If my father touches me, he will know that I am not Esau. Then he will not bless me—he will curse [159] me! Why? Because I tried to trick him.”
Deuteronomy 27:18 - Easy To Read Version “{The Levites will say,} ‘Cursed is the person that is mean to a blind man and tricks him into walking off the road!’ Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Cursed is he who misleads a blind man on his way. All the people shall say, Amen. American Standard Version (1901) Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen. Common English Bible “Cursed is anyone who misleads a blind person on a road.” All the people will reply: “We agree!” Catholic Public Domain Version Cursed be he who causes the blind to go astray on a journey. And all the people shall say: Amen. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of his way. And all the people shall say: Amen. |
If my father touches me, he will know that I am not Esau. Then he will not bless me—he will curse [159] me! Why? Because I tried to trick him.”
I was the eyes for blind people.\par \{I led them where they wanted to go.\}\par I was the feet for crippled people.\par \{I carried them where they wanted to go.\}\par
A bad person might make plans to hurt a good person. But the bad person will fall into his own trap. And good things will happen to the good person.
The guards (prophets) are all blind.\par They don’t know what they are doing.\par They are like dogs that won’t bark.\par They lie on the ground and sleep.\par Oh, they love to sleep.\par
“You must not curse a deaf man. You must not put something in front of a blind person to make him fall. But you must respect your God. I am the Lord!
Stay away from the Pharisees. {\cf2\super [208]} They lead the people, but they are like blind men leading other blind men. And if a blind man leads another blind man, then both men will fall into a hole.”
“{The Levites will say,} ‘Cursed is the person that does not give fair judgment for the foreigners, orphans, [177] and widows [178] !’
“But I have a few things against you: You have people there \{in your group\} who follow the teaching of Balaam. Balaam taught Balak how to make the people of Israel {\cf2\super [17]} sin. Those people sinned by eating food offered to idols {\cf2\super [18]} and by doing sexual sins.