New American Standard Bible 2020
Deuteronomy 28:15
15“1But it shall come about, if you do not 2obey the Lord your God, to be careful to 3follow all His commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
Deuteronomy 28:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:
- New International Version (NIV)However, if you do not obey the Lord your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come on you and overtake you:
- English Standard Version (ESV)"But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord your God or be careful to do all his commandments and his statutes that I command you today, then all these curses shall come upon you and overtake you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
Context of Deuteronomy 28:15
13And the Lord will make you the head and not the tail, and you will only be above, and not be underneath, if you listen to the commandments of the Lord your God which I am commanding you today, to follow them carefully, 14and do not turn aside from any of the words which I am commanding you today, to the right or the left, to pursue other gods to serve them. “But it shall come about, if you do not obey the Lord your God, to be careful to follow all His commandments and His statutes which I am commanding you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: 16“Cursed will you be in the city, and cursed will you be in the country. 17“Cursed will be your basket and your kneading bowl.
Read all of Deuteronomy 28Deuteronomy 28:15 word by word
וְהָיָ֗ה אִם־לֹ֤א תִשְׁמַע֙ בְּקוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ לִשְׁמֹ֤ר לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֹתָ֣יו וְחֻקֹּתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י מְצַוְּךָ֖ הַיּ֑וֹם וּבָ֧אוּ עָלֶ֛יךָ כָּל־הַקְּלָל֥וֹת הָאֵ֖לֶּה וְהִשִּׂיגֽוּךָ׃Read the interlinear
- But it shall comeהָיָהhâyâh · to beH1961
- ifאִם'im · ifH518
- obeyשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: obeyH8085
- obeyקוֹלqôl qôl · voiceH6963
- the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- to beשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
- followעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
- allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- His commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
- and His statutesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
- whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- I am commandingצָוָהtsâvâh · to commandH6680
- you todayיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
- theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- cursesקְלָלָהqelâlâh · curseH7045
- will comeבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- upon you and overtakeנָשַׂגnâώag · to overtakeH5381
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:15
- Leviticus 26:14‘But if you do not obey Me and do not carry out all these commandments,
- Lamentations 2:17The Lord has done what He determined; He has accomplished His word Which He commanded from days of old. He has torn down without sparing, And He has helped the enemy to rejoice over you; He has exalted the might of your adversaries.
- Daniel 9:11Indeed, all Israel has violated Your Law and turned aside, not obeying Your voice; so the curse has gushed forth on us, along with the oath which is written in the Law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against Him.
- Malachi 2:2If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to give honor to My name,” says the Lord of armies, “then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings; and indeed, I have cursed them already, because you are not taking it to heart.
- Romans 2:8but to those who are self-serving and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, He will give wrath and indignation.
- Deuteronomy 28:2And all these blessings will come to you and reach you if you obey the Lord your God:
- Deuteronomy 27:15‘Cursed is the person who makes a carved image or cast metal image, an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ And all the people shall reply and say, ‘Amen.’
- Deuteronomy 29:20The Lord will not be willing to forgive him, but rather the anger of the Lord and His wrath will burn against that person, and every curse that is written in this book will lie upon him, and the Lord will wipe out his name from under heaven.
- Isaiah 3:11Woe to the wicked! It will go badly for him, For what he deserves will be done to him.
- Galatians 3:10For all who are of works of the Law are under a curse; for it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not abide by all the things written in the book of the Law, to do them.”
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:15
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-68Verses 15-68 The curses correspond in form and number Deuteronomy 28:15-19 to the blessings Deuteronomy 28:3-6, and the special modes in which these threats should be executed are described in five groups of denunciations Deuteronomy 28:20-26 First series of judgments. The curse of God should rest on all they did, and should issue in manifold forms of disease, in famine, and in defeat in war. Deuteronomy 28:20 Vexation - Rather, confusion: the word in the…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-44Verses 15-44 If we do not keep God's commandments, we not only come short of the blessing promised, but we lay ourselves under the curse, which includes all misery, as the blessing all happiness. Observe the justice of this curse. It is not a curse causeless, or for some light cause. The extent and power of this curse. Wherever the sinner goes, the curse of God follows; wherever he is, it rests upon him. Whatever he has is under a curse. All his…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. 15-2015-20. But ... if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord--Curses that were to follow them in the event of disobedience are now enumerated, and they are almost exact counterparts of the blessings which were described in the preceding context as the reward of a faithful adherence to the covenant.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Deuteronomy 28:15 Lev 26:14-43; Josh 23:15; Dan 9:11 ↩
- 2. Deuteronomy 28:15 Lit listen to the voice of ↩
- 3. Deuteronomy 28:15 Lit perform ↩
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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