Deuteronomy 28:3

Deuteronomy 28:3 in other versions

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

Context of Deuteronomy 28:3

1And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of Yhwh thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that Yhwh thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: 2And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of Yhwh thy God. Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. 4Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 5Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.

Deuteronomy 28:3 word by word

בָּר֥וּךְ אַתָּ֖ה בָּעִ֑יר וּבָר֥וּךְ אַתָּ֖ה בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃Read the interlinear

• Blessedבָּרַךְbârak · to blessH1288
• in the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• in the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:3

• Psalms 107:36And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation;
• Psalms 128:1Blessed is every one that feareth Yhwh; that walketh in his ways.
• Psalms 144:12That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace:
• Isaiah 65:21And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
• Zechariah 8:3Thus saith Yhwh; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem: and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of Yhwh of Armies the holy mountain.
• Genesis 26:12Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: And Yhwh blessed him.
• Genesis 39:5And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that Yhwh blessed the Egyptian’s house for Joseph’s sake; and the blessing of Yhwh was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.
• Amos 9:13Behold, the days come, saith Yhwh, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
• Haggai 2:19Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.
• Malachi 3:10Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith Yhwh of Armies, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3In the city - In all civil employments. In the field - in all agricultural pursuits.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-14Verses 1-14 A comparison of this chapter with Exodus 23:20-23 and Deuteronomy 28:5 The “basket” or bag was a customary means in the East for carrying about whatever might be needed for personal uses (compare Deuteronomy 26:2; John 13:29). The “store” is rather the kneading-trough Exodus 8:3; Exodus 12:34. The blessings here promised relate, it will be observed, to private and personal life: in Deuteronomy 28:7 those which are of a more public and national…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. 1-681. if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God--In this chapter the blessings and curses are enumerated at length, and in various minute details, so that on the first entrance of the Israelites into the land of promise, their whole destiny was laid before them, as it was to result from their obedience or the contrary.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 28:3

• Blessing
• Obedience
• Righteous

In the dictionaries

• Above
• Command
• Crush
• Delicateness
• Doubt
• Dress
• Emerods
• Enjoy
• Fearful
• Field

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