Deuteronomy 28
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Deuteronomy 28:13-44

131And the LordH3068 will makeH5414 you the headH7218 and not the tailH2180, and you will onlyH7534 be aboveH4605, and not be underneathH4295, ifH3588 you listenH8085 to the commandmentsH4687 of the LordH3068 your GodH430 whichH834 I am commandingH6680 you todayH3117, to 2followH6213 them carefullyH8104, 14and 3do not turnH5493 asideH5493 from anyH3605 of the wordsH1697 whichH834 I am commandingH6680 you todayH3117, to the rightH3225 or the leftH8040, to pursueH1980H310 otherH312 godsH430 to serveH5647 them.

15“4But it shall comeH1961 aboutH1961, ifH518 you do not 5obeyH8085H6963 the LordH3068 your GodH430, to beH8104 carefulH8104 to 6followH6213 allH3605 His commandmentsH4687 and His statutesH2708 whichH834 I am commandingH6680 you todayH3117, that allH3605 theseH428 cursesH7045 will comeH935 upon you and overtakeH5381 you:

16“7CursedH779 will you be in the cityH5892, and cursedH779 will you be in the 8countryH7704.

17“9CursedH779 will be your basketH2935 and your kneadingH4863 bowlH4863.

18“10CursedH779 will be the 11childrenH6529 of your wombH990, the 12produceH6529 of your groundH127, the newbornH7698 of your herdH504, and the offspringH6251 of your flockH6629.

19“13CursedH779 will you be when you comeH935 inH935, and cursedH779 will you be when you goH3318 outH3318.

20“14The LordH3068 will sendH7971 against you cursesH3994, panicH4103, and 15rebukeH4045, in 16everythingH3605 you undertakeH3027H4916 to doH6213, untilH5704 you are destroyedH8045 and untilH5704 17you perishH6 quicklyH4118, onH4480H6440 accountH4480H6440 ofH4480H6440 the evilH7455 of your deedsH4611, becauseH834 you have abandonedH5800 Me. 2118The LordH3068 will make the plagueH1698 clingH1692 to you untilH5704 He has eliminatedH3615 you from the landH127 whereH834H8033 you are enteringH935 to takeH3423 possessionH3423 of it. 2219The LordH3068 will strikeH5221 you with consumptionH7829, inflammationH6920, feverH1816, feverishH2746 heatH2746, and with 20the swordH2719, 21with blightH7711, and with mildewH3420, and they will pursueH7291 you untilH5704 22you perishH6. 2323The heavenH8064 whichH834 is overH5921 your headH7218 shall be bronzeH5178, and the earthH776 whichH834 is underH8478 you, ironH1270. 2424The LordH3068 will makeH5414 the rainH4306 of your landH776 powderH80 and dustH6083; from heavenH8064 it shall comeH3381 downH3381 on you untilH5704 you are destroyedH8045.

25“25The LordH3068 will causeH5414 you to be defeatedH5062 byH6440 your enemiesH340; you will goH3318 outH3318 oneH259 wayH1870 againstH413 them, but you will fleeH5127 sevenH7651 waysH1870 from their presenceH6440, and you will 26be an example of terrorH2113 to allH3605 the kingdomsH4467 of the earthH776. 2627Your deadH5038 bodiesH5038 will 28serve as foodH3978 for allH3605 birdsH5775 of the skyH8064 and for the animalsH929 of the earthH776, and thereH369 willH369 beH369 noH369 oneH369 to frightenH2729 them away.

