Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version At midday you will grope about like a blind person in the dark. You will be unsuccessful in everything you do; day after day you will be oppressed and robbed, with no one to rescue you. New Living Translation You will grope around in broad daylight like a blind person groping in the darkness, but you will not find your way. You will be oppressed and robbed continually, and no one will come to save you. English Standard Version and you shall grope at noonday, as the blind grope in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways. And you shall be only oppressed and robbed continually, and there shall be no one to help you. Berean Standard Bible and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you. King James Bible And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee. New King James Version And you shall grope at noonday, as a blind man gropes in darkness; you shall not prosper in your ways; you shall be only oppressed and plundered continually, and no one shall save you. New American Standard Bible and you will be groping about at noon, just as a person who is blind gropes in the darkness, and you will not be successful in your ways; but you will only be oppressed and robbed all the time, with no one to save you. NASB 1995 and you will grope at noon, as the blind man gropes in darkness, and you will not prosper in your ways; but you shall only be oppressed and robbed continually, with none to save you. NASB 1977 and you shall grope at noon, as the blind man gropes in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways; but you shall only be oppressed and robbed continually, with none to save you. Legacy Standard Bible and you will grope at noon, as the blind man gropes in darkness, and you will not succeed in your ways; but you shall only be oppressed and robbed all your days, with none to save you. Amplified Bible and you will be groping at noon [in broad daylight], just as the blind grope in the darkness, and nothing you do will prosper; but you will only be oppressed and exploited and robbed continually, with no one to save you. Christian Standard Bible so that at noon you will grope as a blind person gropes in the dark. You will not be successful in anything you do. You will only be oppressed and robbed continually, and no one will help you. Holman Christian Standard Bible so that at noon you will grope as a blind man gropes in the dark. You will not be successful in anything you do. You will only be oppressed and robbed continually, and no one will help you. American Standard Version and thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and robbed alway, and there shall be none to save thee. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And you will be groping at noonday as he who gropes blind in the darkness, and you shall not go up your road ahead; you shall be taken by force and oppressed all of your days and there shall be no one who saves you. Brenton Septuagint Translation And thou shalt grope at mid-day, as a blind man would grope in the darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways; and then thou shalt be unjustly treated, and plundered continually, and there shall be no helper. Contemporary English Version that even in bright sunshine you will have to feel your way around like a blind person, who cannot tell day from night. For the rest of your life, people will beat and rob you, and no one will be able to stop them. Douay-Rheims Bible And mayst thou grope at midday as the blind is wont to grope in the dark, and not make straight thy ways. And mayst thou at all times suffer wrong, and be oppressed with violence, and mayst thou have no one to deliver thee. English Revised Version and thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled alway, and there shall be none to save thee. GOD'S WORD® Translation You will grope in broad daylight as blind people grope in their blindness. You won't be successful in anything you do. As long as you live, you will be oppressed and robbed with no one to rescue you. Good News Translation You will grope about in broad daylight like someone blind, and you will not be able to find your way. You will not prosper in anything you do. You will be constantly oppressed and robbed, and there will be no one to help you. International Standard Version As a result, you'll wander aimlessly in broad daylight just as a blind person wanders in darkness. You won't prosper in life. Instead you'll be oppressed and plundered all day long, with no deliverer. JPS Tanakh 1917 And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not make thy ways prosperous; and thou shalt be only oppressed and robbed alway, and there shall be none to save thee. Literal Standard Version and you have been groping at noon, as the blind gropes in darkness; and you do not cause your ways to prosper; and you have been only oppressed and plundered [for] all the days, and there is no savior. Majority Standard Bible and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you. New American Bible so that even at midday you will grope in the dark as though blind, unable to find your way. You will be oppressed and robbed continually, with no one to come to your aid. NET Bible You will feel your way along at noon like the blind person does in darkness and you will not succeed in anything you do; you will be constantly oppressed and continually robbed, with no one to save you. New Revised Standard Version you shall grope about at noon as blind people grope in darkness, but you shall be unable to find your way; and you shall be continually abused and robbed, without anyone to help. New Heart English Bible and you shall grope at noonday, as the blind gropes in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways: and you shall be only oppressed and robbed always, and there shall be none to save you. Webster's Bible Translation And thou shalt grope at noon-day, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee. World English Bible You will grope at noonday, as the blind gropes in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways. You will only be oppressed and robbed always, and there will be no one to save you. Young's Literal Translation and thou hast been gropling at noon, as the blind gropeth in darkness; and thou dost not cause thy ways to prosper; and thou hast been only oppressed and plundered all the days, and there is no saviour. