Deuteronomy 28:27
New International Version
The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, festering sores and the itch, from which you cannot be cured.

New Living Translation
“The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, scurvy, and the itch, from which you cannot be cured.

English Standard Version
The LORD will strike you with the boils of Egypt, and with tumors and scabs and itch, of which you cannot be healed.

Berean Standard Bible
The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.

King James Bible
The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

New King James Version
The LORD will strike you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors, with the scab, and with the itch, from which you cannot be healed.

New American Standard Bible
“The LORD will strike you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, the festering rash, and with scabies, from which you cannot be healed.

NASB 1995
“The LORD will smite you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors and with the scab and with the itch, from which you cannot be healed.

NASB 1977
“The LORD will smite you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors and with the scab and with the itch, from which you cannot be healed.

Legacy Standard Bible
“Yahweh will strike you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors and with the scab and with the itch, from which you cannot be healed.

Amplified Bible
“The LORD will strike you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors and with the scab and the itch that you cannot heal.

Christian Standard Bible
“The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, tumors, a festering rash, and scabies, from which you cannot be cured.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, tumors, a festering rash, and scabies, from which you cannot be cured.

American Standard Version
Jehovah will smite thee with the boil of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scurvy, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD will make you suffer with diseases that will cause oozing sores or crusty itchy patches on your skin or boils like the ones that are common in Egypt. And there will be no cure for you!

English Revised Version
The LORD shall smite thee with the boil of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scurvy, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The LORD will strike you with the same boils that plagued the Egyptians. He will strike you with hemorrhoids, sores, and itching that won't go away.

Good News Translation
The LORD will send boils on you, as he did on the Egyptians. He will make your bodies break out with sores. You will be covered with scabs, and you will itch, but there will be no cure.

International Standard Version
"The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors, skin disease, and festering rashes, and none of them will be curable.

Majority Standard Bible
The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.

NET Bible
The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, eczema, and scabies, all of which cannot be healed.

New Heart English Bible
The LORD will strike you with the boil of Egypt, and with the tumors, and with the scurvy, and with the itch, of which you can not be healed.

Webster's Bible Translation
The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, of which thou canst not be healed.

World English Bible
Yahweh will strike you with the boils of Egypt, with the tumors, with the scurvy, and with the itch, of which you can not be healed.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
YHWH strikes you with the ulcer of Egypt, and with lumps, and with scurvy, and with itch, of which you are not able to be healed.

Young's Literal Translation
'Jehovah doth smite thee with the ulcer of Egypt, and with emerods, and with scurvy, and with itch, of which thou art not able to be healed.

Smith's Literal Translation
Jehovah shall strike thee with the burning sore of Egypt, and with tumors, and with scratching, and with the itch of which thou shalt not be able to be healed.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
The Lord strike thee with the ulcer of Egypt, and the part of thy body, by which the dung is cast out, with the scab and with the itch : so that thou canst not be healed.

Catholic Public Domain Version
May the Lord strike you with the ulcer of Egypt, and may he strike the part of your body, through which the dung goes out, with disease as well as itch, so much so that you are unable to be cured.

New American Bible
The LORD will strike you with Egyptian boils and with tumors, skin diseases and the itch, from none of which you can be cured.

New Revised Standard Version
The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with ulcers, scurvy, and itch, of which you cannot be healed.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
The LORD will smite you with the boils of Egypt and with hemorrhoids and with leprosy and with the itch, and thereof you cannot be healed.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
LORD JEHOVAH shall strike you with the abscesses of the Egyptians and with hemorrhoids and with leprosy and with wasting away, so that you cannot be healed.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
The LORD will smite thee with the boil of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The Lord smite thee with the botch of Egypt in the seat, and with a malignant scab, and itch, so that thou canst not be healed.

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Audio Bible



Context
The Curses of Disobedience
26Your corpses will be food for all the birds of the air and beasts of the earth, with no one to scare them away. 27The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured. 28The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness, and confusion of mind,…

Cross References
Leviticus 26:16
then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.

