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Yahweh will scatter you among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth; and there you shall serve other gods, which you have not known, you nor your fathers, even wood and stone.

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A Prophecy Fulfilled

Commentators unanimously see this verse as a remarkably accurate prophecy. The prediction of being scattered "among all peoples, from the one end of the earth even unto the other" has been literally fulfilled in the global diaspora of the Jewish people. Scholars like Matthew Henry and John Gill view this historical reality as a powerful testimony to the truth and divine inspiration of Scripture.

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Deuteronomy

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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

On Deuteronomy 28:15–68

18th Century

Theologian

The curses correspond in form and number (Deuteronomy 28:15–19) to the blessings (Deuteronomy 28:3–6), and the special ways…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

On Deuteronomy 28:64

19th Century

Bishop

And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people. —Fulfilled, literally, in this last dispersion.

Thou…

John Calvin

John Calvin

On Deuteronomy 28:64

16th Century

Theologian

And the Lord shall scatter you among all people. At the end of the preceding verse, He had threatened them with banishment, which was far …

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John Gill

John Gill

On Deuteronomy 28:64

17th Century

Pastor

And the Lord shall scatter you among all people, from the
one end of the earth even to the other
Which re…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

On Deuteronomy 28:45–68

17th Century

Minister

If God inflicts vengeance, what miseries His curse can bring upon humankind, even in this present world! Yet these are but the beginning of sorrows…