small people, because you would not be obedient to the Word of the Lord your God.

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.

In Context

61All the diseases also and all the plagues that are not written in the book of this law, will the Lord lay upon thee till He hath destroyed thee.

63And as the Lord rejoiced over you to do you good and to multiply you, so will the Lord rejoice over you to destroy and consume you, and to carry you away from off the land which you are entering to possess it.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 1:10The Lord your God hath multiplied you; and, behold, you are this day as the stars of the heavens for multitude.

Deuteronomy 4:27And the Lord will scatter you among the nations, and you will remain a numbered people among the nations whither the Lord shall lead you.

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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