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Psalms 106:27
to disperse their offspring among the nations and scatter them throughout the lands.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist recounts Israel’s wilderness rebellion, describing God’s judgment as the direct response to their covenant violations. The speaker addresses the community of Israel, summarizing the consequences of their idolatry and disobedience.
The words — The Hebrew verb הַפִּיל (ha.Pil, H5307) literally means "to make fall" or "cast down," paired with זֶרַע (Zar'a, H2233) for "offspring." The phrase בַּגּוֹיִם (ba.goYim, H1471) specifies the location as "among the nations."
The thread — This judgment motif appears in Leviticus 26:33, where God threatens to scatter Israel among the nations, and is echoed in Psalm 44:11 and Deuteronomy 28:64. The language of dispersal ties Israel’s exile to earlier covenant warnings and historical lament.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that covenant unfaithfulness triggers concrete historical consequences rather than abstract spiritual lessons. It requires the reader to trace present displacement directly to prior idolatry and broken vows.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
To overthrow their seed also among the nations, and to scatter them in the lands.
Cross-references
- Leviticus 26:33 But I will scatter you among the nations and will draw out a sword after you as your land becomes desolate and your cities are laid waste.
- Psalms 44:11 You have given us up as sheep to be devoured; You have scattered us among the nations.
- Deuteronomy 28:64 Then the LORD will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
- Ezekiel 20:23 However, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them throughout the lands.
- Deuteronomy 4:26 I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you this day that you will quickly perish from the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. You will not live long upon it, but will be utterly destroyed.
- Deuteronomy 28:37 You will become an object of horror, scorn, and ridicule among all the nations to which the LORD will drive you.
- Deuteronomy 32:26 I would have said that I would cut them to pieces and blot out their memory from mankind,