Bible Strands
Deuteronomy 28:67
In the morning you will say, ‘If only it were evening!’ and in the evening you will say, ‘If only it were morning!’—because of the dread in your hearts of the terrifying sights you will see.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Moses addresses Israel regarding the covenant curses, describing their future psychological state during prolonged distress.
The words — The Hebrew תֹּאמַר (to.mar) means "you will say," framing the desperate wish as a spoken lament rather than a silent thought.
The thread — This inversion of day and night mirrors the despair in Deuteronomy 28:34 and the unfulfilled longing for death in Revelation 9:6.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that covenant disobedience produces a psychological paralysis where time itself becomes unbearable.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
Cross-references
- Deuteronomy 28:34 You will be driven mad by the sights you see.
- Job 7:3 So I am allotted months of futility, and nights of misery are appointed to me.
- Revelation 9:6 In those days men will seek death and will not find it; they will long to die, but death will escape them.