Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You who were as numerous as the stars in the sky will be left but few in number, because you did not obey the LORD your God. New Living Translation Though you become as numerous as the stars in the sky, few of you will be left because you would not listen to the LORD your God. English Standard Version Whereas you were as numerous as the stars of heaven, you shall be left few in number, because you did not obey the voice of the LORD your God. Berean Standard Bible You who were as numerous as the stars in the sky will be left few in number, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God. King James Bible And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God. New King James Version You shall be left few in number, whereas you were as the stars of heaven in multitude, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God. New American Standard Bible Then you will be left few in number, whereas you were as numerous as the stars of heaven, because you did not obey the LORD your God. NASB 1995 “Then you shall be left few in number, whereas you were as numerous as the stars of heaven, because you did not obey the LORD your God. NASB 1977 “Then you shall be left few in number, whereas you were as the stars of heaven for multitude, because you did not obey the LORD your God. Legacy Standard Bible Then you shall remain few in number, whereas you were as numerous as the stars of heaven, because you did not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God. Amplified Bible Because you did not obey the voice of the LORD your God, you who were as numerous as the stars of heaven shall be left few in number. Christian Standard Bible Though you were as numerous as the stars of the sky, you will be left with only a few people, because you did not obey the LORD your God. Holman Christian Standard Bible Though you were as numerous as the stars of the sky, you will be left with only a few people, because you did not obey the LORD your God. American Standard Version And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou didst not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God. Contemporary English Version There are as many of you now as the stars in the sky, but if you disobey the LORD your God, only a few of you will be left. English Revised Version And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou didst not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. GOD'S WORD® Translation At one time you were as numerous as the stars in the sky. But only a few of you will be left, because you didn't obey the LORD your God. Good News Translation Although you become as numerous as the stars in the sky, only a few of you will survive, because you did not obey the LORD your God. International Standard Version Because you will not have obeyed the LORD your God, very few of you will be left—instead of you being as numerous as the stars in the heavens. Majority Standard Bible You who were as numerous as the stars in the sky will be left few in number, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God. NET Bible There will be very few of you left, though at one time you were as numerous as the stars in the sky, because you will have disobeyed the LORD your God. New Heart English Bible You shall be left few in number, whereas you were as the stars of the sky for multitude; because you did not listen to the voice of the LORD your God. Webster's Bible Translation And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldst not obey the voice of the LORD thy God. World English Bible You will be left few in number, even though you were as the stars of the sky for multitude, because you didn’t listen to Yahweh your God’s voice. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand you have been left with few men, whereas that you would have been as stars of the heavens for multitude, for you have not listened to the voice of your God YHWH. Young's Literal Translation and ye have been left with few men, instead of which ye have been as stars of the heavens for multitude, because thou hast not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah thy God. Smith's Literal Translation And ye were left few in extension, instead of which ye were as the stars of the heavens for multitude, because thou heardst not to the voice of Jehovah thy God. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd you shall remain few in number, who before were as the stars of heaven for multitude, because thou heardst not the voice of the Lord thy God. Catholic Public Domain Version And you will remain few in number, though you were before like the stars of heaven in multitude, because you would not listen to the voice of the Lord your God. New American Bible You who were numerous as the stars of the heavens will be left few in number, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD, your God. New Revised Standard Version Although once you were as numerous as the stars in heaven, you shall be left few in number, because you did not obey the LORD your God. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd you shall be left few in number, whereas you were as the stars of the heaven for multitude; because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And you shall be left few in number, you who were multiplied as the stars in Heaven, because you have not listened to the voice of LORD JEHOVAH your God. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou didst not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. Brenton Septuagint Translation And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of the sky in multitude; because thou didst not hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Curses of Disobedience…61The LORD will also bring upon you every sickness and plague not recorded in this Book of the Law, until you are destroyed. 62 You who were as numerous as the stars in the sky will be left few in number, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God. 63Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and multiply, so also it will please Him to annihilate you and destroy you. And you will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess.