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Deuteronomy 28:1 — And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the…
“And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:”
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The verses around Deuteronomy 28:1.
1And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord 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 the Lord thy God.
3Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
Verse explanation
This block of blessings for obedience — in the city, in the field, in children, in livestock — mirrors point by point the structure of the curses that follow right after. It is a common device in ancient treaties, meant to make clear exactly what is at stake on both sides of the agreement.
From the Deuteronomy 28 study in Bible in Stories.
Deuteronomy 28:1 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
E será que, se ouvires a voz do Senhor teu Deus, tendo cuidado de guardar todos os seus mandamentos que eu te ordeno hoje, o Senhor teu Deus te exaltará sobre todas as nações da terra.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
E será que, se ouvires com empenho a voz do SENHOR teu Deus, para guardar, para praticar todos os seus mandamentos que eu te prescrevo hoje, também o SENHOR teu Deus te porá alto sobre todas as nações da terra;
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Si realmente obedeces lo que el Señor tu Dios te dice, y sigues cuidadosamente todos sus mandamientos que te doy hoy, entonces el Señor tu Dios te pondrá en lo alto, por encima de todas las naciones de la tierra.
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In other languages: Português (Deuteronômio 28:1) · Español (Deuteronomio 28:1)
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