Deuteronomy 32:25 Meaning
The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.
Context Explained
23I will heap mischiefs upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them.
24They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.
25The sword without, and terror within, shall destroy both the young man and the virgin, the suckling also with the man of gray hairs.
26I said, I would scatter them into corners, I would make the remembrance of them to cease from among men:
27Were it not that I feared the wrath of the enemy, lest their adversaries should behave themselves strangely, and lest they should say, Our hand is high, and the LORD hath not done all this.
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Related Cross References
Matthew 24:19
Both verses warn of great suffering during times of judgment.
Jeremiah 9:21
This verse speaks of death affecting all ages, similar to the destruction described.
Lamentations 2:21
Both verses reflect on the devastation that comes upon the young and old alike.
Source: Deuteronomy 32:25