27“29The LordH3068 will strikeH5221 you with the boilsH7822 of EgyptH4714 and with 30tumorsH6076, the festeringH1618 rashH1618, and with scabiesH2775, from whichH834 you cannotH3201H3808 be healedH7495. 28The LordH3068 will strikeH5221 you with insanityH7697, blindnessH5788, and with confusionH8541 of 31mindH3824; 29and you will be 32gropingH4959 aboutH4959 at noonH6672, justH3512 asH3512 a personH5787 who is blindH5787 gropesH4959 in the darknessH653, and you will not beH6743 successfulH6743 in your waysH1870; but you will onlyH389 be 33oppressedH6231 and robbedH1497 allH3605 the timeH3117, with noH369 oneH369 to saveH3467 you. 3034You will 35betrothH781 a womanH802, but anotherH312 manH376 will 36violateH7693 her; 37you will buildH1129 a houseH1004, but you will not liveH3427 in it; you will plantH5193 a vineyardH3754, but you will not makeH2490 useH2490 ofH2490 its fruit. 31Your oxH7794 will be slaughteredH2873 before your eyesH5869, but you will not eatH398 of it; your donkeyH2543 will be snatchedH1497 awayH1497 from you, and will not 38be restoredH7725 to you; your 39sheepH6629 will be givenH5414 to your enemiesH340, and you will haveH369 noH369 oneH369 to saveH3467 you. 3240Your sonsH1121 and your daughtersH1323 will be givenH5414 to anotherH312 peopleH5971, while your eyesH5869 lookH7200 on and longH3616 for them constantlyH3605H3117; but thereH369 willH369 beH369 nothingH369 41you can doH3027. 3342A peopleH5971 whomH834 you do not knowH3045 will eatH398 the produceH6529 of your groundH127 and everyH3605 productH3018 ofH3018 your laborH3018, and you will neverH7534 be anythingH7534 butH7534 oppressedH6231 and mistreatedH7533 continuallyH3605H3117. 34You will also be drivenH7696 insaneH7696 by the sightH4758 of 43whatH834 you seeH7200. 3544The LordH3068 will strikeH5221 you on the kneesH1290 and thighsH7785 with severeH7451 boilsH7822 from whichH834 you cannotH3201H3808 be healedH7495, and strike you from the soleH3709 of your footH7272 to the topH6936 ofH6936 your headH6936. 3645The LordH3068 will bringH1980 you and your kingH4428, whomH834 you appointH6965 overH5921 you, to a nationH1471 that neitherH3808 you norH3808 your fathersH1 have knownH3045, and thereH8033 you shall serveH5647 otherH312 godsH430, made of 46woodH6086 and stoneH68. 37And 47you will becomeH1961 an object of horrorH8047, a songH4912 ofH4912 mockeryH4912, and an objectH8148 ofH8148 tauntingH8148 among allH3605 the peoplesH5971 whereH834H8033 the LordH3068 drivesH5090 you.

38“48You will bringH3318 outH3318 a greatH7227 amountH7227 of seedH2233 to the fieldH7704, but you will gatherH622 inH622 littleH4592, becauseH3588 49the locustH697 will devourH2628 it. 3950You will plantH5193 and cultivateH5647 vineyardsH3754, but you will neitherH3808 drinkH8354 of the wineH3196 norH3808 bringH103 inH103 the harvest, becauseH3588 the wormH8439 will eatH398 it. 4051You will haveH1961 oliveH2132 treesH2132 throughoutH3605 your territoryH1366 but you will not anointH5480 yourself with the oilH8081, becauseH3588 your olivesH2132 will dropH5394 offH5394 prematurely. 4152You will fatherH3205 sonsH1121 and daughtersH1323 but they will not remainH1961 yours, becauseH3588 they will goH1980 into captivityH7628. 4253The cricketH6767 will takeH3423 possessionH3423 of allH3605 your treesH6086 and the produceH6529 of your groundH127. 4354The strangerH1616 whoH834 is amongH7130 you will riseH5927 aboveH5921 you higherH4605 and higherH4605, and you will goH3381 downH3381 lowerH4295 and lowerH4295. 4455He will lendH3867 to you, but you will not lendH3867 to him; 56he will be the headH7218, and you will be the tailH2180.

