Deuteronomy 28

Blessings at Gerizim

1“1Now it shall be, ifH518 you diligentlyH8085 2obeyH8085H6963 the LordH3068 your GodH430, beingH8104 carefulH8104 to doH6213 allH3605 His commandmentsH4687 whichH834 I commandH6680 you todayH3117, the LordH3068 your GodH430 3will setH5414 you highH5945 aboveH5921 allH3605 the nationsH1471 of the earthH776. 2AllH3605 theseH428 blessingsH1293 will comeH935 upon you and 4overtakeH5381 you ifH3588 you 5obeyH8085H6963 the LordH3068 your GodH430:

3“BlessedH1288 shall you be in the cityH5892, and blessedH1288 shall you be 6in the 7countryH7704.

4“BlessedH1288 shall be the 8offspringH6529 of your 9bodyH990 and the 10produceH6529 of your groundH127 and the 11offspringH6529 of your beastsH929, the increaseH7698 of your herdH504 and the youngH6251 of your flockH6629.

5“BlessedH1288 shall be your basketH2935 and your kneadingH4863 bowlH4863.

6“BlessedH1288 shall you be 12when you comeH935 in, and blessedH1288 shall you be when you goH3318 out.

7“The LordH3068 shall causeH5414 your enemiesH340 who riseH6965 up againstH5921 you to be 13defeatedH5062 beforeH6440 you; they will comeH3318 out againstH413 you oneH259 wayH1870 and will fleeH5127 beforeH6440 you sevenH7651 waysH1870. 8The LordH3068 will commandH6680 the blessingH1293 upon you in your barnsH618 and in 14allH3605 that you putH4916 your handH3027 to, and He will blessH1288 you in the landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 givesH5414 you. 915The LordH3068 will establishH6965 you as a holyH6918 peopleH5971 to Himself, as He sworeH7650 to you, ifH3588 you keepH8104 the commandmentsH4687 of the LordH3068 your GodH430 and walkH1980 in His waysH1870. 10So allH3605 the peoplesH5971 of the earthH776 will seeH7200 that 1617you are calledH7121 by the nameH8034 of the LordH3068, and they will be afraidH3372 of you. 1118The LordH3068 will make you aboundH3498 in prosperityH2899, in the 19offspringH6529 of your 20bodyH990 and in the 21offspringH6529 of your beastH929 and in the 22produceH6529 of your groundH127, in the landH127 whichH834 the LordH3068 sworeH7650 to your fathersH1 to giveH5414 you. 12The LordH3068 will openH6605 for you His goodH2896 storehouseH214, the heavensH8064, to giveH5414 rainH4306 to your landH776 in its seasonH6256 and to blessH1288 allH3605 the workH4639 of your handH3027; and 23you shall lendH3867 to manyH7227 nationsH1471, but you shall not borrowH3867. 1324The LordH3068 will makeH5414 you the headH7218 and not the tailH2180, and you onlyH7534 will be aboveH4605, and you will not be underneathH4295, ifH3588 you listenH8085 to the commandmentsH4687 of the LordH3068 your GodH430, whichH834 I chargeH6680 you todayH3117, to 25observeH6213 them carefullyH6213, 14and 26do not turnH5493 asideH5493 from anyH3605 of the wordsH1697 whichH834 I commandH6680 you todayH3117, to the rightH3225 or to the leftH8040, to goH1980 afterH310 otherH312 godsH430 to serveH5647 them.

Consequences of Disobedience

15“27But it shall comeH1961 about, ifH518 you do not 28obeyH8085H6963 the LordH3068 your GodH430, to observeH6213 to doH6213 allH3605 His commandmentsH4687 and His statutesH2708 with whichH834 I chargeH6680 you todayH3117, that allH3605 theseH428 cursesH7045 will comeH935 upon you and overtakeH5381 you:

16“29CursedH779 shall you be in the cityH5892, and cursedH779 shall you be in the 30countryH7704.

17“31CursedH779 shall be your basketH2935 and your kneadingH4863 bowlH4863.

18“32CursedH779 shall be the 33offspringH6529 of your 34bodyH990 and the 35produceH6529 of your groundH127, the increaseH7698 of your herdH504 and the youngH6251 of your flockH6629.

19“36CursedH779 shall you be when you comeH935 in, and cursedH779 shall you be when you goH3318 out.

