Charles Ellicott Commentary Deuteronomy 28:25

"Jehovah will cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies; thou shalt go out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them: and thou shalt be tossed to and from among all the kingdoms of the earth." — Deuteronomy 28:25 (ASV)

The contrary to Deuteronomy 28:7.

Removed. —Literally, a removing. The Septuagint in this place has διασπορά, or dispersion, the word used for the dispersed Israelites in the New Testament. (See Revised Version, John 7:35; 1 Peter 1:1.) The threat is repeated in Jeremiah 15:4 for the sins of king Manasseh.