Deuteronomy 28:16

Deuteronomy 28:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.
• New International Version (NIV)You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the field.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the country.

Context of Deuteronomy 28:16

14Do not turn aside from any of the words which I am commanding you today, to the right or to the left, to follow and serve other gods. 15“But it shall come about, if you do not listen to and obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today, then all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: “You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the field. 17“Your basket and your kneading bowl will be cursed. 18“The offspring of your body and the produce of your land, the offspring of your herd and the young of your flock will be cursed.

Deuteronomy 28:16 word by word

אָר֥וּר אַתָּ֖ה בָּעִ֑יר וְאָר֥וּר אַתָּ֖ה בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Cursedאָרַר'ârar · to curseH779
• in the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:16

• Deuteronomy 28:3“You will be blessed in the city, and you will be blessed in the field.
• Proverbs 3:33The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the home of the just and righteous.
• Isaiah 24:6Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who live on it suffer the punishment of their guilt. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth are burned [under the curse of God’s wrath], and few people are left.
• Isaiah 43:28So I will profane the officials of the sanctuary, And I will consign Jacob to destruction and [I will subject] Israel to defamation and abuse.
• Jeremiah 9:11I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, A haunt and dwelling place of jackals; And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”
• Jeremiah 26:6then I will make this house [the temple] like Shiloh, and I will make this city [subject to] the curse of all nations of the earth [because it will be so vile in their sight].” ’ ”
• Jeremiah 44:22The Lord could no longer endure it, because of the evil of your acts and the repulsive acts which you have committed; because of them your land has become a ruin, an object of horror and a curse, without inhabitant, as it is this day.
• Lamentations 1:1How solitary and lonely sits the city [Jerusalem] That was [once] full of people! How like a widow she has become. She who was great among the nations! The princess among the provinces, Has become a forced laborer!
• Lamentations 2:11My eyes fail because of tears [mourns Jeremiah], My spirit is deeply disturbed; My heart is poured out on the earth [in grief] Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people [Jerusalem], When little ones and infants faint In the streets of the city.
• Lamentations 4:1How dark and dim the gold has become, How the pure gold has changed! The sacred stones [of the temple] are poured out and scattered At the head of every street.
• Malachi 2:2If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the Lord of hosts, “then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings [on the people]. Indeed, I have cursed them already, because you are not taking it to heart.
• Malachi 4:6He will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers [a reconciliation produced by repentance], so that I will not come and strike the land with a curse [of complete destruction].”
• Deuteronomy 28:55so that he will not give even one of them any of the flesh of his children which he will eat, because he has nothing else left, during the siege and the misery by which your enemy will oppress you in all your cities.
• Genesis 3:17Then to Adam the Lord God said, “Because you have listened [attentively] to the voice of your wife, and have eaten [fruit] from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat of it’; The ground is [now] under a curse because of you; In sorrow and toil you shall eat [the fruit] of it All the days of your life.
• Genesis 4:11And now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s [shed] blood from your hand.
• Genesis 5:29He named him Noah, saying, “This one shall bring us rest and comfort from our work and from the [dreadful] toil of our hands because of the ground which the Lord cursed.”

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-68Verses 15-68 The curses correspond in form and number Deuteronomy 28:15-19 to the blessings Deuteronomy 28:3-6, and the special modes in which these threats should be executed are described in five groups of denunciations Deuteronomy 28:20-26 First series of judgments. The curse of God should rest on all they did, and should issue in manifold forms of disease, in famine, and in defeat in war. Deuteronomy 28:20 Vexation - Rather, confusion: the word in the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-44Verses 15-44 If we do not keep God's commandments, we not only come short of the blessing promised, but we lay ourselves under the curse, which includes all misery, as the blessing all happiness. Observe the justice of this curse. It is not a curse causeless, or for some light cause. The extent and power of this curse. Wherever the sinner goes, the curse of God follows; wherever he is, it rests upon him. Whatever he has is under a curse. All his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-68This section explains the conditions for receiving the covenant blessing, the types of blessings, and the curses that will occur if people ignore or disobey these rules (28:1–14; 28:15–68).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-2015-20. But ... if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord--Curses that were to follow them in the event of disobedience are now enumerated, and they are almost exact counterparts of the blessings which were described in the preceding context as the reward of a faithful adherence to the covenant.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 28:16

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Backsliders
• Disobedience to God
• Fear of God
• Holy Spirit
• Idolatry
• Judgments
• Obedience
• Reprobacy
• Wicked (People)

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Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings