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Psalm 106:27

that he would overthrow their offspring among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.

25but murmured in their tents, and didn’t listen to the LORD’s voice.
26Therefore he swore to them that he would overthrow them in the wilderness,
27that he would overthrow their offspring among the nations, and scatter them in the lands.
28They joined themselves also to Baal Peor, and ate the sacrifices of the dead.
29Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.
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The words “their offspring” extend the weight of God’s judgment beyond the wilderness generation to descendants who would be overthrown and scattered among nations.

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Psalm 44:11You have made us like sheep for food, and have scattered us among the nations.Both passages name God as the one who scatters his people among the nations, with Psalm 44 voicing the scattered people’s distress.
Leviticus 26:33I will scatter you among the nations, and I will draw out the sword after you. Your land will be a desolation, and your cities shall be a waste.Both passages describe scattering among the nations as God’s judgment; Leviticus also names the sword and the devastation of land and cities.
Deuteronomy 28:64–65The LORD will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other end of the earth. There you will serve other gods which you have not known, …Both passages describe the LORD scattering his people among other peoples, while Deuteronomy adds that they will serve other gods there.
Ezekiel 20:23Moreover I swore to them in the wilderness, that I would scatter them among the nations and disperse them through the countries,Both passages connect God’s wilderness oath with the scattering of his people among nations and lands.
Psalm 59:11Don’t kill them, or my people may forget. Scatter them by your power, and bring them down, Lord our shield.Both speak of God scattering people, though Psalm 59 requests judgment on enemies while Psalm 106 recounts judgment on Israel’s offspring.
Deuteronomy 28:37You will become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where the LORD will lead you away.Both describe displacement among other peoples under God’s judgment, with Deuteronomy emphasizing the disgrace of those led away.
Deuteronomy 32:26–27I said that I would scatter them afar. I would make their memory to cease from among men;Both record God’s declared judgment using scattering, while Deuteronomy also speaks of erasing the people’s memory from among humanity.
Deuteronomy 4:26–27I call heaven and earth to witness against you today, that you will soon utterly perish from off the land which you go over the Jordan to possess it. You will …Both announce destruction under God’s judgment, though the supplied Deuteronomy verse emphasizes perishing from the land rather than scattering among nations.
Jeremiah 9:16I will scatter them also among the nations, whom neither they nor their fathers have known. I will send the sword after them, until I have consumed them.”Both announce God’s scattering of his people among nations, with Jeremiah adding the threat of a sword pursuing them.
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You need not soften these words to read them with faith. They recount God’s severe judgment on Israel, reaching their offspring and scattering them among the nations.

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