New American Standard Bible 1995

Deuteronomy 28:23-48

23The heavenשָׁמֶ֛יךָsha.Mei.khaH8064whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834is overעַל־'al-H5921your headרֹאשְׁךָ֖ro.she.KhaH7218shall be bronzeנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178,and the earthוְהָאָ֥רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is underתַּחְתֶּ֖יךָtach.Tei.khaH8478you, ironבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270.

24The Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068will makeיִתֵּ֧ןyi.TenH5414the rainמְטַ֥רme.TarH4306of your landאַרְצְךָ֖'ar.tze.KhaH776powderאָבָ֣ק'a.VakH80and dustוְעָפָ֑רve.'a.FarH6083;from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064it shall comeיֵרֵ֣דye.RedH3381downH3381on you untilעַ֖ד'adH5704you are destroyedהִשָּׁמְדָֽךְ׃hi.sha.me.DakhH8045.

25“The Lordיְהוָ֥ה׀Yah.wehH3068shall causeיִתֶּנְךָ֨yi.ten.KhaH5414you to bedefeatedנִגָּף֮ni.GafH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440your enemiesH340;you will goתֵּצֵ֣אte.Tze'H3318out oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259wayבְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870againstאֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413them, but you will fleeתָּנ֣וּסta.NusH5127sevenוּבְשִׁבְעָ֥הu.ve.shiv.'AhH7651waysדְרָכִ֖יםde.ra.KhimH1870beforeלְפָנָ֑יוle.fa.NavH6440them, and you will be an example ofterrorH2113to allלְכֹ֖לle.KholH3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

26Your carcassesנִבְלָֽתְךָ֙niv.la.te.KhaH5038will be foodלְמַאֲכָ֔לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605birdsע֥וֹףofH5775of the skyהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and to the beastsוּלְבֶהֱמַ֣תu.le.ve.he.MatH929of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and thereH369will be noH369oneH369to frightenH2729themawayH2729.

27“The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will smiteיַכְּכָ֨הya.ke.KhahH5221you with the boilsבִּשְׁחִ֤יןbish.ChinH7822of Egyptמִצְרַ֙יִם֙mitz.Ra.yimH4714and withtumorsH6076and with the scabוּבַגָּרָ֖בu.va.ga.RavH1618and with the itchוּבֶחָ֑רֶסu.ve.Cha.resH2775,from whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you cannotלֹא־ תוּכַ֖לlo'- tu.KhalH3201 H3808be healedלְהֵרָפֵֽא׃le.he.ra.Fe'H7495.

28The Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will smiteיַכְּכָ֣הya.ke.KhahH5221you with madnessבְּשִׁגָּע֖וֹןbe.shi.ga.'onH7697and with blindnessוּבְעִוָּר֑וֹןu.ve.'i.va.RonH5788and with bewildermentוּבְתִמְה֖וֹןu.ve.tim.HonH8541of heartלֵבָֽב׃le.VavH3824;

29and you willgropeמְמַשֵּׁ֣שׁme.ma.SheshH4959at noonבַּֽצָּהֳרַ֗יִםba.tzo.ho.Ra.yimH6672,as the blindהָעִוֵּר֙ha.'i.VerH5787manH5787gropesיְמַשֵּׁ֤שׁye.ma.SheshH4959in darknessבָּאֲפֵלָ֔הba.'a.fe.LahH653,and you will not prosperתַצְלִ֖יחַtatz.Li.achH6743in your waysדְּרָכֶ֑יךָde.ra.Khei.khaH1870;but you shall onlyאַ֣ךְ'akhH389be oppressedעָשׁ֧וּק'a.ShukH6231and robbedוְגָז֛וּלve.ga.ZulH1497continuallyכָּל־ הַיָּמִ֖יםkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117,with noneוְאֵ֥יןve.'EinH369to saveמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467you.

30You shall betrothתְאָרֵ֗שׂte.'a.ResH781a wifeאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802,but anotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312manוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376will violateH7693her;you shall buildתִּבְנֶ֖הtiv.NehH1129a houseבַּ֥יִתBa.yitH1004,but you will not liveתֵשֵׁ֣בte.ShevH3427in it; you shall plantתִּטַּ֖עti.Ta'H5193a vineyardכֶּ֥רֶםKe.remH3754, but you will notuseתְחַלְּלֶּֽנּוּ׃te.chal.le.Le.nuH2490its fruitH2490.

