Deuteronomy 28:16

Deuteronomy 28:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.
• New International Version (NIV)You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the field.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the country.

Context of Deuteronomy 28:16

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. 15“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: “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. 18“Cursed will be the children of your womb, the produce of your ground, the newborn of your herd, and the offspring of your flock.

Deuteronomy 28:16 word by word

אָר֥וּר אַתָּ֖ה בָּעִ֑יר וְאָר֥וּר אַתָּ֖ה בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Cursedאָרַר'ârar · to curseH779
• in the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• countryשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:16

• Deuteronomy 28:3“Blessed will you be in the city, and blessed will you be in the country.
• Proverbs 3:33The curse of the Lord is on the house of the wicked, But He blesses the home of the righteous.
• Isaiah 24:6Therefore, a curse devours the earth, and those who live on it suffer for their guilt. Therefore, the inhabitants of the earth decrease in number, and few people are left.
• Isaiah 43:28So I will profane the officials of the sanctuary, And I will turn Jacob over to destruction and Israel to abuse.
• Jeremiah 9:11I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, A haunt of jackals; And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation without inhabitant.”
• Jeremiah 26:6then I will make this house like Shiloh, and I will make this city a curse to all the nations of the earth.”’”
• Jeremiah 44:22So the Lord was no longer able to endure it, because of the evil of your deeds, because of the abominations which you have committed; so your land has become a place of ruins, an object of horror, and a curse, without an inhabitant, as it is this day.
• Lamentations 1:1How lonely sits the city That once had many people! She has become like a widow Who was once great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces Has become a forced laborer!
• Lamentations 2:11My eyes fail because of tears, My spirit is greatly troubled; My heart is poured out on the earth Because of the destruction of the daughter of my people, When little ones and infants languish In the streets of the city.
• Lamentations 4:1How dark the gold has become, How the pure gold has changed! The sacred stones are spilled out At the corner of every street.
• 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.
• Malachi 4:6He will turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the hearts of the children to their fathers, so that I will not come and strike the land with complete destruction.”
• Deuteronomy 28:55so that he will not give even one of them any of the flesh of his children which he will eat, since he has nothing else left, during the siege and the hardship by which your enemy will oppress you in all your towns.
• Genesis 3:17Then to Adam He said, “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife, and have eaten from the tree about which I commanded you, saying, ‘You shall not eat from it’; Cursed is the ground because of you; With hard labor you shall eat from it All the days of your life.
• Genesis 4:11Now you are cursed from the ground, which has opened its mouth to receive your brother’s blood from your hand.
• Genesis 5:29And he named him Noah, saying, “This one will give us comfort from our work and from the hard labor of our hands caused by the ground which the Lord has cursed.”

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:16

• 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

Topics related to Deuteronomy 28:16

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Backsliders
• Disobedience to God
• Fear of God
• Holy Spirit
• Idolatry
• Judgments
• Obedience
• Reprobacy
• Wicked (People)

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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