Deuteronomy 28:3

Deuteronomy 28:3 in other versions

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

Context of Deuteronomy 28:3

1“Now if you faithfully obey the Lord your God and are careful to follow all his commands I am giving you today, the Lord your God will put you far above all the nations of the earth. 2All these blessings will come and overtake you, because you obey the Lord your God: You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. 4Your offspring will be blessed, and your land’s produce, and the offspring of your livestock, including the young of your herds and the newborn of your flocks. 5Your basket and kneading bowl will be blessed.

Deuteronomy 28:3 word by word

בָּר֥וּךְ אַתָּ֖ה בָּעִ֑יר וּבָר֥וּךְ אַתָּ֖ה בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• in the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:3

• Psalms 107:36He causes the hungry to settle there, and they establish a city where they can live.
• Psalms 128:1How happy is everyone who fears the Lord, who walks in his ways!
• Psalms 144:12Then our sons will be like plants nurtured in their youth, our daughters, like corner pillars that are carved in the palace style.
• Isaiah 65:21People will build houses and live in them; they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
• Zechariah 8:3The Lord says this: “I will return to Zion and live in Jerusalem. Then Jerusalem will be called the Faithful City; the mountain of the Lord of Armies will be called the Holy Mountain.”
• Genesis 26:12Isaac sowed seed in that land, and in that year he reaped a hundred times what was sown. The Lord blessed him,
• Genesis 39:5From the time that he put him in charge of his household and of all that he owned, the Lord blessed the Egyptian’s house because of Joseph. The Lord’s blessing was on all that he owned, in his house and in his fields.
• Amos 9:13Look, the days are coming — this is the Lord’s declaration — when the plowman will overtake the reaper and the one who treads grapes, the sower of seed. The mountains will drip with sweet wine, and all the hills will flow with it.
• Haggai 2:19Is there still seed left in the granary? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet produced. But from this day on I will bless you.”
• Malachi 3:10Bring the full tenth into the storehouse so that there may be food in my house. Test me in this way,” says the Lord of Armies. “See if I will not open the floodgates of heaven and pour out a blessing for you without measure.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3In the city - In all civil employments. In the field - in all agricultural pursuits.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. 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. 1-681. if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God--In this chapter the blessings and curses are enumerated at length, and in various minute details, so that on the first entrance of the Israelites into the land of promise, their whole destiny was laid before them, as it was to result from their obedience or the contrary.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 28:3

• Blessing
• Obedience
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Above
• Command
• Crush
• Delicateness
• Doubt
• Dress
• Emerods
• Enjoy
• Fearful
• Field

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