Deuteronomy 28:31
What does Deuteronomy 28:31 mean?
A plain-English look at Deuteronomy 28:31 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to save thee.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to save thee.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Your ox will be put to death before your eyes, but its flesh will not be your food: your ass will be violently taken away before your face, and will not be given back to you: your sheep will be given to your haters, and there will be no saviour for you.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862thine ox <FI>is<Fi> slaughtered before thine eyes, and thou dost not eat of it; thine ass <FI>is<Fi> taken violently away from before thee, and it is not given back to thee; thy sheep <FI>are<Fi> given to thine enemies, and there is no saviour for thee.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752May thy ox be slain before thee, and thou not eat thereof. May thy ass be taken away in thy sight, and not restored to thee. May thy sheep be given to thy enemies, and may there be none to help thee.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890Thine ox shall be slaughtered before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof; thine ass shall be snatched away from before thy face, and shall not return to thee; thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to recover them.
Context
v.30Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not use the fruit thereof.
v.31This passage
v.32Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people; and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day: and there shall be nought in the power of thy hand.
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Judges 6:1
And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah: and Jehovah delivered them into the hand of Midian seven years.
- Job 1:14
that there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them;
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