The Meaning of Deuteronomy 28:31 Explained

Deuteronomy 28:31

KJV: Thine 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.

YLT: thine ox is slaughtered before thine eyes, and thou dost not eat of it; thine ass is taken violently away from before thee, and it is not given back to thee; thy sheep are given to thine enemies, and there is no saviour for thee.

Darby: Thine 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.

ASV: Thine 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.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Deuteronomy 28:31?

MEANING: What does Deuteronomy 28:31 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 28:31 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Deuteronomy 28:31?

What is the context of Deuteronomy 28:31?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Thine 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].

What does Deuteronomy 28:31 Mean?

Context Summary

Deuteronomy 28:20-46 - The Fearful Results Of Disobedience

If we compare this chapter with Exodus 23:20-23 and Leviticus 26:1-46, we shall see how Moses resumes and amplifies the promises and threatenings already set forth in the earlier editions of the Law. The blessings are declared in fourteen verses, while the curses require four times as much space. This is due to God's eagerness that men should be warned from courses that injure, and shut up to those that lead to blessedness. Note the language, which rises to the sublimest level, especially in the latter part. The forecasts of the dispersion and the degradation of the Hebrew people are especially remarkable.

It is not only that God goes out of His way to reward the obedient and to punish the ungodly, but these rewards and punishments are part of the nature of things, just as fire stings and burns, when we transgress its laws, but blesses when we obey. If we are at one with God, through Jesus Christ, we are at one with the universe. But if not, "the stars in their courses" fight against us. See Judges 5:20; 1 Corinthians 3:21. [source]

Chapter Summary: Deuteronomy 28

¹ The blessings for obedience
¹⁵ The curses for disobedience

What do the individual words in Deuteronomy 28:31 mean?

Your ox [shall be] slaughtered before your eyes but not you shall eat of it your donkey [shall be] violently taken away from before you and not shall be restored to you your sheep [shall be] given to your enemies and shall have no one you to rescue [them]

שׁוֹרְךָ֞ טָב֣וּחַ לְעֵינֶ֗יךָ וְלֹ֣א תֹאכַל֮ מִמֶּנּוּ֒ חֲמֹֽרְךָ֙ גָּז֣וּל מִלְּפָנֶ֔יךָ וְלֹ֥א יָשׁ֖וּב לָ֑ךְ צֹֽאנְךָ֙ נְתֻנ֣וֹת לְאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ וְאֵ֥ין לְךָ֖ מוֹשִֽׁיעַ

שׁוֹרְךָ֞	Your ox
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: שֹׁור Sense: ox, bull, a head of cattle.
טָב֣וּחַ	[shall be] slaughtered
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular Root: טָבַח Sense: to slaughter, slay, butcher, kill ruthlessly.
לְעֵינֶ֗יךָ	before your eyes
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, cdc, second person masculine singular Root: עֹונָה Sense: eye.
וְלֹ֣א	but not
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
תֹאכַל֮	you shall eat
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, second person masculine singular Root: אָכַל Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
מִמֶּנּוּ֒	of it
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: מִן Sense: from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than.
חֲמֹֽרְךָ֙	your donkey
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: חֲמֹור Sense: (he)ass.
גָּז֣וּל	[shall be] violently taken away
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, masculine singular Root: גָּזַל Sense: to tear away, seize, plunder, tear off, pull off, rob, take away by force.
מִלְּפָנֶ֔יךָ	from before you
Parse: Preposition-m, Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: לִפְנֵי Sense: face.
וְלֹ֥א	and not
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no.
יָשׁ֖וּב	shall be restored
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back.
לָ֑ךְ	to you
Parse: Preposition, second person masculine singular
צֹֽאנְךָ֙	your sheep
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, second person masculine singular Root: צֹאן Sense: small cattle, sheep, sheep and goats, flock, flocks.
נְתֻנ֣וֹת	[shall be] given
Parse: Verb, Qal, QalPassParticiple, feminine plural Root: יָתַן Sense: to give, put, set.
לְאֹיְבֶ֔יךָ	to your enemies
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural construct, second person masculine singular Root: אֹיֵב Sense: (Qal) enemy.
וְאֵ֥ין	and shall have no one
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb Root: אַיִן Sense: nothing, not, nought n.
מוֹשִֽׁיעַ	to rescue [them]
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine singular Root: יָשַׁע Sense: to save, be saved, be delivered.

What are the major concepts related to Deuteronomy 28:31?

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