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Notes

  1. 1. Deuteronomy 28:13 Deut 28:1, 44 ↩
  2. 2. Deuteronomy 28:13 Lit be careful and to perform ↩
  3. 3. Deuteronomy 28:14 Deut 5:32; Josh 1:7 ↩
  4. 4. Deuteronomy 28:15 Lev 26:14-43; Josh 23:15; Dan 9:11 ↩
  5. 5. Deuteronomy 28:15 Lit listen to the voice of ↩
  6. 6. Deuteronomy 28:15 Lit perform ↩
  7. 7. Deuteronomy 28:16 Deut 28:3 ↩
  8. 8. Deuteronomy 28:16 Lit field ↩
  9. 9. Deuteronomy 28:17 Deut 28:5 ↩
  10. 10. Deuteronomy 28:18 Deut 28:4 ↩
  11. 11. Deuteronomy 28:18 Lit fruit ↩
  12. 12. Deuteronomy 28:18 Lit fruit ↩
  13. 13. Deuteronomy 28:19 Deut 28:6 ↩
  14. 14. Deuteronomy 28:20 Deut 28:8; Mal 2:2 ↩
  15. 15. Deuteronomy 28:20 Ps 80:16; Is 51:20; 66:15 ↩
  16. 16. Deuteronomy 28:20 Lit every putting forth of your hand which you do ↩
  17. 17. Deuteronomy 28:20 Deut 4:26 ↩
  18. 18. Deuteronomy 28:21 Lev 26:25; Num 14:12; Jer 24:10; Amos 4:10 ↩
  19. 19. Deuteronomy 28:22 Lev 26:16 ↩
  20. 20. Deuteronomy 28:22 Another reading is drought ↩
  21. 21. Deuteronomy 28:22 Amos 4:9 ↩
  22. 22. Deuteronomy 28:22 Deut 4:26 ↩
  23. 23. Deuteronomy 28:23 Lit Your ↩
  24. 24. Deuteronomy 28:24 Deut 11:17; 28:12 ↩
  25. 25. Deuteronomy 28:25 Deut 28:7; Is 30:17 ↩
  26. 26. Deuteronomy 28:25 2 Chr 29:8; Jer 15:4; 24:9; Ezek 23:46 ↩
  27. 27. Deuteronomy 28:26 Jer 7:33; 16:4; 19:7; 34:20 ↩
  28. 28. Deuteronomy 28:26 Lit be for ↩
  29. 29. Deuteronomy 28:27 Ex 9:9; Deut 7:15; 28:60, 61 ↩
  30. 30. Deuteronomy 28:27 1 Sam 5:6 ↩
  31. 31. Deuteronomy 28:28 Lit heart ↩
  32. 32. Deuteronomy 28:29 Ex 10:21 ↩
  33. 33. Deuteronomy 28:29 Or exploited ↩
  34. 34. Deuteronomy 28:30 Job 31:10; Jer 8:10 ↩
  35. 35. Deuteronomy 28:30 A betrothed couple was considered legally married, but did not yet live together ↩
  36. 36. Deuteronomy 28:30 Or be intimate with ↩
  37. 37. Deuteronomy 28:30 Amos 5:11 ↩
  38. 38. Deuteronomy 28:31 Lit return to ↩
  39. 39. Deuteronomy 28:31 Or flock ↩
  40. 40. Deuteronomy 28:32 Deut 28:41 ↩
  41. 41. Deuteronomy 28:32 Lit to the power of your hand ↩
  42. 42. Deuteronomy 28:33 Jer 5:15, 17 ↩
  43. 43. Deuteronomy 28:34 Lit your eyes which you ↩
  44. 44. Deuteronomy 28:35 Deut 28:27 ↩
  45. 45. Deuteronomy 28:36 2 Kin 17:4, 6; 24:12, 14; 25:7, 11; 2 Chr 36:1-21; Jer 39:1-9 ↩
  46. 46. Deuteronomy 28:36 Deut 4:28; Jer 16:13 ↩
  47. 47. Deuteronomy 28:37 1 Kin 9:7, 8; Jer 19:8; 24:9; 25:9; 29:18 ↩
  48. 48. Deuteronomy 28:38 Is 5:10; Mic 6:15; Hag 1:6 ↩
  49. 49. Deuteronomy 28:38 Ex 10:4; Joel 1:4 ↩
  50. 50. Deuteronomy 28:39 Is 5:10; 17:10, 11 ↩
  51. 51. Deuteronomy 28:40 Jer 11:16; Mic 6:15 ↩
  52. 52. Deuteronomy 28:41 Deut 28:32 ↩
  53. 53. Deuteronomy 28:42 Deut 28:38 ↩
  54. 54. Deuteronomy 28:43 Deut 28:13 ↩
  55. 55. Deuteronomy 28:44 Deut 28:12 ↩
  56. 56. Deuteronomy 28:44 Deut 28:13 ↩

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