Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness and confusion of mind. New Living Translation The LORD will strike you with madness, blindness, and panic. English Standard Version The LORD will strike you with madness and blindness and confusion of mind, Berean Standard Bible The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind, King James Bible The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart: New King James Version The LORD will strike you with madness and blindness and confusion of heart. New American Standard Bible The LORD will strike you with insanity, blindness, and with confusion of mind; NASB 1995 “The LORD will smite you with madness and with blindness and with bewilderment of heart; NASB 1977 “The LORD will smite you with madness and with blindness and with bewilderment of heart; Legacy Standard Bible Yahweh will strike you with madness and with blindness and with bewilderment of heart; Amplified Bible The LORD will strike you with madness and with blindness and with bewilderment of heart and mind; Christian Standard Bible The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and mental confusion, Holman Christian Standard Bible The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and mental confusion, American Standard Version Jehovah will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart; Contemporary English Version You will become insane and go blind. The LORD will make you so confused, English Revised Version The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart: GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD will strike you with madness, blindness, and panic. Good News Translation The LORD will make you lose your mind; he will strike you with blindness and confusion. International Standard Version The LORD will afflict you with insanity, blindness, and mental confusion. NET Bible The LORD will also subject you to madness, blindness, and confusion of mind. New Heart English Bible The LORD will strike you with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart; Webster's Bible Translation The LORD shall smite thee with the madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart: Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleThe LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind, World English Bible Yahweh will strike you with madness, with blindness, and with astonishment of heart. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYHWH strikes you with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart; Young's Literal Translation 'Jehovah doth smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart; Smith's Literal Translation Jehovah will strike thee with madness and with blindness and with astonishment of heart; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe Lord strike thee with madness and blindness and fury of mind. Catholic Public Domain Version May the Lord strike you with frenzy and blindness and a madness of the mind. New American Bible And the LORD will strike you with madness, blindness and panic, New Revised Standard Version The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind; Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe LORD shall smite you with madness and blindness and dumbness of heart; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated LORD JEHOVAH shall strike you with darkness and with blindness and with astonishment of heart: OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The LORD will smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishment of heart. Brenton Septuagint Translation The Lord smite thee with insanity, and blindness, and astonishment of mind. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Curses of Disobedience…27The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured. 28The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind, 29and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you.… Cross References Isaiah 29:10 For the LORD has poured out on you a spirit of deep sleep. He has shut your eyes, O prophets; He has covered your heads, O seers. Romans 11:8 as it is written: “God gave them a spirit of stupor, eyes that could not see, and ears that could not hear, to this very day.” 1 Samuel 16:14 Now the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and a spirit of distress from the LORD began to torment him. 2 Thessalonians 2:11 For this reason God will send them a powerful delusion so that they believe the lie, Isaiah 6:9-10 And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” Matthew 13:14-15 In them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled: ‘You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving. / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ 1 Kings 22:22 And he replied, ‘I will go out and be a lying spirit in the mouths of all his prophets.’ ‘You will surely entice him and prevail,’ said the LORD. ‘Go and do it.’ Ezekiel 14:9 But if the prophet is enticed to speak a message, then it was I the LORD who enticed him, and I will stretch out My hand against him and destroy him from among My people Israel. John 12:40 “He has blinded their eyes and hardened their hearts, so that they cannot see with their eyes, and understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.” 