31Your oxשׁוֹרְךָ֞shor.KhaH7794shall be slaughteredטָב֣וּחַta.Vu.achH2873before your eyesלְעֵינֶ֗יךָle.'ei.Nei.khaH5869,but you will not eatתֹאכַל֮to.KhalH398of it; your donkeyחֲמֹֽרְךָ֙cha.mo.re.KhaH2543shall be tornH1497awayH1497from you, and will not be restoredיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725to you; your sheepצֹֽאנְךָ֙tzo.ne.KhaH6629shall be givenנְתֻנ֣וֹתne.tu.NotH5414to your enemiesH340,and you will haveH369noneH369to saveמוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃mo.Shi.a'H3467you.

32Your sonsבָּנֶ֨יךָba.Nei.khaH1121and your daughtersוּבְנֹתֶ֜יךָu.ve.no.Tei.khaH1323shall be givenנְתֻנִ֨יםne.tu.NimH5414to anotherאַחֵר֙'a.CherH312peopleלְעַ֤םle.'AmH5971,while your eyesוְעֵינֶ֣יךָve.'ei.Nei.khaH5869lookרֹא֔וֹתro.'otH7200on and yearnוְכָל֥וֹתve.kha.LotH3616for them continuallyכָּל־ הַיּ֑וֹםkol- hai.YomH3605 H3117;but thereH369will be nothingH369you can doיָדֶֽךָ׃ya.De.khaH3027.

33A peopleעַ֖ם'amH5971whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you do not knowיָדָ֑עְתָּya.Da.'e.taH3045shall eatיֹאכַ֥לyo.KhalH398up the produceפְּרִ֤יpe.RiH6529of your groundאַדְמָֽתְךָ֙'ad.ma.te.KhaH127and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605your laborsיְגִ֣יעֲךָ֔ye.Gi.'a.khaH3018,and you will neverH7534be anythingH7534but oppressedעָשׁ֥וּק'a.ShukH6231and crushedוְרָצ֖וּץve.ra.TzutzH7533continuallyכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117.

34You shall be drivenH7696madמְשֻׁגָּ֑עme.shu.Ga'H7696by the sightמִמַּרְאֵ֥הmi.mar.'EhH4758ofwhatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you seeתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200.

35The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will strikeיַכְּכָ֨הya.ke.KhahH5221you on the kneesהַבִּרְכַּ֙יִם֙ha.bir.Ka.yimH1290and legsהַשֹּׁקַ֔יִםha.sho.Ka.yimH7785with soreרָ֗עRa'H7451boilsבִּשְׁחִ֣יןbish.ChinH7822,from whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you cannotלֹא־ תוּכַ֖לlo'- tu.KhalH3201 H3808be healedלְהֵרָפֵ֑אle.he.ra.Fe'H7495,from the soleמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of your footרַגְלְךָ֖rag.le.KhaH7272to the crownH6936of your headH6936.

36The Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068will bringיוֹלֵ֨ךְyo.LekhH1980you and your kingמַלְכְּךָ֙mal.ke.KhaH4428,whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you setתָּקִ֣יםta.KimH6965overעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you, to a nationגּ֕וֹיGoyH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834neitherH3808you norH3808your fathersוַאֲבֹתֶ֑יךָva.'a.vo.Tei.khaH1have knownיָדַ֖עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045,and thereשָּׁ֛םshamH8033you shall serveוְעָבַ֥דְתָּve.'a.Vad.taH5647otherאֲחֵרִ֖ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,woodעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086and stoneוָאָֽבֶן׃va.'A.venH68.

37You shall becomeוְהָיִ֣יתָve.ha.Yi.taH1961a horrorלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,a proverbלְמָשָׁ֖לle.ma.ShalH4912,and a tauntוְלִשְׁנִינָ֑הve.lish.ni.NahH8148among allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605the peopleהָֽעַמִּ֔יםha.'a.MimH5971whereאֲשֶׁר־ שָֽׁמָּה׃'a.Sher- Sha.mahH834 H8033the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068drivesיְנַהֶגְךָ֥ye.na.heg.KhaH5090you.

38“You shall bringתּוֹצִ֣יאto.Tzi'H3318out muchרַ֖בravH7227seedזֶ֥רַעZe.ra'H2233to the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704but you will gatherתֶּאֱסֹ֔ףte.'e.SofH622in littleוּמְעַ֣טu.me.'AtH4592, forthe locustהָאַרְבֶּֽה׃ha.'ar.BehH697will consumeיַחְסְלֶ֖נּוּyach.se.Le.nuH2628it.

39You shall plantתִּטַּ֖עti.Ta'H5193and cultivateוְעָבָ֑דְתָּve.'a.Va.de.taH5647vineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754,but you will neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808drinkתִשְׁתֶּה֙tish.TehH8354of the wineוְיַ֤יִןve.Ya.yinH3196norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808gatherתֶאֱגֹ֔רte.'e.GorH103the grapes,for the wormH8439will devourתֹאכְלֶ֖נּוּto.khe.Le.nuH398them.

