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Deuteronomy 28:46-48
Contemporary English Version
Deuteronomy 28:46-48
Contemporary English Version
46 Then everyone will look at you and your descendants and realize that the Lord has placed you under a curse.
47 If the Lord makes you wealthy, but you don't joyfully worship and honor him, 48 he will send enemies to attack you and make you their slaves. Then you will live in poverty with nothing to eat, drink, or wear, and your owners will work you to death.
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Deuteronomy 28:46-48
New International Version
Deuteronomy 28:46-48
New International Version
46 They will be a sign and a wonder to you and your descendants forever.(A) 47 Because you did not serve(B) the Lord your God joyfully and gladly(C) in the time of prosperity, 48 therefore in hunger and thirst,(D) in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the Lord sends against you. He will put an iron yoke(E) on your neck(F) until he has destroyed you.
Deuteronomy 28:46-48
King James Version
Deuteronomy 28:46-48
King James Version
46 And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
47 Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
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