Deuteronomy 28:50
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young.”
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“a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:”
King James Version · Public Domain“a nation of fierce countenance, that shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young,”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“a nation--fierce of countenance--which accepteth not the face of the aged, and the young doth not favour;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 28:50 — 10 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 2 Chronicles 36:17So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,
- Proverbs 7:13She seizes him and kisses him; she brazenly says to him:
- Ecclesiastes 8:1Who is like the wise man? Who knows the interpretation of a matter? A man’s wisdom brightens his face, and the sternness of his face is changed.
- Isaiah 47:6I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.
- Jeremiah 21:7‘After that,’ declares the LORD, ‘I will hand over Zedekiah king of Judah, his officers, and the people in this city who survive the plague and sword and famine, to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and to their enemies who seek their lives. He will put them to the sword; he will not spare them or show pity or compassion.’
- Daniel 7:7After this, as I watched in my vision in the night, suddenly a fourth beast appeared, and it was terrifying—dreadful and extremely strong—with large iron teeth. It devoured and crushed; then it trampled underfoot whatever was left. It was different from all the beasts before it, and it had ten horns.
- Daniel 8:23In the latter part of their reign, when the rebellion has reached its full measure, an insolent king, skilled in intrigue, will come to the throne.
- Hosea 13:16Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.
- Luke 19:44They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.”
- Luke 21:23How miserable those days will be for pregnant and nursing mothers! For there will be great distress upon the land and wrath against this people.
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