20“37The LordH3068 will sendH7971 upon you cursesH3994, confusionH4103, and 38rebukeH4045, in allH3605 39you undertakeH3027H4916 to doH6213, untilH5704 you are destroyedH8045 and untilH5704 40you perishH6 quicklyH4118, on accountH4480H6440 of the evilH7455 of your deedsH4611, becauseH834 you have forsakenH5800 Me. 2141The LordH3068 will make the pestilenceH1698 clingH1692 to you untilH5704 He has consumedH3615 you from the landH127 whereH834H8033 you are enteringH935 to possessH3423 it. 2242The LordH3068 will smiteH5221 you with consumptionH7829 and with feverH6920 and with inflammationH1816 and with fieryH2746 heatH2746 and with 43the swordH2719 and 44with blightH7711 and with mildewH3420, and they will pursueH7291 you untilH5704 45you perishH6. 2346The heavenH8064 whichH834 is overH5921 your headH7218 shall be bronzeH5178, and the earthH776 whichH834 is underH8478 you, ironH1270. 2447The LordH3068 will makeH5414 the rainH4306 of your landH776 powderH80 and dustH6083; from heavenH8064 it shall comeH3381 downH3381 on you untilH5704 you are destroyedH8045.

25“48The LordH3068 shall causeH5414 you to be 49defeatedH5062 beforeH6440 your enemiesH340; you will goH3318 out oneH259 wayH1870 againstH413 them, but you will fleeH5127 sevenH7651 waysH1870 beforeH6440 them, and you will 50be an example of terrorH2113 to allH3605 the kingdomsH4467 of the earthH776. 2651Your carcassesH5038 will be foodH3978 to allH3605 birdsH5775 of the skyH8064 and to the beastsH929 of the earthH776, and thereH369 will be noH369 oneH369 to frightenH2729 them awayH2729.

27“52The LordH3068 will smiteH5221 you with the boilsH7822 of EgyptH4714 and with 53tumorsH6076 and with the scabH1618 and with the itchH2775, from whichH834 you cannotH3201H3808 be healedH7495. 28The LordH3068 will smiteH5221 you with madnessH7697 and with blindnessH5788 and with bewildermentH8541 of heartH3824; 29and you will 5455gropeH4959 at noonH6672, as the blindH5787 manH5787 gropesH4959 in darknessH653, and you will not prosperH6743 in your waysH1870; but you shall onlyH389 be oppressedH6231 and robbedH1497 continuallyH3605H3117, with noneH369 to saveH3467 you. 3056You shall betrothH781 a wifeH802, but anotherH312 manH376 will violateH7693 her; 57you shall buildH1129 a houseH1004, but you will not liveH3427 in it; you shall plantH5193 a vineyardH3754, but you will not 58useH2490 its fruitH2490. 31Your oxH7794 shall be slaughteredH2873 before your eyesH5869, but you will not eatH398 of it; your donkeyH2543 shall be tornH1497 awayH1497 from you, and will not be restoredH7725 to you; your sheepH6629 shall be givenH5414 to your enemiesH340, and you will haveH369 noneH369 to saveH3467 you. 3259Your sonsH1121 and your daughtersH1323 shall be givenH5414 to anotherH312 peopleH5971, while your eyesH5869 lookH7200 on and yearnH3616 for them continuallyH3605H3117; but thereH369 will be nothingH369 60you can doH3027. 3361A peopleH5971 whomH834 you do not knowH3045 shall eatH398 up the produceH6529 of your groundH127 and allH3605 your laborsH3018, and you will neverH7534 be anythingH7534 but oppressedH6231 and crushedH7533 continuallyH3605H3117. 34You shall be drivenH7696 madH7696 by the sightH4758 of 62whatH834 you seeH7200. 3563The LordH3068 will strikeH5221 you on the kneesH1290 and legsH7785 with soreH7451 boilsH7822, from whichH834 you cannotH3201H3808 be healedH7495, from the soleH3709 of your footH7272 to the crownH6936 of your headH6936. 3664The LordH3068 will bringH1980 you and your kingH4428, whomH834 you setH6965 overH5921 you, to a nationH1471 whichH834 neitherH3808 you norH3808 your fathersH1 have knownH3045, and thereH8033 you shall serveH5647 otherH312 godsH430, 65woodH6086 and stoneH68. 3766You shall becomeH1961 a horrorH8047, a proverbH4912, and a tauntH8148 among allH3605 the peopleH5971 whereH834H8033 the LordH3068 drivesH5090 you.

