Deuteronomy 28:67
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’—because of the dread in your hearts of the terrifying sights you will see.”
A short, plain-language explanation of Deuteronomy 28:67 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.
“In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’—because of the dread in your hearts of the terrifying sights you will see.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.”
King James Version · Public Domain“In 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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“in the morning thou sayest, O that it were evening! and in the evening thou sayest, O that it were morning! from the fear of thy heart, with which thou art afraid, and from the sight of thine eyes which thou seest.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Deuteronomy 28:67 — 4 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 28:34You will be driven mad by the sights you see.
- Job 7:3So I am allotted months of futility, and nights of misery are appointed me.
- Job 7:4When I lie down I think: ‘When will I get up?’ But the night drags on, and I toss and turn until dawn.
- Revelation 9:6In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.
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