2 Corinthians 4:4 The god of this age has blinded the minds of unbelievers, so they cannot see the light of the gospel of the glory of Christ, who is the image of God. Isaiah 44:18 They do not comprehend or discern, for He has shut their eyes so they cannot see and closed their minds so they cannot understand. Acts 28:26-27 ‘Go to this people and say, “You will be ever hearing but never understanding; you will be ever seeing but never perceiving.” / For this people’s heart has grown callous; they hardly hear with their ears, and they have closed their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn, and I would heal them.’ 2 Kings 6:18 As the Arameans came down against him, Elisha prayed to the LORD, “Please strike these people with blindness.” So He struck them with blindness, according to the word of Elisha. Jeremiah 4:9 “In that day,” declares the LORD, “the king and officials will lose their courage. The priests will tremble in fear, and the prophets will be astounded.” Mark 4:12 so that, ‘they may be ever seeing but never perceiving, and ever hearing but never understanding; otherwise they might turn and be forgiven.’” Treasury of Scripture The LORD shall smite you with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart: 1 Samuel 16:14 But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him. Psalm 60:3 Thou hast shewed thy people hard things: thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment. Isaiah 6:9,10 And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not… Jump to Previous Afflict Astonishment Bewilderment Blind Blindness Confusion Diseased Eyes Heart Hearts Madness Mind Minds Smite Strike WastedJump to Next Afflict Astonishment Bewilderment Blind Blindness Confusion Diseased Eyes Heart Hearts Madness Mind Minds Smite Strike WastedDeuteronomy 28 1. The blessings for obedience15. The curses for disobedience The LORD will afflict you with madness This phrase indicates a divine judgment where God allows mental instability as a consequence of disobedience. In the context of Deuteronomy 28, these curses are part of the covenantal warnings given to Israel if they fail to obey God's commandments. Madness here can be understood as a loss of rational thought, leading to irrational behavior and decisions. This aligns with the broader biblical theme where disobedience leads to chaos and disorder, contrasting with the peace and order that come from following God's laws. Historical accounts of Israel's later periods, such as during the Babylonian exile, reflect times of national distress and confusion, which can be seen as fulfillments of these warnings. blindness and confusion of mind Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws and blessings/curses to the Israelites. 2. Israelites The chosen people of God, receiving the covenant and its stipulations. 3. Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim The locations where blessings and curses were proclaimed to the Israelites. 4. Covenant at Moab The renewal of the covenant before entering the Promised Land, where these blessings and curses were outlined. 5. The LORD (Yahweh) The covenant-keeping God who promises both blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience. Teaching Points The Seriousness of DisobedienceDisobedience to God's commands leads to severe consequences, including mental and spiritual afflictions. The Nature of God's Judgment God's judgment is not arbitrary but a response to covenant unfaithfulness. It serves as a call to repentance and return to Him. Spiritual Blindness and Confusion Spiritual blindness and confusion are not just physical ailments but reflect a deeper spiritual condition that separates us from God. The Call to Obedience Obedience to God's Word is crucial for maintaining a right relationship with Him and avoiding the curses outlined in the covenant. Hope in Restoration Even in judgment, there is hope for restoration if we turn back to God, as seen throughout the account of Israel's history. Lists and Questions Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 28In Deuteronomy 28, how can modern readers reconcile the promise of curses (verses 15-68) with our scientific understanding of disease, famine, and natural disasters? If these curses were historically fulfilled, why is there limited archaeological evidence supporting widespread devastation on the scale described in Deuteronomy 28? Deuteronomy 28:36 mentions exile -- is there a verifiable historical record that aligns precisely with the captivity and conditions described? How do the severe punishments in Deuteronomy 28 compare with the portrayal of a merciful God in other parts of the Bible (e.g., Psalm 145:9)?(28) Madness, and blindness, and astonishment.--The three words are all found in Zechariah 12:4 But in that place the threat seems directed against the enemies of Jerusalem (see Deuteronomy 30:7). Verses 28, 29. - Besides bodily ailments, mental diseases should come upon them - insanity, incapacity, confusion of mind, so that even at midday they should grope as a blind man gropes, i.e. under the most favorable circumstances they should be unable to find the right path, to hit on the right and safe course. It is of mental blindness that the word is here used (cf. Isaiah 42:19; Lamentations 4:14; Zephaniah 1:17; Romans 11:25; 2 Corinthians 4:4). Thou shalt grope (cf. Isaiah 59:10). Thus afflicted in body and mind, their state should be one only of oppression and calamity, with no hope of deliverance.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew The LORDיְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will afflict יַכְּכָ֣ה (yak·kə·ḵāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike you with madness, בְּשִׁגָּע֖וֹן (bə·šig·gā·‘ō·wn) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7697: Craziness blindness, וּבְעִוָּר֑וֹן (ū·ḇə·‘iw·wā·rō·wn) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5788: Blindness and confusion וּבְתִמְה֖וֹן (ū·ḇə·ṯim·hō·wn) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8541: Consternation of mind, לֵבָֽב׃ (lê·ḇāḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart Links Deuteronomy 28:28 NIVDeuteronomy 28:28 NLT Deuteronomy 28:28 ESV Deuteronomy 28:28 NASB Deuteronomy 28:28 KJV Deuteronomy 28:28 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 28:28 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 28:28 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 28:28 French Bible Deuteronomy 28:28 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:28 Yahweh will strike you with madness (Deut. 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