Deuteronomy 28:37 Lexicon: "You shall become a horror, a proverb, and a taunt among all the people where the LORD drives you.

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NASB Lexicon

NASB ©	Hebrew	Strong's	Origin
"You shall become	וְהָיִ֣יתָ (ve·ha·yi·ta)	1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, be	a prim. root
a horror,	לְשַׁמָּ֔ה (le·sham·mah,)	8047: waste, horror	from shamem
a proverb,	לְמָשָׁ֖ל (le·ma·shal)	4912: a proverb, parable	from mashal
and a taunt	וְלִשְׁנִינָ֑ה (ve·lish·ni·nah;)	8148: a sharp (cutting) word, taunt	from shanan
among all	בְּכֹל֙ (be·chol)	3605: the whole, all	from kalal
the people	הָֽעַמִּ֔ים (ha·'am·mim,)	5971a: people	from an unused word
where	אֲשֶׁר־ (a·sher-)	834: who, which, that	a prim. pronoun
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)	3068: the proper name of the God of Israel	from havah
drives	יְנַהֶגְךָ֥ (ye·na·heg·cha)	5090a: to drive, conduct	a prim. root
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KJV Lexicon

And thou shalt become an astonishment
shammah (sham-maw')
ruin; by implication, consternation -- astonishment, desolate(-ion), waste, wonderful thing.

a proverb
mashal (maw-shawl')
a pithy maxim, usually of metaphorical nature; hence, a simile (as an adage, poem, discourse) -- byword, like, parable, proverb.

and a byword
shniynah (shen-ee-naw')
something pointed, i.e. a gibe -- byword, taunt.

among all nations
`am (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.

whither the LORD
Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.

shall lead
nahag (naw-hag')
to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed (i.e. impel or guide oneself); also (from the panting induced by effort), to sigh

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Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
"You shall become a horror, a proverb, and a taunt among all the people where the LORD drives you.

King James Bible
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the peoples where the LORD will drive you."

International Standard Version
You'll become a desolation and a proverb, and you'll be mocked among the people where the LORD will drive you."

NET Bible
You will become an occasion of horror, a proverb, and an object of ridicule to all the peoples to whom the LORD will drive you.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You will become a thing of horror. All the nations where the LORD will send you will make an example of you and ridicule you.

King James 2000 Bible
And you shall become a horror, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations where the LORD shall lead you.

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