Deuteronomy 28:2

Deuteronomy 28:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God.
• New International Version (NIV)All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God:
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:

Context of Deuteronomy 28:2

1Carefully obey the Lord your God, and faithfully follow all his commands that I’m giving you today. If you do, the Lord your God will place you high above all the other nations in the world. These are all the blessings that will come to you and stay close to you because you obey the Lord your God: 3You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. 4You will be blessed. You will have children. Your land will have crops. Your animals will have offspring. Your cattle will have calves, and your flocks will have lambs and kids.

Deuteronomy 28:2 word by word

וּבָ֧אוּ עָלֶ֛יךָ כָּל־הַבְּרָכ֥וֹת הָאֵ֖לֶּה וְהִשִּׂיגֻ֑ךָ כִּ֣י תִשְׁמַ֔ע בְּק֖וֹל יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And all these blessingsבְּרָכָהberâkâh · blessingH1293
• shall comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• on thee, and overtakeנָשַׂגnâώag · to overtakeH5381
• thee, if thou shalt hearkenשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
• unto the voiceקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• thy Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:2

• Deuteronomy 28:15Obey the Lord your God, and faithfully follow all his commands and laws that I am giving you today. If you don’t, all these curses will come to you and stay close to you:
• Zechariah 1:6Didn’t my warnings and my laws, which I’ve commanded my servants the prophets ⌞to preach⌟, finally catch up with your ancestors? Then your ancestors turned away from their sins and said, ‘The Lord of Armies has done to us what he had planned to do. He has dealt with us as our ways and deeds deserve.’ ”
• 1 Timothy 4:8Training the body helps a little, but godly living helps in every way. Godly living has the promise of life now and in the world to come.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2All these blessings shall come on thee - God shall pour out his blessing from heaven upon thee. And overtake thee. Upright men are represented as going to the kingdom of God, and God's blessings as following and overtaking them in their heavenly journey. There are several things in this verse worthy of the most careful observation: - 1. If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. The voice of God must be heard; without a Divine revelation…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. 22. all these blessings shall come on thee--Their national obedience was to be rewarded by extraordinary and universal prosperity.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 28:2

• 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