Deuteronomy 4:27
4:27 Then the Lord will scatter you among the peoples and there will be very few of you 1 among the nations where the Lord will drive you.
Deuteronomy 10:15
10:15 However, only to your ancestors did he 2 show his loving favor, 3 and he chose you, their descendants, 4 from all peoples – as is apparent today.
Deuteronomy 28:37
28:37 You will become an occasion of horror, a proverb, and an object of ridicule to all the peoples to whom the Lord will drive you.
1 tn Heb “you will be left men (i.e., few) of number.”
2 tn Heb “the Lord.” See note on “he” in 10:4.
3 tn Heb “take delight to love.” Here again the verb אָהַב (’ahav, “love”), juxtaposed with בָחַר (bakhar, “choose”), is a term in covenant contexts that describes the Lord’s initiative in calling the patriarchal ancestors to be the founders of a people special to him (cf. the note on the word “loved” in Deut 4:37).
4 tn The Hebrew text includes “after them,” but it is redundant in English style and has not been included in the translation.