Leviticus 26:25
And I will bring a sword against you to execute the vengeance of the covenant. Though you withdraw into your cities, I will send a plague among you, and you will be delivered into the hand of the enemy.

1 Samuel 5:6-12
Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors. / And when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon.” / So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel. ...

1 Samuel 6:4-5
“What guilt offering should we send back to Him?” asked the Philistines. “Five gold tumors and five gold rats,” they said, “according to the number of rulers of the Philistines, since the same plague has struck both you and your rulers. / Make images of your tumors and of the rats that are ravaging the land. Give glory to the God of Israel, and perhaps He will lift His hand from you and your gods and your land.

1 Samuel 6:11-18
Then they put the ark of the LORD on the cart, along with the chest containing the gold rats and the images of the tumors. / And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh. / Now the people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley, and when they looked up and saw the ark, they were overjoyed at the sight. ...

2 Chronicles 21:12-15
Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah, / but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab prostituted itself. You have also killed your brothers, your father’s family, who were better than you. / So behold, the LORD is about to strike your people, your sons, your wives, and all your possessions with a serious blow. ...

Job 2:7
So Satan went out from the presence of the LORD and infected Job with terrible boils from the soles of his feet to the crown of his head.

Isaiah 3:17
the Lord will bring sores on the heads of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will make their foreheads bare.”

Isaiah 30:26
The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted.

Jeremiah 6:21
Therefore this is what the LORD says: “I will lay stumbling blocks before this people; fathers and sons alike will be staggered; friends and neighbors will perish.”

Jeremiah 19:9
I will make them eat the flesh of their sons and daughters, and they will eat one another’s flesh in the siege and distress inflicted on them by their enemies who seek their lives.’

Lamentations 3:4
He has worn away my flesh and skin; He has shattered my bones.

Zechariah 14:12
And this will be the plague with which the LORD strikes all the peoples who have warred against Jerusalem: Their flesh will rot while they stand on their feet, their eyes will rot in their sockets, and their tongues will rot in their mouths.

Matthew 24:7
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.

Mark 5:25-29
And a woman was there who had suffered from bleeding for twelve years. / She had borne much agony under the care of many physicians and had spent all she had, but to no avail. Instead, her condition had only grown worse. / When the woman heard about Jesus, she came up through the crowd behind Him and touched His cloak. ...


Treasury of Scripture

The LORD will smite you with the botch of Egypt, and with the tumors, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof you can not be healed.

the botch

Deuteronomy 28:35
The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.

Exodus 9:9,11
And it shall become small dust in all the land of Egypt, and shall be a boil breaking forth with blains upon man, and upon beast, throughout all the land of Egypt…

Exodus 15:26
And said, If thou wilt diligently hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, and wilt do that which is right in his sight, and wilt give ear to his commandments, and keep all his statutes, I will put none of these diseases upon thee, which I have brought upon the Egyptians: for I am the LORD that healeth thee.

emerods

1 Samuel 5:6,9,12
But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof…

Psalm 78:66
And he smote his enemies in the hinder parts: he put them to a perpetual reproach.

scab

Leviticus 13:2-8
When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests: …

Leviticus 21:20
Or crookbackt, or a dwarf, or that hath a blemish in his eye, or be scurvy, or scabbed, or hath his stones broken;

Isaiah 3:17
Therefore the Lord will smite with a scab the crown of the head of the daughters of Zion, and the LORD will discover their secret parts.

