Deuteronomy 28:12

Deuteronomy 28:12 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord will open to you his good treasury, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season and to bless all the work of your hands. And you shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.

Context of Deuteronomy 28:12

10Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you bear the Lord’s name, and they will stand in awe of you. 11The Lord will make you prosper abundantly with offspring, the offspring of your livestock, and your land’s produce in the land the Lord swore to your ancestors to give you. The Lord will open for you his abundant storehouse, the sky, to give your land rain in its season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. 13The Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you will only move upward and never downward if you listen to the Lord your God’s commands I am giving you today and are careful to follow them. 14Do not turn aside to the right or the left from all the things I am commanding you today, and do not follow other gods to worship them.

Deuteronomy 28:12 word by word

יִפְתַּ֣ח יְהוָ֣ה׀ לְ֠ךָ אֶת־אוֹצָר֨וֹ הַטּ֜וֹב אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם לָתֵ֤ת מְטַֽר־אַרְצְךָ֙ בְּעִתּ֔וֹ וּלְבָרֵ֕ךְ אֵ֖ת כָּל־מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה יָדֶ֑ךָ וְהִלְוִ֙יתָ֙ גּוֹיִ֣ם רַבִּ֔ים וְאַתָּ֖ה לֹ֥א תִלְוֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• shall openפָּתַחpâthach · to openH6605
• unto thee his goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• treasureאוֹצָר'ôtsâr · treasureH214
• the heavenשָׁמַיִםshâmayim shâmeh · heavenH8064
• to giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• the rainמָטַרmâţâr · rainH4306
• unto thy landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• in his seasonעֵת‛êth · timeH6256
• and to blessבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• all the workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• of thine handיָדyâd · handH3027
• and thou shalt lendלָוָהlâvâh · to borrowH3867
• unto manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:12

• Deuteronomy 11:14I will provide rain for your land in the proper time, the autumn and spring rains, and you will harvest your grain, new wine, and fresh oil.
• Leviticus 26:4I will give you rain at the right time, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.
• Job 38:22Have you entered the place where the snow is stored? Or have you seen the storehouses of hail,
• Psalms 65:9You visit the earth and water it abundantly, enriching it greatly. God’s stream is filled with water, for you prepare the earth in this way, providing people with grain.
• Psalms 135:7He causes the clouds to rise from the ends of the earth. He makes lightning for the rain and brings the wind from his storehouses.
• Joel 2:23Children of Zion, rejoice and be glad in the Lord your God, because he gives you the autumn rain for your vindication. He sends showers for you, both autumn and spring rain as before.
• Deuteronomy 14:29Then the Levite, who has no portion or inheritance among you, the resident alien, the fatherless, and the widow within your city gates may come, eat, and be satisfied. And the Lord your God will bless you in all the work of your hands that you do.
• Deuteronomy 15:10Give to him, and don’t have a stingy heart when you give, and because of this the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in everything you do.
• Deuteronomy 28:44He will lend to you, but you won’t lend to him. He will be the head, and you will be the tail.
• Deuteronomy 15:6When the Lord your God blesses you as he has promised you, you will lend to many nations but not borrow; you will rule many nations, but they will not rule you.
• Proverbs 22:7The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is a slave to the lender.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 12The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure - The clouds, so that a sufficiency of fructifying showers should descend at all requisite times, and the vegetative principle in the earth should unfold and exert itself, so that their crops should be abundant.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-14Verses 1-14 A comparison of this chapter with Exodus 23:20-23 and Deuteronomy 28:5 The “basket” or bag was a customary means in the East for carrying about whatever might be needed for personal uses (compare Deuteronomy 26:2; John 13:29). The “store” is rather the kneading-trough Exodus 8:3; Exodus 12:34. The blessings here promised relate, it will be observed, to private and personal life: in Deuteronomy 28:7 those which are of a more public and national…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12His abundant storehouse: This metaphor describes the clouds that provide life-giving rain to the earth.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1212. The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure--The seasonable supply of the early and latter rain was one of the principal means by which their land was so uncommonly fruitful. thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow--that is, thou shalt be in such affluent circumstances, as to be capable, out of thy superfluous wealth, to give aid to thy poorer neighbors.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 28:12

• Blessing
• Obedience
• Righteous

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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