"Thy sons and thy daughters {shall be} given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail {with longing} for …" — Deuteronomy 28:32

Deuteronomy 28:32 · KJV

“Thy sons and thy daughters {shall be} given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail {with longing} for them all the day long: and {there shall be} no might in thine hand.”

— Deuteronomy 28:32

Verse 31

Thine ox {shall be} slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass {shall be} violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep {shall be} given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue {them}. {shall not...: Heb. shall not return to thee}

Verse 33

The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:

Deuteronomy 28 — Context

Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof. {gather...: Heb. profane, or, use it as common meat}

Thy sons and thy daughters {shall be} given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail {with longing} for them all the day long: and {there shall be} no might in thine hand.

The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:

So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:41

Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity. {thou shalt not...: Heb. they shall not be thine}

Joel 3:6

The children also of Judah and the children of Jerusalem have ye sold unto the Grecians, that ye might remove them far from their border. {the Grecians: Heb. the sons of the Grecians}

2 Chronicles 29:9

For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives {are} in captivity for this.

Job 17:5

He that speaketh flattery to {his} friends, even the eyes of his children shall fail.

Psalms 69:3

I am weary of my crying: my throat is dried: mine eyes fail while I wait for my God.

Lamentations 5:17

For this our heart is faint; for these {things} our eyes are dim.

Deuteronomy 28:65

And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:

Jeremiah 16:2-4

Thou shalt not take thee a wife, neither shalt thou have sons or daughters in this place.