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Deuteronomy 28:66

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 28:66 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear night and day, and shalt have no assurance of thy life.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear night and day, and shalt have no assurance of thy life.
Deuteronomy 28:66 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 28

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
63And it shall come to pass, that, as Jehovah rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you, so Jehovah will rejoice over you to cause you to perish, and to destroy you; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest in to possess it.
64And Jehovah will scatter thee among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known, thou nor thy fathers, even wood and stone.
65And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, and there shall be no rest for the sole of thy foot: but Jehovah will give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and pining of soul;
66and thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear night and day, and shalt have no assurance of thy life.
67In the morning thou shalt say, Would it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would it were morning! for the fear of thy heart which thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
68And Jehovah will bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I said unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall sell yourselves unto your enemies for bondmen and for bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Thy life shall hang in doubt - Either because thou art in the hands of thy enemies that have power, and want no will, to destroy thee: or because of the terrors of thy own mind, and the guilt of thy conscience making thee to fear, even where no fear is. Deuteronomy 28:68”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Deu 28:67; Lam 1:13; Heb 10:27; Rev 6:15-17 Deuteronomy 28:67”
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