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Deuteronomy 28:50

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 28:50 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “a nation of fierce countenance, that shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

a nation of fierce countenance, that shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young,
Deuteronomy 28:50 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 28

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
47Because thou servedst not Jehovah thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things;
48therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies that Jehovah shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
49Jehovah will bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;
50a nation of fierce countenance, that shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young,
51and shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy ground, until thou be destroyed; that also shall not leave thee grain, new wine, or oil, the increase of thy cattle, or the young of thy flock, until they have caused thee to perish.
52And they shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fortified walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land; and they shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which Jehovah thy God hath given thee.
53And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, whom Jehovah thy God hath given thee, in the siege and in the distress wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“A nation of fierce countenance--a just description of the Romans, who were not only bold and unyielding, but ruthless and implacable.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“28:50 The Assyrians were fierce and heartless toward their defeated enemies. A favorite instrument of torture was a stake on which they impaled their victims alive (see Isa 33:19; Nah 2:1-7).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“of fierce countenance: Heb. strong of face, Pro 7:13; Ecc 8:1 \*marg. Dan 7:7, Dan 8:23 shall not: Ch2 36:17; Isa 47:6; Hos 13:16; Luk 19:44, Luk 21:23, Luk 21:24 Deuteronomy 28:51”
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