Deuteronomy 28:65

“And among those nations you will find no repose, and there will be no resting place for the sole of your foot; and YHWH will give you there a trembling heart, failing of eyes, and despair of soul.”

Deuteronomy 28:65 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Deuteronomy 28:65, word by word

nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim

Gentiles

The peoples other than Israel.

Where else “goyim” appears
reposeתַרְגִּיעַtargia

calm

To bring quiet, calm.

Where else “targia” appears
and there will beיִהְיֶהyihye

exist

To exist: "let there be light".

Where else “yihye” appears
resting placeמָנוֹחַmanoach

resting place

Resting place, a place to settle; a home.

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for the soleכַףchaf

sole

The underside of the foot, with which one treads.

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of your footרַגְלֶragle

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

Where else “ragle” appears
and YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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will giveנָתַןnatan

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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a tremblingרַגָּזragaz

trembling

Trembling, shaken by fear.

Where else “ragaz” appears
heartלֵבlev

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “lev” appears
failingכִלְיוֹןchilyon

fail

Eyes growing dim from longing.

Where else “chilyon” appears
of eyesעֵינַיִםenayim

eye

The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.

Where else “enayim” appears
and despairדַאֲבוֹןdaavon

despair, languishing

Faintness: the spirit fading away from sorrow.

Where else “daavon” appears
of soulנָפֶשׁnafesh

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

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The context

64And YHWH will scatter you among all the peoples, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth; and there you will serve other gods that you have not known, you nor your fathers, wood and stone.

65 · This verse (above)

66And your life will hang in doubt before you, and you will be in dread night and day, and you will not be sure of your life.

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