Deuteronomy 28:18

Deuteronomy 28:18 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.
• New International Version (NIV)The fruit of your womb will be cursed, and the crops of your land, and the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Cursed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Cursed shall be the fruit of your body and the produce of your land, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.

Context of Deuteronomy 28:18

16“You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the field. 17“Your basket and your kneading bowl will be cursed. “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. 19“You will be cursed when you come in and you will be cursed when you go out. 20“The Lord will send upon you curses, confusion, and rebuke in everything that you undertake to do, until you are destroyed, perishing quickly because of the evil of your deeds, because you have turned away from Me.

Deuteronomy 28:18 word by word

אָר֥וּר פְּרִֽי־בִטְנְךָ֖ וּפְרִ֣י אַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ שְׁגַ֥ר אֲלָפֶ֖יךָ וְעַשְׁתְּר֥וֹת צֹאנֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Cursedאָרַר'ârar · to curseH779
• the fruitפְּרִיperîy · fruitH6529
• of thy bodyבֶּ֫טֶןbeţen · belly: wombH990
• of thy landאֲדָמָה'ădâmâh · land: soilH127
• the increaseשֶׁ֫גֶרsheger · offspringH7698
• of thy kineאֶ֫לֶף'eleph · cattleH504
• and the flocksעַשְׁתָּרוֹת‛ashterâh · youngH6251
• of thy sheepצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:18

• Deuteronomy 28:4“The offspring of your body and the produce of your ground and the offspring of your animals, the offspring of your herd and the young of your flock will be blessed.
• Deuteronomy 5:9You shall not worship them or serve them; for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous (impassioned) God [demanding what is rightfully and uniquely mine], visiting (avenging) the iniquity (sin, guilt) of the fathers on the children [that is, calling the children to account for the sins of their fathers], to the third and the fourth generations of those who hate Me,
• Job 18:16The roots [of the wicked] are dried up below, And above, his branch is cut off and withers.
• Psalms 109:9Let his children be fatherless And his wife a widow.
• 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.
• Hosea 9:11As for Ephraim, their glory will fly away like a bird; No birth, no pregnancy, and [because of their impurity] no conception.
• Malachi 2:3Behold, I am going to rebuke your seed, and I will spread the refuse on your faces, the refuse from the festival offerings; and you will be taken away with it [in disgrace].
• Luke 23:29For behold, the days are coming when they will say, ‘Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that have not given birth, and the breasts that have never nursed.’
• Deuteronomy 28:16“You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the field.
• Leviticus 26:19I will break your pride in your power, and I will make your sky like iron [giving no rain and blocking all prayers] and your ground like bronze [hard to plow and yielding no produce].
• Habakkuk 3:17Though the fig tree does not blossom And there is no fruit on the vines, Though the yield of the olive fails And the fields produce no food, Though the flock is cut off from the fold And there are no cattle in the stalls,

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:18

• 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 28:18

• 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