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Deuteronomy 28
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The LORD
This phrase emphasizes the sovereignty and authority of God, Yahweh, the covenant-keeping God of Israel. In the Hebrew text, "Yahweh" is the personal name of God, highlighting His direct involvement and control over the events described. This underscores the belief that God is actively engaged in the lives of His people, both in blessing and in judgment.

will afflict you
The Hebrew root for "afflict" is "נָכָה" (nakah), which means to strike or smite. This indicates a direct action from God as a form of judgment. The use of this term suggests a purposeful and deliberate act of discipline, reflecting the consequences of disobedience to God's covenant.

with the boils of Egypt
The "boils of Egypt" refer to one of the plagues that God sent upon Egypt as recorded in Exodus 9:9-11. This historical reference serves as a reminder of God's past judgments and His power to bring about physical afflictions as a form of punishment. It also connects the Israelites' potential disobedience to the same level of rebellion seen in Egypt.

and with tumors
The Hebrew word for "tumors" is "עֹפֶל" (ophel), which can also mean swellings or growths. This term is used in other parts of the Old Testament to describe physical afflictions that are both painful and humiliating. The inclusion of tumors in this list of afflictions highlights the severity and discomfort of the judgment.

festering rash
The phrase "festering rash" translates from the Hebrew "שְׁחִין" (shechin), which refers to inflamed sores or ulcers. This condition would have been both physically painful and socially isolating, as such ailments often led to ritual impurity and exclusion from community life.

and itch
The Hebrew word "גָּרָב" (garab) refers to an itching condition, possibly a form of scabies or other skin disease. This affliction would cause constant discomfort and irritation, symbolizing the relentless nature of divine judgment when the covenant is broken.

from which you cannot be cured
This phrase underscores the hopelessness and inevitability of the afflictions as a result of disobedience. The inability to find a cure signifies the totality of God's judgment and the futility of human efforts to escape divine consequences. It serves as a sobering reminder of the seriousness of covenant faithfulness and the need for repentance and obedience.

(27) The botch of Egypt.--The "boil," with which the Egyptians were plagued (Exodus 9:9, &c.) is the same word. (See also 2Kings 20:7; Job 2:7.) Rashi says of this boil, "It was very bad, being moist on the inside, and dry outside." A learned Dalmatian Jew, with whom I have read this passage, tells me that he has seen many cases of this kind among the Hungarian and Polish Jews, and that it prevails among them, being traceable partly to their uncleanliness.

Emerods--i.e., h?morrhoids (as in 1Samuel 5:6).

The scab.--In Leviticus 21:20; Leviticus 22:22 "scurvy." It would make both a priest and a victim unclean, and unfit for the service of Jehovah. . . .

Verses 27-34. - Second group. The Lord should afflict them with various loathsome diseases, vex them with humiliating and mortifying calamities, and give them over to be plundered and oppressed by their enemies. Verse 27. - Botch of Egypt; the form of leprosy peculiar to Egypt (Exodus 9:9, etc.), elephantiasis, "AEgypti peculiare malum" (Pliny, 'Nat. Hist.,' 26:1-5). Emerods; tumors, probably piles (cf. 1 Samuel 5.). Scab; probably some kind of malignant scurvy. Itch; of this there are various kinds common in Egypt and Syria.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The LORD
יְהוָ֜ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

will afflict
יַכְּכָ֨ה (yak·kə·ḵāh)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular
Strong's 5221: To strike

you with the boils
בִּשְׁחִ֤ין (biš·ḥîn)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 7822: Inflammation, an ulcer

of Egypt,
מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ (miṣ·ra·yim)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 4714: Egypt -- a son of Ham, also his descendants and their country in Northwest Africa

with tumors
וּבַטְּחֹרִ֔ים (ū·ḇaṭ·ṭə·ḥō·rîm)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 6076: A tumor, a mound, fortress

and scabs
וּבַגָּרָ֖ב (ū·ḇag·gā·rāḇ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1618: An itch, a scab

and itch,
וּבֶחָ֑רֶס (ū·ḇe·ḥā·res)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2775: The itch, the sun

from which
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

you cannot
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

be cured.
לְהֵרָפֵֽא׃ (lə·hê·rā·p̄ê)
Preposition-l | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 7495: To mend, to cure


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