a nationגּוֹיfierceעַזof face,פָּנִיםwhichאֲשֶׁרwill notלֹאshow regardיִשָּׂא פָנִיםfor the oldלְזָקֵןand will notוְ לֹאfavorיָחֹןthe young.נַעַר
Deuteronomy 28:50
Study it in the app“a nation fierce of face, which will not show regard for the old and will not favor the young.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Deuteronomy 28:50, word by word
- a nationגּוֹיgoy
nation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” appears- fierceעַזaz
fierce
Hard and cruel, not to be softened or moved to pity.
Where else “az” appears- of faceפָּנִיםpanim
face
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “panim” appears- show regardיִשָּׂאyisa
lift up
To direct the eyes upward, make the voice loud, or put up the hand.
Where else “yisa” appears- for the oldזָקֵןzaken
old
A person of many years.
Where else “zaken” appears- favorיָחֹןyachon
show favor
To treat someone with undeserved kindness.
Where else “yachon” appears- the youngנַעַרnaar
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “naar” appears
The context
49YHWH will raise against you a nation from far away, from the end of the earth, as the eagle swoops, a nation whose language you will not understand,
50 · This verse (above)
51And it will eat the fruit of your livestock and the fruit of your ground until you are destroyed; it will not leave you grain, new wine, or oil, the offspring of your herds or the young of your flock, until it has made you perish.