Deuteronomy 32:23

I will heap on them, calamities,—Mine arrows, will I spend upon them:

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 mine anger, And shall burn as far as hades beneath,—And consume the earth with her produce, And set ablaze the foundations of the mountains:

24The meltings of hunger, The devourings of fever, And the dangerous pestilence,—And, the tooth of beasts, will I send among them, With the poison of crawlers of the dust:

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Cross References

Leviticus 26:24Then will, I also, go in opposition to you. And, I, even I, will plague you seven times for your sins;

Deuteronomy 29:21and Yahweh single him out for calamity, out of all the tribes of Israel,—according to all the oaths of the covenant that is written in this scroll of the law.

Psalms 7:12If he turn not, his sword, will he whet,—his bow, hath he bent, and made ready:

Isaiah 24:17Terror and pit and snare,—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? Then shalt, thou say unto them, Thus saith Yahweh—Such as are for death, to death, and Such as are for the sword, to the sword, and Such as are for famine, to the famine, and Such as are for captivity, to captivity.

Ezekiel 5:16In that I have sent the malignant arrows of famine among them which were for destruction, which I will send to destroy you,—and famine, will I increase upon you, and will break for you the 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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