Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, and you will wear out your eyes watching for them day after day, powerless to lift a hand. New Living Translation You will watch as your sons and daughters are taken away as slaves. Your heart will break for them, but you won’t be able to help them. English Standard Version Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, while your eyes look on and fail with longing for them all day long, but you shall be helpless. Berean Standard Bible Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand. King James Bible Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand. New King James Version Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, and your eyes shall look and fail with longing for them all day long; and there shall be no strength in your hand. New American Standard Bible Your sons and your daughters will be given to another people, while your eyes look on and long for them constantly; but there will be nothing you can do. NASB 1995 “Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, while your eyes look on and yearn for them continually; but there will be nothing you can do. NASB 1977 “Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, while your eyes shall look on and yearn for them continually; but there shall be nothing you can do. Legacy Standard Bible Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, while your eyes look on and yearn for them all the day long; but there will be nothing you can do. Amplified Bible Your sons and daughters will be given to another people, while your eyes look on and long for them continually; but there will be nothing you can do. Christian Standard Bible Your sons and daughters will be given to another people, while your eyes grow weary looking for them every day. But you will be powerless to do anything. Holman Christian Standard Bible Your sons and daughters will be given to another people, while your eyes grow weary looking for them every day. But you will be powerless to do anything. American Standard Version Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people; and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day: and there shall be nought in the power of thy hand. Contemporary English Version Your sons and daughters will be dragged off to a foreign country, while you stand there helpless. And even if you watch for them until you go blind, you will never see them again. English Revised Version Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day: and there shall be nought in the power of thine hand. GOD'S WORD® Translation You will watch with your own eyes as your sons and daughters are given to another nation. You will strain your eyes looking for them all day long, but there will be nothing you can do. Good News Translation Your sons and daughters will be given as slaves to foreigners while you look on. Every day you will strain your eyes, looking in vain for your children to return. International Standard Version Your sons and daughters will be given to another people while you watch, and you won't be able to approach them at all, and you'll be powerless to help. Majority Standard Bible Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand. NET Bible Your sons and daughters will be given to another people while you look on in vain all day, and you will be powerless to do anything about it. New Heart English Bible Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people; and your eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day: and there shall be nothing in the power of your hand. Webster's Bible Translation Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given to another people, and thy eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thy hand. World English Bible Your sons and your daughters will be given to another people. Your eyes will look and fail with longing for them all day long. There will be no power in your hand. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYour sons and your daughters [are] given to another people, and your eyes are looking and consumed for them all the day, but your hand is not to God! Young's Literal Translation Thy sons and thy daughters are given to another people, and thine eyes are looking and consuming for them all the day, and thy hand is not to God! Smith's Literal Translation Thy sons and thy daughters given to another people, and thine eyes seeing and failing for them all the day: and nothing for the strength of thy hand. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMay thy sons and thy daughters be given to another people, thy eyes looking on, and languishing at the sight of them all the day, and may there be no strength in thy hand. Catholic Public Domain Version May your sons and your daughters be handed over to another people, as your eyes watch and languish at the sight of them throughout the day, and may there be no strength in your hand. New American Bible Your sons and daughters will be given to another people while you strain your eyes looking for them every day, having no power to do anything. New Revised Standard Version Your sons and daughters shall be given to another people, while you look on; you will strain your eyes looking for them all day but be powerless to do anything. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYour sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, and your eyes shall look on, and you shall grieve over them all the day long; and there shall be no might in your hand to do anything. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated Your sons and your daughters will be given up to another people and your eyes will see and you will grieve for them all day, and you will not have enough in your hands. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day; and there shall be nought in the power of thy hand. Brenton Septuagint Translation Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given to another nation, and thine eyes wasting away shall look for them: thine hand shall have no strength. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Curses of Disobedience…31Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be taken away and not returned to you. Your flock will be given to your enemies, and no one will save you. 32Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand. 33A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed.… Cross References Jeremiah 15:7 I will scatter them with a winnowing fork at the gates of the land. I will bereave and destroy My people who have not turned from their ways. Lamentations 1:5 Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy. Joel 3:6 You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland. 2 Kings 24:14 He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained. 