KJV King James Version
And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
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Deuteronomy 28:10
And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you.
WEB World English Bible
All the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of Yahweh; and they shall be afraid of you.
ASV American Standard Version
And all the peoples of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of Jehovah; and they shall be afraid of thee.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and all the peoples of the land have seen that the name of Jehovah is called upon thee, and they have been afraid of thee.
Surrounding context — Deuteronomy 28
7 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
9 The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.
10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do [them]:
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2 Chronicles 7:14If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.Deuteronomy 11:25There shall no man be able to stand before you: [for] the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.Jeremiah 33:9And it shall be to me a name of joy, a praise and an honour before all the nations of the earth, which shall hear all the good that I do unto them: and they shall fear and tremble for all the goodness and for all the prosperity that I procure unto it.Malachi 3:12And all nations shall call you blessed: for ye shall be a delightsome land, saith the LORD of hosts.Daniel 9:18-19O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes, and behold our desolations, and the city which is called by thy name: for we do not present our supplications before thee for our righteousnesses, but for thy great mercies.Numbers 6:27And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them.Exodus 12:33And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We [be] all dead [men].Deuteronomy 4:6-8Keep therefore and do [them]; for this [is] your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the nations, which shall hear all these statutes, and say, Surely this great nation [is] a wise and understanding people.1 Chronicles 14:17And the fame of David went out into all lands; and the LORD brought the fear of him upon all nations.1 Samuel 18:28-29And Saul saw and knew that the LORD [was] with David, and [that] Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.Joshua 5:1And it came to pass, when all the kings of the Amorites, which [were] on the side of Jordan westward, and all the kings of the Canaanites, which [were] by the sea, heard that the LORD had dried up the waters of Jordan from before the children of Israel, until we were passed over, that their heart melted, neither was there spirit in them any more, because of the children of Israel.Exodus 14:25And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.1 Samuel 18:12-15And Saul was afraid of David, because the LORD was with him, and was departed from Saul.Isaiah 63:19We are [thine]: thou never barest rule over them; they were not called by thy name.Revelation 3:9Behold, I will make them of the synagogue of Satan, which say they are Jews, and are not, but do lie; behold, I will make them to come and worship before thy feet, and to know that I have loved thee.
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