Deuteronomy 28:57 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.”

Deuteronomy 28:57 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Deuteronomy 28:57 in 6 Bible Translations

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Deuteronomy 28:57 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“toward her young one who comes out from between her feet, and toward her children whom she bears; for she will eat them secretly for lack of all things in the siege and in the distress with which your enemy will distress you in your gates.”

Deuteronomy 28:57 — World English Bible

Deuteronomy 28:57 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“and toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children whom she shall bear; for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly, in the siege and in the distress wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates. ”

Deuteronomy 28:57 — American Standard Version

Deuteronomy 28:57 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and against her seed which cometh out from between her feet, even against her sons whom she doth bear, for she doth eat them for the lacking of all things in secret, in the siege and in the straitness with which thine enemy doth straiten thee within thy gates.”

Deuteronomy 28:57 — Young's Literal Translation

Deuteronomy 28:57 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“because of her afterbirth which hath come out between her feet, and her children whom she shall bear; for she shall secretly eat them for want of everything in the siege and in the straitness wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates. ”

Deuteronomy 28:57 — Darby Translation

Deuteronomy 28:57 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And at her afterbirth (that shall come out from betweene her feete) and at her childre, which she shall beare: for when all things lacke, she shall eate them secretly, during the siege and straitnesse, wherewith thine enemie shall besiege thee in thy cities.”

Deuteronomy 28:57 — Geneva Bible

Deuteronomy 28:57 in Context — Deuteronomy 28

55 So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.

56 The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,

57 And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.

58 If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;

59 Then the Lord will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.

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What Does Deuteronomy 28:57 Mean?

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