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Curses of Disobedience…28The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind, 29and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you. 30You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit.… Cross References Genesis 19:11 And they struck the men at the entrance, young and old, with blindness, so that they wearied themselves trying to find the door. Exodus 10:21 Then the LORD said to Moses, "Stretch out your hand toward heaven, so that darkness may spread over the land of Egypt--a palpable darkness." Deuteronomy 28:28 The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind, Isaiah 59:10 Like the blind, we feel our way along the wall, groping like those without eyes. We stumble at midday as in the twilight; among the vigorous we are like the dead. Jeremiah 9:19 For the sound of wailing is heard from Zion: 'How devastated we are! How great is our shame! For we have abandoned the land because our dwellings have been torn down.'" Lamentations 4:14 They wandered blind in the streets, defiled by this blood, so that no one dared to touch their garments. Zephaniah 1:17 I will bring such distress on mankind that they will walk like the blind, because they have sinned against the LORD. Their blood will be poured out like dust and their flesh like dung. Treasury of Scripture And you shall grope at noonday, as the blind gropes in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways: and you shall be only oppressed and spoiled ever more, and no man shall save you. grope Job 5:14 They meet with darkness in the daytime, and grope in the noonday as in the night. Job 12:25 They grope in the dark without light, and he maketh them to stagger like a drunken man. Psalm 69:23,24 Let their eyes be darkened, that they see not; and make their loins continually to shake… thou shalt be Judges 3:14 So the children of Israel served Eglon the king of Moab eighteen years. Judges 4:2,3 And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host was Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles… Judges 6:1-6 And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD: and the LORD delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years… Jump to Previous Alway Always Blind Crushed Dark Darkness Evermore Help High Midday Noon Noonday Noon-Day Oppressed Poor Prosper Prosperous Robbed Save Spoiled Sun Unsuccessful Way WaysJump to Next Alway Always Blind Crushed Dark Darkness Evermore Help High Midday Noon Noonday Noon-Day Oppressed Poor Prosper Prosperous Robbed Save Spoiled Sun Unsuccessful Way WaysDeuteronomy 28 1. The blessings for obedience15. The curses for disobedience (29) Thou shalt not prosper in thy ways.--The exact opposite is promised to Joshua (Deuteronomy 1:8) if he follows the Book of the Law. (Comp. Isaiah 29:10-14.) When men find it no longer possible to follow the word of God, it is written that "the wisdom of their wise men shall perish, and the understanding of their prudent men shall be hid." Oppressed.--The children of Israel and of Judah were "oppressed "together (Jeremiah 50:33). But it is added, "Their Redeemer is strong" (Deuteronomy 28:34). Spoiled.--The word occurs again in Deuteronomy 28:31 : "Violently taken away." . . . Hebrew so that at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרַ֗יִם (baṣ·ṣā·ho·ra·yim) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - md Strong's 6672: A light, double light, noon you will וְהָיִ֜יתָ (wə·hā·yî·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be grope about מְמַשֵּׁ֣שׁ (mə·maš·šêš) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 4959: To feel of, to grope like כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that a blind man הָעִוֵּר֙ (hā·‘iw·wêr) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 5787: Blind in the darkness. בָּאֲפֵלָ֔ה (bā·’ă·p̄ê·lāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 653: Duskiness, misfortune, concealment You will not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no prosper תַצְלִ֖יחַ (ṯaṣ·lî·aḥ) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 6743: To push forward in your ways. דְּרָכֶ֑יךָ (də·rā·ḵe·ḵā) Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action Day after day כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every you will be וְהָיִ֜יתָ (wə·hā·yî·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be oppressed עָשׁ֧וּק (‘ā·šūq) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 6231: To press upon, oppress, defraud, violate, overflow and plundered, וְגָז֛וּל (wə·ḡā·zūl) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 1497: To pluck off, to flay, strip, rob with no one וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle to save you. מוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ (mō·wō·šî·a‘) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3467: To be open, wide, free, to be safe, to free, succor Links Deuteronomy 28:29 NIVDeuteronomy 28:29 NLT Deuteronomy 28:29 ESV Deuteronomy 28:29 NASB Deuteronomy 28:29 KJV Deuteronomy 28:29 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 28:29 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 28:29 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 28:29 French Bible Deuteronomy 28:29 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:29 And you shall grope at noonday as (Deut. 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