38“67You shall bringH3318 out muchH7227 seedH2233 to the fieldH7704 but you will gatherH622 in littleH4592, for 68the locustH697 will consumeH2628 it. 3969You shall plantH5193 and cultivateH5647 vineyardsH3754, but you will neitherH3808 drinkH8354 of the wineH3196 norH3808 gatherH103 the grapes, for the wormH8439 will devourH398 them. 4070You shall haveH1961 oliveH2132 treesH2132 throughoutH3605 your territoryH1366 but you will not anointH5480 yourself with the oilH8081, for your olivesH2132 will dropH5394 offH5394. 4171You shall 72haveH3205 sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323 but they will not be yours, for they will goH1980 into captivityH7628. 4273The cricketH6767 shall possessH3423 allH3605 your treesH6086 and the produceH6529 of your groundH127. 4374The alienH1616 whoH834 is amongH7130 you shall riseH5927 aboveH5921 you higherH4605 and higherH4605, but you will goH3381 downH3381 lowerH4295 and lowerH4295. 4475He shall lendH3867 to you, but you will not lendH3867 to him; 76he shall be the headH7218, and you will be the tailH2180.

45“So allH3605 theseH428 cursesH7045 shall comeH935 on you and pursueH7291 you and overtakeH5381 you 77untilH5704 you are destroyedH8045, becauseH3588 you would not 78obeyH8085H6963 the LordH3068 your GodH430 by keepingH8104 His commandmentsH4687 and His statutesH2708 whichH834 He commandedH6680 you. 46They shall becomeH1961 79a signH226 and a wonderH4159 on you and your 80descendantsH2233 foreverH5704H5769.

47“81BecauseH8478H834 you did not serveH5647 the LordH3068 your GodH430 with joyH8057 and a gladH2898 heartH3824, for the abundanceH7230 of allH3605 thingsH3605; 48therefore you shall serveH5647 your enemiesH340 whomH834 the LordH3068 will sendH7971 against you, 82in hungerH7458, in thirstH6772, in nakednessH5903, and in the lackH2640 of allH3605 thingsH3605; and He 83will putH5414 an ironH1270 yokeH5923 on your neckH6677 untilH5704 He has destroyedH8045 you.

49“84The LordH3068 will bringH5375 a nationH1471 againstH5921 you from afarH7350, from the endH7097 of the earthH776, 85as the eagleH5404 swoopsH1675 downH1675, a nationH1471 whoseH834 languageH3956 you shall not understandH8085, 50a nationH1471 of fierceH5794 countenanceH6440 whoH834 will 86haveH5375 noH3808 respectH6440 for the oldH2205, norH3808 showH2603 favorH2603 to the youngH5288. 51Moreover, it shall eatH398 the 87offspringH6529 of your herdH929 and the produceH6529 of your groundH127 untilH5704 you are destroyedH8045, whoH834 also leavesH7604 you noH3808 grainH1715, newH8492 wineH8492, or oilH3323, norH3808 the increaseH7698 of your herdH504 or the youngH6251 of your flockH6629 untilH5704 they have caused you to perishH6. 5288It shall besiegeH6887 you in allH3605 your 89townsH8179 untilH5704 your highH1364 and fortifiedH1219 wallsH2346 in whichH834 you trustedH982 comeH3381 downH3381 throughoutH3605 your landH776, and it shall besiegeH6887 you in allH3605 your 90townsH8179 throughoutH3605 your landH776 whichH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 has givenH5414 you. 5391Then you shall eatH398 the 92offspringH6529 of your own bodyH990, the fleshH1320 of your sonsH1121 and of your daughtersH1323 whomH834 the LordH3068 your GodH430 has givenH5414 you, during the siegeH4692 and the distressH4689 by whichH834 your enemyH340 will 93oppressH6693 you. 54The manH376 who is 94refinedH7390 and veryH3966 delicateH6028 among you 95shall be hostileH7489 toward his brotherH251 and toward the wifeH802 96he cherishesH2436 and toward the restH3499 of his childrenH1121 whoH834 remainH3498, 55soH4480 that he will not giveH5414 even oneH259 of them anyH4480 of the fleshH1320 of his childrenH1121 whichH834 he will eatH398, sinceH4480 he has nothingH1097H3605 else leftH7604, during the siegeH4692 and the distressH4689 by whichH834 your enemyH340 will 97oppressH6693 you in allH3605 your 98townsH8179. 5699The 100refinedH7390 and delicateH6028 womanH6028 among you, whoH834 would not ventureH5254 to setH3322 the soleH3709 of her footH7272 on the groundH776 for delicatenessH6026 and 101refinementH7391, 102shall be hostileH7489 toward the husbandH376 103she cherishesH2436 and toward her sonH1121 and daughterH1323, 57and toward her afterbirthH7988 which issuesH3318 from betweenH996 her 104legsH7272 and toward her childrenH1121 whomH834 she bearsH3205; for 105she will eatH398 them secretlyH5643 for lackH2640 of anythingH3605 else, during the siegeH4692 and the distressH4689 by whichH834 your enemyH340 will 106oppressH6693 you in your 107townsH8179.

