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Deuteronomy 29:28

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 29:28 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and Jehovah rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as at this day.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and Jehovah rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as at this day.
Deuteronomy 29:28 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 29

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
25Then men shall say, Because they forsook the covenant of Jehovah, the God of their fathers, which he made with them when he brought them forth out of the land of Egypt,
26and went and served other gods, and worshipped them, gods that they knew not, and that he had not given unto them:
27therefore the anger of Jehovah was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curse that is written in this book;
28and Jehovah rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as at this day.
29The secret things belong unto Jehovah our God; but the things that are revealed belong unto us and to our children for ever, that we may do all the words of this law.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And the Lord rooted them out of the land, etc.] Which was true both at the Babylonish captivity by Nebuchadnezzar, and at their present one by the Romans; and especially the latter, by whom they have been so rooted out, as that they have not been able to return to it these 1700 years, nor to have any inheritance or possession in it; whereas, at the end of seventy years, they returned from the Babylonish captivity to their land again: and which was done in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation; which were most abundantly shown in the utter destruction of their land, city, and temple, by the Romans: and cast them another land, as [it is] this day; the ten tribes were cast into Assyria,…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“rooted them: Deu 28:25, Deu 28:36, Deu 28:64; Kg1 14:15; Kg2 17:18, Kg2 17:23; Ch2 7:20; Psa 52:5; Pro 2:22; Jer 42:10; Luk 21:23, Luk 21:24 as it is this day: Deu 6:24, Deu 8:18; Ezr 9:7; Dan 9:7 Deuteronomy 29:29”
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