Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The LORD will afflict your knees and legs with painful boils that cannot be cured, spreading from the soles of your feet to the top of your head. New Living Translation The LORD will cover your knees and legs with incurable boils. In fact, you will be covered from head to foot. English Standard Version The LORD will strike you on the knees and on the legs with grievous boils of which you cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head. Berean Standard Bible The LORD will afflict you with painful, incurable boils on your knees and thighs, from the soles of your feet to the top of your head. King James Bible The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head. New King James Version The LORD will strike you in the knees and on the legs with severe boils which cannot be healed, and from the sole of your foot to the top of your head. New American Standard Bible The LORD will strike you on the knees and thighs with severe boils from which you cannot be healed, and strike you from the sole of your foot to the top of your head. NASB 1995 “The LORD will strike you on the knees and legs with sore boils, from which you cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head. NASB 1977 “The LORD will strike you on the knees and legs with sore boils, from which you cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head. Legacy Standard Bible Yahweh will strike you on the knees and legs with sore boils, from which you cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot to the top of your head. Amplified Bible The LORD will strike you on the knees and on the legs with sore boils that you cannot heal, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head. Christian Standard Bible The LORD will afflict you with painful and incurable boils on your knees and thighs—from the sole of your foot to the top of your head. Holman Christian Standard Bible The LORD will afflict you with painful and incurable boils on your knees and thighs—from the sole of your foot to the top of your head.” American Standard Version Jehovah will smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore boil, whereof thou canst not be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the crown of thy head. Contemporary English Version and the LORD will punish you from head to toe with boils that never heal. English Revised Version The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore boil, whereof thou canst not be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the crown of thy head. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD will afflict your knees and legs with severe boils that can't be cured. The boils will cover your whole body from the soles of your feet to the top of your head. Good News Translation The LORD will cover your legs with incurable, painful sores; boils will cover you from head to foot. International Standard Version "The LORD will inflict you with incurable boils on your knees and legs, and from the sole of your foot to the top of your head. Majority Standard Bible The LORD will afflict you with painful, incurable boils on your knees and thighs, from the soles of your feet to the top of your head. NET Bible The LORD will afflict you in your knees and on your legs with painful, incurable boils--from the soles of your feet to the top of your head. New Heart English Bible The LORD will strike you in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore boil, of which you can not be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head. Webster's Bible Translation The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot to the top of thy head. World English Bible Yahweh will strike you in the knees and in the legs with a sore boil, of which you cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYHWH strikes you with a severe ulcer on the knees and on the legs (of which you are not able to be healed), from the sole of your foot even to your crown. Young's Literal Translation 'Jehovah doth smite thee with an evil ulcer, on the knees, and on the legs (of which thou art not able to be healed), from the sole of thy foot even unto thy crown. Smith's Literal Translation Jehovah shall strike thee with an evil burning sore upon thy knees and upon thy legs, which thou shalt not be able to heal from the sole of thy foot to thy crown. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMay the Lord strike thee with a very sore ulcer in the knees and in the legs, and be thou incurable from the sole of the foot to the top of the head. Catholic Public Domain Version May the Lord strike you with a very grievous ulcer in the knees and in the legs, and may you be unable to attain health, from the sole of the foot to the top of the head. New American Bible The LORD will strike you with malignant boils of which you cannot be cured, on your knees and legs, and from the soles of your feet to the crown of your head. New Revised Standard Version The LORD will strike you on the knees and on the legs with grievous boils of which you cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot to the crown of your head. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe LORD shall smite you in your knees and in your legs with malignant boils that cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot to the top of your head. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated LORD JEHOVAH shall strike you with evil abscesses on your knees and on your legs so that you cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot and unto your brain. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The LORD will smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore boil, whereof thou canst not be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the crown of thy head. Brenton Septuagint Translation The Lord smite thee with an evil sore, on the knees and the legs, so that thou shalt not be able to be healed from the sole of thy foot to the crown of thy head. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Curses of Disobedience…34You will be driven mad by the sights you see. 35The LORD will afflict you with painful, incurable boils on your knees and thighs, from the soles of your feet to the top of your head. 36The LORD will bring you and the king you appoint to a nation neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you will worship other gods—gods of wood and stone.