2 Chronicles 36:20 Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power. Nehemiah 5:5 We and our children are just like our countrymen and their children, yet we are subjecting our sons and daughters to slavery. Some of our daughters are already enslaved, but we are powerless to redeem them because our fields and vineyards belong to others.” Isaiah 39:7 And some of your descendants, your own flesh and blood, will be taken away to be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.” Ezekiel 5:10 As a result, fathers among you will eat their sons, and sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments against you and scatter all your remnant to every wind.’ Hosea 9:12 Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of each one. Yes, woe be to them when I turn away from them! Amos 7:17 Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘Your wife will become a prostitute in the city, and your sons and daughters will fall by the sword. Your land will be divided by a measuring line, and you yourself will die on pagan soil. And Israel will surely go into exile, away from their homeland.’” Psalm 137:3 for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.” Matthew 24:19 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! Luke 21:23 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people. Mark 13:17 How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! Matthew 2:18 “A voice is heard in Ramah, weeping and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted, because they are no more.” Treasury of Scripture Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, and your eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long; and there shall be no might in your hand. Deuteronomy 28:18,41 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep… Numbers 21:29 Woe to thee, Moab! thou art undone, O people of Chemosh: he hath given his sons that escaped, and his daughters, into captivity unto Sihon king of the Amorites. 2 Chronicles 29:9 For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this. fail Deuteronomy 28:65 And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind: Job 11:20 But the eyes of the wicked shall fail, and they shall not escape, and their hope shall be as the giving up of the ghost. Job 17:5 He that speaketh flattery to his friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail. Jump to Previous Continually Daughters Eyes Hand Help Longing Nation Nought Power Powerless Prevent Wasted Watching Wear Weeping YearnJump to Next Continually Daughters Eyes Hand Help Longing Nation Nought Power Powerless Prevent Wasted Watching Wear Weeping YearnDeuteronomy 28 1. The blessings for obedience15. The curses for disobedience Your sons and daughters This phrase highlights the familial relationships that are central to the Israelite community. In the Hebrew context, "sons and daughters" (בָּנֶיךָ וּבְנֹתֶיךָ) are not just biological offspring but represent the continuation of one's lineage and heritage. The family unit was foundational in ancient Israelite society, serving as the primary means of passing down faith, culture, and tradition. The mention of sons and daughters underscores the deep personal and communal impact of the curses described in this chapter. will be given to another nation while your eyes grow weary longing for them day after day but powerless to lift a hand Thine eyes shall . . . fail--i.e., shall consume. "All longing after that which comes not is called consumption of the eyes" (Rashi). And there shall be no might in thine hand.--The Hebrew phrase here is very remarkable. It occurs also in Genesis 31:29. "It is in the power of mine hand to do you hurt." But it means, literally, thou shalt have no hand toward God, i.e., "thou shalt not be able to lift a hand to Him." We may compare Jacob wrestling with the angel, and Moses in the fight with Amalek: "When he held up his hand, Israel prevailed, and when he let down his hand, Amalek prevailed." Some would perhaps explain the phrase in another way; but this explanation is thoroughly in accordance with the genius of the Hebrew language, and I have good authority for it. Hezekiah said, "Mine eyes fail with looking upward." Here the eyes fail with looking, but cannot look up. Verse 32. - And there shall be no might in thine hand. Keil proposes to render here, "Thy hand shall not be to thee towards God;" and others, "Thy hand shall not be to thee for God," i.e. instead of God. But אֵל here is not "the Mighty One, God; but simply" might, strength, power," as in Genesis 31:29; Proverbs 3:27; Micah 2:1. Literally rendered, the words are, And not for might is thy hand, the meaning of which is well expressed in the Authorized Version.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Your sonsבָּנֶ֨יךָ (bā·ne·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1121: A son and daughters וּבְנֹתֶ֜יךָ (ū·ḇə·nō·ṯe·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 1323: A daughter will be given נְתֻנִ֨ים (nə·ṯu·nîm) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural Strong's 5414: To give, put, set to another אַחֵר֙ (’a·ḥêr) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other nation, לְעַ֤ם (lə·‘am) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock while your eyes וְעֵינֶ֣יךָ (wə·‘ê·ne·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Noun - cdc | second person masculine singular Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain grow weary וְכָל֥וֹת (wə·ḵā·lō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw | Adjective - feminine plural Strong's 3616: A failing looking רֹא֔וֹת (rō·’ō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural Strong's 7200: To see for them אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (’ă·lê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 413: Near, with, among, to day after day, הַיּ֑וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day with no וְאֵ֥ין (wə·’ên) Conjunctive waw | Adverb Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle power in לְאֵ֖ל (lə·’êl) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 410: Strength -- as adjective, mighty, the Almighty your hand. יָדֶֽךָ׃ (yā·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand Links Deuteronomy 28:32 NIVDeuteronomy 28:32 NLT Deuteronomy 28:32 ESV Deuteronomy 28:32 NASB Deuteronomy 28:32 KJV Deuteronomy 28:32 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 28:32 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 28:32 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 28:32 French Bible Deuteronomy 28:32 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:32 Your sons and your daughters shall be (Deut. 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