Parallel Verses
NET Bible
Then all the nations will ask, "Why has the Lord done all this to this land? What is this fierce, heated display of anger all about?"
New American Standard Bible
All the nations will say, ‘
King James Version
Even all nations shall say, Wherefore hath the LORD done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
Holman Bible
All the nations will ask, ‘Why has the Lord done this to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’
International Standard Version
All the nations will ask, "Why did the LORD do this to this land? What is the meaning of this fierce and great anger?'
A Conservative Version
even all the nations shall say, Why has LORD done thus to this land? What is the meaning of the heat of this great anger?
American Standard Version
even all the nations shall say, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus unto this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
Amplified
All the nations will say, ‘Why has the Lord done this thing to this land? Why this great outburst of anger?’
Bible in Basic English
Truly all the nations will say, Why has the Lord done so to this land? what is the reason for this great and burning wrath?
Darby Translation
even all nations shall say, Why has Jehovah done thus to this land? whence the heat of this great anger?
Julia Smith Translation
And all the nations said, For what did Jehovah thus to this land? what the heat of this great anger?
King James 2000
Even all nations shall say, Why has the LORD done thus unto this land? what does the heat of this great anger mean?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And all the nations will say, '{Why} has Yahweh done {such a thing} to this land? What [caused] the fierceness of this great anger?'
Modern King James verseion
even all nations shall say, Why has Jehovah done this to this land? For what is the heat of this great anger?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And then all nations also say, "Wherefore hath the LORD done of this fashion unto this land? O how fierce is this great wrath?'
New Heart English Bible
even all the nations shall say, "Why has the LORD done thus to this land? What does the heat of this great anger mean?"
The Emphasized Bible
yea all the nations will say, For what cause, hath Yahweh done, thus, unto this land? what meaneth this great heat of anger?
Webster
Even all the nations shall say, Why hath the LORD done thus to this land? what meaneth the heat of this great anger?
World English Bible
even all the nations shall say, "Why has Yahweh done thus to this land? What does the heat of this great anger mean?"
Youngs Literal Translation
yea, all the nations have said, Wherefore hath Jehovah done thus to this land? what the heat of this great anger?
Themes
Covenant » The reward for transgressing the covenant of the lord
Heart » The reward for walking after the imagination of your own heart
Interlinear
'erets
References
Fausets
Word Count of 20 Translations in Deuteronomy 29:24
Verse Info
Context Readings
Abandoning The Covenant
23 The whole land will be covered with brimstone, salt, and burning debris; it will not be planted nor will it sprout or produce grass. It will resemble the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord destroyed in his intense anger. 24 Then all the nations will ask, "Why has the Lord done all this to this land? What is this fierce, heated display of anger all about?" 25 Then people will say, "Because they abandoned the covenant of the Lord, the God of their ancestors, which he made with them when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.
Names
Cross References
Jeremiah 22:8-9
"'People from other nations will pass by this city. They will ask one another, "Why has the Lord done such a thing to this great city?"
1 Kings 9:8-9
This temple will become a heap of ruins; everyone who passes by it will be shocked and will hiss out their scorn, saying, 'Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?'
2 Chronicles 7:21-22
As for this temple, which was once majestic, everyone who passes by it will be shocked and say, 'Why did the Lord do this to this land and this temple?'
Lamentations 2:15-17
(Samek) All who passed by on the road clapped their hands to mock you. They sneered and shook their heads at Daughter Jerusalem. "Ha! Is this the city they called 'The perfection of beauty, the source of joy of the whole earth!'?"
Lamentations 4:12
(Lamed) Neither the kings of the earth nor the people of the lands ever thought that enemy or foe would enter the gates of Jerusalem.
Ezekiel 14:23
They will console you when you see their behavior and their deeds, because you will know that it was not without reason that I have done everything which I have done in it, declares the sovereign Lord."
Romans 2:5
But because of your stubbornness and your unrepentant heart, you are storing up wrath for yourselves in the day of wrath, when God's righteous judgment is revealed!