58“IfH518 you are not carefulH8104 to observeH6213 allH3605 the wordsH1697 of thisH2088 lawH8451 which are writtenH3789 in thisH2088 bookH5612, to 108109fearH3372 thisH2088 honoredH3513 and awesomeH3372 110nameH8034, 111the LordH3068 your GodH430, 59then the LordH3068 will bringH6381 extraordinaryH6381 plaguesH4347 on you and 112your descendantsH2233, even 113severeH1419 and lastingH539 plaguesH4347, and miserableH7451 and chronicH539 sicknessesH2483. 60114He will bringH7725 backH7725 on you allH3605 the diseasesH4064 of EgyptH4714 of whichH834 you were afraidH3025, and they will clingH1692 to you. 61AlsoH1571 everyH3605 sicknessH2483 and everyH3605 plagueH4347 whichH834, not writtenH3789 in the bookH5612 of thisH2088 lawH8451, the LordH3068 will bringH5927 on you 115untilH5704 you are destroyedH8045. 62Then you shall be leftH7604 fewH4592 in numberH4962, 116whereasH8478H834 you were as numerousH7230 as the starsH3556 of heavenH8064, becauseH3588 you did not 117obeyH8085H6963 the LordH3068 your GodH430. 63It shall comeH1961 about that as the LordH3068 118delightedH7797 overH5921 you to prosperH3190 you, and multiplyH7235 you, soH3651 the LordH3068 will 119delightH7797 overH5921 you to make you perishH6 and destroyH8045 you; and you will be 120tornH5255 from the landH127 whereH834H8033 you are enteringH935 to possessH3423 it. 64Moreover, the LordH3068 will 121scatterH6327 you among allH3605 peoplesH5971, from one endH7097 of the earthH776 to the other endH7097 of the earthH776; and thereH8033 you shall 122serveH5647 otherH312 godsH430, woodH6086 and stoneH68, whichH834 you or your fathersH1 have not knownH3045. 65123Among thoseH1992 nationsH1471 you shall findH7280 noH3808 restH7280, and there will be noH3808 restingH4496 placeH4494 for the soleH3709 of your footH7272; but thereH8033 124the LordH3068 will giveH5414 you a tremblingH7268 heartH3820, failingH3631 of eyesH5869, and despairH1671 of soulH5315. 66So your lifeH2425 shall 125hangH8511 in doubt before you; and you will be in dreadH6342 nightH3915 and dayH3119, and shall haveH539 noH3808 assuranceH539 of your lifeH2425. 67126In the morningH1242 you shall sayH559, ‘WouldH4310H5414 that it were eveningH6153!’ And at eveningH6153 you shall sayH559, ‘WouldH4310H5414 that it were morningH1242!’ becauseH4480 of the dreadH6343 of your heartH3824 whichH834 you dreadH6342, and for the sightH4758 of your eyesH5869 whichH834 you will seeH7200. 68The LordH3068 will bringH7725 you backH7725 to EgyptH4714 in shipsH591, by the wayH1870 about whichH834 I spokeH559 to you, ‘You will neverH3808 seeH7200 it againH3254!’ And thereH8033 you will offerH4376 yourselves for saleH4376 to your enemiesH340 as maleH5650 and femaleH8198 slavesH8198H5650, but thereH369 will be noH369 buyerH7069.”