40You shall haveיִהְי֥וּyih.YuH1961oliveזֵיתִ֛יםzei.TimH2132treesH2132throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your territoryגְּבוּלֶ֑ךָge.vu.Le.khaH1366but you will not anointתָס֔וּךְta.SukhH5480yourself with the oilוְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙ve.She.menH8081,for your olivesזֵיתֶֽךָ׃zei.Te.khaH2132will dropH5394offH5394.

41You shallhaveתּוֹלִ֑ידto.LidH3205sonsבָּנִ֥יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.NotH1323but they will not be yours, for they will goיֵלְכ֖וּye.le.KhuH1980into captivityבַּשֶּֽׁבִי׃ba.She.viH7628.

42The cricketהַצְּלָצַֽל׃ha.tze.la.TzalH6767shall possessיְיָרֵ֖שׁye.ya.ReshH3423allכָּל־kol-H3605your treesעֵצְךָ֖'e.tze.KhaH6086and the produceוּפְרִ֣יu.fe.RiH6529of your groundאַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ'ad.ma.Te.khaH127.

43The alienהַגֵּר֙ha.GerH1616whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is amongבְּקִרְבְּךָ֔be.kir.be.ChaH7130you shall riseיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927aboveעָלֶ֖יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921you higherמַ֣עְלָהMa'.lahH4605and higherמָּ֑עְלָהMa.'e.lahH4605,but you will goתֵרֵ֖דte.RedH3381downH3381lowerמַ֥טָּהMa.tahH4295and lowerמָּֽטָּה׃Ma.tahH4295.

44He shall lendיַלְוְךָ֔yal.ve.KhaH3867to you, but you will not lendתַלְוֶ֑נּוּtal.Ve.nuH3867to him;he shall be the headלְרֹ֔אשׁle.RoshH7218,and you will be the tailלְזָנָֽב׃le.za.NavH2180.

45“So allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428cursesהַקְּלָל֣וֹתha.ke.la.LotH7045shall comeוּבָ֨אוּu.Va.'uH935on you and pursueוּרְדָפ֙וּךָ֙u.re.da.Fu.khaH7291you and overtakeוְהִשִּׂיג֔וּךָve.hi.si.Gu.khaH5381youuntilעַ֖ד'adH5704you are destroyedהִשָּֽׁמְדָ֑ךְhi.sha.me.DakhH8045,becauseכִּי־ki-H3588you would notobeyשָׁמַ֗עְתָּ בְּקוֹל֙sha.Ma'.ta be.kOlH8085 H6963the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430by keepingלִשְׁמֹ֛רlish.MorH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֥יוmitz.vo.TavH4687and His statutesוְחֻקֹּתָ֖יוve.chu.ko.TavH2708whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He commandedצִוָּֽךְ׃tzi.VakhH6680you.

46They shall becomeוְהָי֣וּve.ha.YuH1961a signלְא֖וֹתle.'otH226and a wonderוּלְמוֹפֵ֑תu.le.mo.FetH4159on you and yourdescendantsוּֽבְזַרְעֲךָ֖u.ve.zar.'a.KhaH2233foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.

47“Becauseתַּ֗חַת אֲשֶׁ֤רTa.chat 'a.SherH8478 H834you did not serveעָבַ֙דְתָּ֙'a.Vad.taH5647the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430with joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֖הbe.sim.ChahH8057and a gladוּבְט֣וּבu.ve.TuvH2898heartלֵבָ֑בle.VavH3824,for the abundanceמֵרֹ֖בme.RoH7230of allH3605thingsH3605;

48therefore you shall serveוְעָבַדְתָּ֣ve.'a.vad.TaH5647your enemiesH340whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068will sendיְשַׁלְּחֶ֤נּוּye.shal.le.Che.nuH7971against you,in hungerבְּרָעָ֧בbe.ra.'AvH7458,in thirstוּבְצָמָ֛אu.ve.tza.Ma'H6772,in nakednessוּבְעֵירֹ֖םu.ve.'ei.RomH5903,and in the lackוּבְחֹ֣סֶרu.ve.Cho.serH2640of allH3605thingsH3605; and Hewill putוְנָתַ֞ןve.na.TanH5414an ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270yokeעֹ֤ל'olH5923on your neckצַוָּארֶ֔ךָtza.va.Re.khaH6677untilעַ֥ד'adH5704He has destroyedהִשְׁמִיד֖וֹhish.mi.DoH8045you.

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