Verse 1

Deuteronomy 28:1

King James Version

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1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God (Elohim), to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God (Elohim) will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

Original Language Text

hebrew

וְ/הָיָ֗ה אִם שָׁמ֤וֹעַ תִּשְׁמַע֙ בְּ/קוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ לִ/שְׁמֹ֤ר לַ/עֲשׂוֹת֙ אֶת כָּל מִצְוֺתָ֔י/ו אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּ/ךָ֖ הַ/יּ֑וֹם וּ/נְתָ֨נְ/ךָ֜ יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֨י/ךָ֙ עֶלְי֔וֹן עַ֖ל כָּל גּוֹיֵ֥י הָ/אָֽרֶץ

English Translation

And it will be, if you listen closely to the voice of the Lord your God, to keep to do all His commandments that I command you today, then the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.

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Chapter 28 Context

1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God (Eloh...

2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice... Focus ↗

3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. Focus ↗

4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, th... Focus ↗

5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. Focus ↗

6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out. Focus ↗

7 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they sha... Focus ↗

8 The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine... Focus ↗

9 The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt... Focus ↗

10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall b... Focus ↗

11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy c... Focus ↗

12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his se... Focus ↗

13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shal... Focus ↗

14 And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand,... Focus ↗

15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God (Elohim), to... Focus ↗

16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field. Focus ↗

17 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store. Focus ↗

18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the... Focus ↗

19 Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out. Focus ↗

20 The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unt... Focus ↗

21 The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land,... Focus ↗

22 The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with a... Focus ↗

23 And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron. Focus ↗

24 The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee,... Focus ↗

25 The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them... Focus ↗

26 And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no ma... Focus ↗

27 The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with... Focus ↗

28 The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart: Focus ↗

29 And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy... Focus ↗

30 Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou s... Focus ↗

31 Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violen... Focus ↗

32 Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail w... Focus ↗

33 The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou s... Focus ↗

34 So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see. Focus ↗

35 The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, fr... Focus ↗

36 The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither... Focus ↗

37 And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD s... Focus ↗

38 Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall... Focus ↗

39 Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grap... Focus ↗

40 Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oi... Focus ↗

41 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity... Focus ↗

42 All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume. Focus ↗

43 The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very lo... Focus ↗

44 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the t... Focus ↗

45 Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou... Focus ↗

46 And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever. Focus ↗

47 Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God (Elohim) with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for... Focus ↗

48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in t... Focus ↗

49 The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagl... Focus ↗

50 A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the... Focus ↗

51 And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which... Focus ↗

52 And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou... Focus ↗

53 And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which th... Focus ↗

54 So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brothe... Focus ↗

55 So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he h... Focus ↗

56 The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon... Focus ↗

57 And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she sh... Focus ↗

58 If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou ma... Focus ↗

59 Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and... Focus ↗

60 Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shal... Focus ↗

61 Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the L... Focus ↗

62 And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because th... Focus ↗

63 And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; s... Focus ↗

64 And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other;... Focus ↗

65 And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but t... Focus ↗

66 And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none... Focus ↗

67 In the morning thou shalt say, Would God (Elohim) it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would Go... Focus ↗

68 And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Tho... Focus ↗

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Book: Deuteronomy
Chapter: Chapter 28 (68 verses)
Version: King James Version

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