New American Standard Bible 1995
Deuteronomy 28:1
1“1Now it shall be, if you diligently 2obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the Lord your God 3will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
Deuteronomy 28:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
- New International Version (NIV)If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.
- English Standard Version (ESV)"And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the Lord your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.
Context of Deuteronomy 28:1
“Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. 2All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey the Lord your God: 3“Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.
Read all of Deuteronomy 28Deuteronomy 28:1 word by word
וְהָיָ֗ה אִם־שָׁמ֤וֹעַ תִּשְׁמַע֙ בְּקוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לִשְׁמֹ֤ר לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֹתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּ֑וֹם וּנְתָ֨נְךָ֜ יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ עֶלְי֔וֹן עַ֖ל כָּל־גּוֹיֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃Read the interlinear
- Now it shall be, ifאִם'im · ifH518
- you diligentlyשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
- obeyקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- beingשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
- to doעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- His commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
- whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- I commandצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- you todayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- will setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- you highעֶלְיוֹן‛elyôn · highH5945
- aboveעַל‛al · uponH5921
- the nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
- of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:1
- Deuteronomy 11:13“It shall come about, if you listen obediently to my commandments which I am commanding you today, to love the Lord your God and to serve Him with all your heart and all your soul,
- Deuteronomy 15:5if only you listen obediently to the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all this commandment which I am commanding you today.
- Deuteronomy 27:1Then Moses and the elders of Israel charged the people, saying, “Keep all the commandments which I command you today.
- Exodus 15:26And He said, “If you will give earnest heed to the voice of the Lord your God, and do what is right in His sight, and give ear to His commandments, and keep all His statutes, I will put none of the diseases on you which I have put on the Egyptians; for I, the Lord, am your healer.”
- Leviticus 26:3If you walk in My statutes and keep My commandments so as to carry them out,
- Psalms 106:3How blessed are those who keep justice, Who practice righteousness at all times!
- Psalms 111:10The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever.
- Isaiah 1:19If you consent and obey, You will eat the best of the land;
- Isaiah 3:10Say to the righteous that it will go well with them, For they will eat the fruit of their actions.
- Isaiah 55:2Why do you spend money for what is not bread, And your wages for what does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, And delight yourself in abundance.
- Jeremiah 11:4which I commanded your forefathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying, ‘Listen to My voice, and do according to all which I command you; so you shall be My people, and I will be your God,’
- Jeremiah 12:16Then if they will really learn the ways of My people, to swear by My name, ‘As the Lord lives,’ even as they taught My people to swear by Baal, they will be built up in the midst of My people.
- Jeremiah 17:24“But it will come about, if you listen attentively to Me,” declares the Lord, “to bring no load in through the gates of this city on the sabbath day, but to keep the sabbath day holy by doing no work on it,
- Luke 11:28But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”
- Psalms 119:6Then I shall not be ashamed When I look upon all Your commandments.
- Luke 1:6They were both righteous in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:1
- 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
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The blessings for obedience. (1-14) The curses for disobedience. (15-44) Their ruin, if disobedient. (45-68) Verses 1-14 This chapter is a very large exposition of two words, the blessing and the curse. They are real things and have real effects. The blessings are here put before the curses. God is slow to anger, but swift to show mercy. It is his delight to bless. It is better that we should be drawn to what is good by a child-like hope of God's favour…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
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Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 28:1 Ex 15:26; 23:22-27; Lev 26:3-13; Deut 7:12-26; 11:13 ↩
- 2. Deuteronomy 28:1 Lit listen to the voice of ↩
- 3. Deuteronomy 28:1 Deut 28:13; 26:19; 1 Chr 14:2 ↩
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
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