… Cross References Leviticus 26:22 I will send wild animals against you to rob you of your children, destroy your livestock, and reduce your numbers, until your roads lie desolate. Leviticus 26:38 You will perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies will consume you. Isaiah 1:9 Unless the LORD of Hosts had left us a few survivors, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah. Isaiah 24:6 Therefore a curse has consumed the earth, and its inhabitants must bear the guilt; the earth’s dwellers have been burned, and only a few survive. Jeremiah 42:18 For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as My anger and wrath were poured out on the residents of Jerusalem, so will My wrath be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.’ Jeremiah 44:12 And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there; they will meet their end. They will all fall by the sword or be consumed by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine; and they will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and reproach. Ezekiel 5:12 A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them. Ezekiel 12:16 But I will spare a few of them from sword and famine and plague, so that in the nations to which they go, they can recount all their abominations. Then they will know that I am the LORD.” Amos 5:3 This is what the Lord GOD says: “The city that marches out a thousand strong will have but a hundred left, and the one that marches out a hundred strong will have but ten left in the house of Israel.” Zechariah 8:13 As you have been a curse among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you will be a blessing. Do not be afraid; let your hands be strong.” Matthew 24:22 If those days had not been cut short, nobody would be saved. But for the sake of the elect, those days will be cut short. Luke 21:24 They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. Romans 9:27-29 Isaiah cries out concerning Israel: “Though the number of the Israelites is like the sand of the sea, only the remnant will be saved. / For the Lord will carry out His sentence on the earth thoroughly and decisively.” / It is just as Isaiah foretold: “Unless the Lord of Hosts had left us descendants, we would have become like Sodom, we would have resembled Gomorrah.” Romans 11:5 In the same way, at the present time there is a remnant chosen by grace. Romans 11:25 I do not want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you will not be conceited: A hardening in part has come to Israel, until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. Treasury of Scripture And you shall be left few in number, whereas you were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God. Deuteronomy 4:27 And the LORD shall scatter you among the nations, and ye shall be left few in number among the heathen, whither the LORD shall lead you. Leviticus 26:22 I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate. 2 Kings 13:7 Neither did he leave of the people to Jehoahaz but fifty horsemen, and ten chariots, and ten thousand footmen; for the king of Syria had destroyed them, and had made them like the dust by threshing. as the stars Deuteronomy 10:22 Thy fathers went down into Egypt with threescore and ten persons; and now the LORD thy God hath made thee as the stars of heaven for multitude. Nehemiah 9:23 Their children also multipliedst thou as the stars of heaven, and broughtest them into the land, concerning which thou hadst promised to their fathers, that they should go in to possess it. Romans 9:27 Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved: Jump to Previous Band Company Hearken Hearkened Heaven Instead Multitude Numbers Numerous Obey Sky Small Stars Voice Whereas WouldestJump to Next Band Company Hearken Hearkened Heaven Instead Multitude Numbers Numerous Obey Sky Small Stars Voice Whereas WouldestDeuteronomy 28 1. The blessings for obedience15. The curses for disobedience You who were as numerous as the stars in the sky This phrase recalls the promise made to Abraham in Genesis 15:5, where God assured him that his descendants would be as numerous as the stars. The Hebrew word for "stars" is "כּוֹכָבִים" (kokhavim), symbolizing not only abundance but also divine favor and blessing. Historically, this promise was a cornerstone of Israel's identity, reminding them of their unique covenant relationship with God. The imagery of stars in the sky evokes a sense of vastness and divine orchestration, emphasizing the potential and destiny that Israel was meant to fulfill under God's guidance. will be left but few in number because you did not obey the LORD your God Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You who wereהֱיִיתֶ֔ם (hĕ·yî·ṯem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be as numerous לָרֹ֑ב (lā·rōḇ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7230: Multitude, abundance, greatness as the stars כְּכוֹכְבֵ֥י (kə·ḵō·wḵ·ḇê) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 3556: A star, a prince in the sky הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky will be left וְנִשְׁאַרְתֶּם֙ (wə·niš·’ar·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundant few מְעָ֔ט (mə·‘āṭ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 4592: A little, fewness, a few in number, בִּמְתֵ֣י (bim·ṯê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4962: An adult, a man because כִּי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction you would not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no obey שָׁמַ֔עְתָּ (šā·ma‘·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the voice of בְּק֖וֹל (bə·qō·wl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6963: A voice, sound the LORD יְהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God. אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃ (’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative Links Deuteronomy 28:62 NIVDeuteronomy 28:62 NLT Deuteronomy 28:62 ESV Deuteronomy 28:62 NASB Deuteronomy 28:62 KJV Deuteronomy 28:62 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 28:62 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 28:62 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 28:62 French Bible Deuteronomy 28:62 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:62 You shall be left few in number (Deut. 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