… Cross References Leviticus 26:16 then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it. Isaiah 1:6 From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil. Job 2:7 So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head. 2 Chronicles 21:18-19 After all this, the LORD afflicted Jehoram with an incurable disease of the bowels. / This continued day after day until two full years had passed. Finally, his intestines came out because of his disease, and he died in severe pain. And his people did not make a fire in his honor as they had done for his fathers. Isaiah 3:17 the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.” Jeremiah 30:13-14 There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sores, no recovery for you. / All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins. Micah 1:9 For her wound is incurable; it has reached even Judah; it has approached the gate of my people, as far as Jerusalem itself. Luke 16:20-21 And a beggar named Lazarus lay at his gate, covered with sores / and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores. Matthew 8:2-3 Suddenly a leper came and knelt before Him, saying, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately his leprosy was cleansed. Mark 1:40-42 Then a leper came to Jesus, begging on his knees: “If You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Moved with compassion, Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” / And immediately the leprosy left him, and the man was cleansed. Luke 5:12-13 While Jesus was in one of the towns, a man came along who was covered with leprosy. When he saw Jesus, he fell facedown and begged Him, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” / Jesus reached out His hand and touched the man. “I am willing,” He said. “Be clean!” And immediately the leprosy left him. 2 Kings 5:27 Therefore, the leprosy of Naaman will cling to you and your descendants forever!” And as Gehazi left his presence, he was leprous—as white as snow. 2 Kings 15:5 And the LORD afflicted the king with leprosy until the day he died, so that he lived in a separate house while his son Jotham had charge of the palace and governed the people of the land. 2 Samuel 3:29 May it whirl over the head of Joab and over the entire house of his father, and may the house of Joab never be without one having a discharge or skin disease, or one who leans on a staff or falls by the sword or lacks food.” Isaiah 53:4 Surely He took up our infirmities and carried our sorrows; yet we considered Him stricken, struck down by God, and afflicted. Treasury of Scripture The LORD shall smite you in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot to the top of your head. botch Deuteronomy 28:27 The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed. Job 2:6,7 And the LORD said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life… Isaiah 1:6 From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and putrifying sores: they have not been closed, neither bound up, neither mollified with ointment. Jump to Previous Afflict Attacking Boil Boils Botch Bursting Crown Cured Disease Evil Head Healed Knees Legs Painful Skin Smite Sole Soles Sore Spreading Strike Top Ulcers WhereofJump to Next Afflict Attacking Boil Boils Botch Bursting Crown Cured Disease Evil Head Healed Knees Legs Painful Skin Smite Sole Soles Sore Spreading Strike Top Ulcers WhereofDeuteronomy 28 1. The blessings for obedience15. The curses for disobedience The LORD will afflict you with painful, incurable boils This phrase indicates a direct action from God as a consequence of disobedience to His covenant. In the context of Deuteronomy, these curses are part of the blessings and curses outlined in chapters 27 and 28, which were given to the Israelites as they prepared to enter the Promised Land. The boils mentioned here are reminiscent of the plagues of Egypt (Exodus 9:9-11), serving as a reminder of God's power and judgment. The term "incurable" emphasizes the severity and divine origin of the affliction, suggesting that no human remedy can alleviate it, highlighting the need for repentance and divine intervention. on your knees and thighs from the soles of your feet to the top of your head Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws and warnings to the Israelites. 2. Israelites The chosen people of God, receiving the blessings and curses based on their obedience or disobedience. 3. The LORD (Yahweh) The covenant God of Israel, who promises blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience. 4. Promised Land The land of Canaan, which the Israelites are about to enter, contingent on their faithfulness to God's commandments. 5. Covenant The agreement between God and Israel, involving blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience. Teaching Points The Seriousness of DisobedienceGod's warnings are not to be taken lightly. The physical afflictions described symbolize the severe consequences of turning away from His commandments. The Holistic Nature of God's Judgment The afflictions cover the entire body, indicating that disobedience affects every aspect of life—spiritual, physical, and communal. The Call to Repentance These warnings serve as a call to repentance, urging believers to examine their lives and return to faithful obedience to God. The Role of Suffering in Spiritual Growth While suffering can be a result of disobedience, it can also be a tool for refining and drawing closer to God, as seen in the life of Job. The Fulfillment in Christ Christ's redemptive work frees believers from the curse of the law, offering grace and healing for those who turn to Him in faith.(35) A sore botch.--A boil, as in Deuteronomy 28:27. In the knees.--Comp. Ezekiel 7:17; Ezekiel 21:7, "All knees shall be weak as water." Verses 35-46. - Third group. Moses reverts to the calamities already threatened (ver. 27), for the purpose of leading on the thought that, as such diseases separated the sufferer from the society of his fellows, so Israel should be separated from God and brought under the dominion of strangers as a punishment for rebellion and apostasy. Verse 35. - A sore botch; an incurable leprosy, affecting not merely the joints and extremities, but the whole body. Such an affliction would exclude a man from all fellowship and from all covenant privileges of the nation. So Israel, rendered unclean by their sin, should be cut off from covenant union with God.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The LORDיְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will afflict you יַכְּכָ֨ה (yak·kə·ḵāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike with painful, רָ֗ע (rā‘) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil incurable לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no boils בִּשְׁחִ֣ין (biš·ḥîn) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7822: Inflammation, an ulcer on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against your knees הַבִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙ (hab·bir·ka·yim) Article | Noun - fd Strong's 1290: The knee and thighs, הַשֹּׁקַ֔יִם (haš·šō·qa·yim) Article | Noun - fd Strong's 7785: The, leg from the soles מִכַּ֥ף (mik·kap̄) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan of your feet רַגְלְךָ֖ (raḡ·lə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 7272: A foot, a step, the pudenda to וְעַ֥ד (wə·‘aḏ) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the top of your head. קָדְקֳדֶֽךָ׃ (qā·ḏə·qo·ḏe·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6936: Head, crown of the head Links Deuteronomy 28:35 NIVDeuteronomy 28:35 NLT Deuteronomy 28:35 ESV Deuteronomy 28:35 NASB Deuteronomy 28:35 KJV Deuteronomy 28:35 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 28:35 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 28:35 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 28:35 French Bible Deuteronomy 28:35 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:35 Yahweh will strike you in the knees (Deut. 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