Deuteronomy 28:1-14
English Standard Version
Blessings for Obedience
28 “And (A)if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you (B)high above all the nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and (C)overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God. 3 Blessed shall you be in the city, and (D)blessed shall you be in the field. 4 Blessed shall be (E)the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. 5 Blessed shall be your basket and your (F)kneading bowl. 6 Blessed shall you be (G)when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.
7 “The Lord (H)will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you. They shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways. 8 The Lord (I)will command the blessing on you in your barns and (J)in all that you undertake. (K)And he will bless you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. 9 (L)The Lord will establish you as a people holy to himself, as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in his ways. 10 And (M)all the peoples of the earth shall see that you are (N)called by the name of the Lord, and they shall be (O)afraid of you. 11 And (P)the Lord will make you abound in prosperity, in (Q)the fruit of your womb and in the fruit of your livestock and in the fruit of your ground, within the land that the Lord swore to your fathers to give you. 12 The Lord will open to you his good treasury, the heavens, (R)to give the rain to your land in its season and (S)to bless all the work of your hands. And (T)you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow. 13 And the Lord will make you (U)the head and not the tail, and you shall only go up and not down, if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I command you today, being careful to do them, 14 (V)and if you do not turn aside from any of the words that I command you today, to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
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Deuteronomy 28:1-14
Lexham English Bible
28 “And it will happen that if you indeed listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to diligently observe[a] all his commandments that I am commanding you today,[b] then Yahweh your God will set you above all the nations of the earth. 2 And all of these blessings shall come upon you, and they shall have an effect on you[c] if you listen to the voice of Yahweh your God:
3 “You will be blessed in the city, and you will be blessed in the field.
4 “Blessed will be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your livestock, the calf of your cattle and the lambs of your flock.[d]
5 “Blessed will be your basket and your kneading trough.
6 “Blessed will you be when you come in and blessed will you be when you go out.[e]
7 “Yahweh will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you;[f] on one road[g] they shall come out against you, but on seven roads[h] they shall flee before you.[i] 8 Yahweh will command concerning you[j] the blessing to be in your barns and in all your endeavors;[k] and he will bless you in the land that Yahweh your God is giving to you. 9 Yahweh will establish you for himself[l] as a holy people as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of Yahweh your God and you walk in his ways. 10 And all of the peoples of the earth shall see that by the name of Yahweh you are called,[m] and they shall fear you.[n] 11 And Yahweh will make you successful and prosperous,[o] in the fruit of your womb and on the land that Yahweh swore to your ancestors[p] to give to you. 12 Yahweh shall open for you his rich[q] storehouse, even the heavens, to give the rain for[r] your land in its time and to bless all of the work of your hand, and you will lend to many nations; you will not borrow from them. 13 And Yahweh shall make you[s] as head and not the tail, and you shall be only at the top of the nations, and you shall not be at the bottom, if you listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God that I am commanding you today[t] and diligently observe them.[u] 14 And you shall not turn aside from any of[v] the words that I am commanding you today[w] to the right or left by going after other gods to serve them.
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- Deuteronomy 28:1 Literally “to observe to do”
- Deuteronomy 28:1 Literally “the day”
- Deuteronomy 28:2 Literally “they shall overtake you”
- Deuteronomy 28:4 Literally “what is dropped of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks”
- Deuteronomy 28:6 Literally “in/at your coming and you will be blessed in/at your going out”
- Deuteronomy 28:7 Literally “the ones rising against you being defeated to the face of you”
- Deuteronomy 28:7 Or “way”
- Deuteronomy 28:7 Or “ways”
- Deuteronomy 28:7 Literally “to the face of you”
- Deuteronomy 28:8 Literally “with you”
- Deuteronomy 28:8 Literally “in all of the sending forth of your hand”
- Deuteronomy 28:9 Literally “to/for him”
- Deuteronomy 28:10 Literally “that the name of Yahweh is called/assigned upon you”
- Deuteronomy 28:10 Literally “they shall be afraid/fearful from you”
- Deuteronomy 28:11 Literally “Yahweh will cause for you goodness”
- Deuteronomy 28:11 Or “fathers”
- Deuteronomy 28:12 Literally “good”
- Deuteronomy 28:12 Hebrew “of”
- Deuteronomy 28:13 Literally “place/set you up”
- Deuteronomy 28:13 Literally “the day”
- Deuteronomy 28:13 Literally “to observe them and to do them”
- Deuteronomy 28:14 Literally “all of”
- Deuteronomy 28:14 Literally “the day”
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