14Do not turn aside from any of the things that I command you today, neither to the right nor to the left, seeking after other gods to serve them. BEST VALUE in digital Bible study. 38Fruitless Labor. 17Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. He shall have nothing left because of the siege and the suffering the enemy has inflicted upon you in all of your cities. A good understanding to all that do it: his praise continueth for ever and ever. 6Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out. The Christian community has also used midrash, but it has taken different shapes and styles . To all our readers, Please don't scroll past this. 17Cursed be your grain basket and your kneading bowl! Jeremiah 17:24 And it shall come to pass: if you will hearken to me, saith the Lord, to bring in no burdens by the gates of this city on the sabbath day: and if you will sanctify the sabbath day, to do no work therein: Luke 11:28 But he said: Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it. 24The Lord will turn the rains into dust and powder. Sickness and Defeat. The title of Deuteronomy in Hebrew is Debarim, "words," from its opening phrase.The English title comes from the Septuagint of 17:18, deuteronomion, "copy of the law"; this title is appropriate because the book replicates much of the legal content of the previous books, serving as a "second law."It brings to a close the five books of the Torah or Pentateuch . 3You shall be blessed in the city, and you shall be blessed in the countryside. h. [28:68] Jer 4244; Hos 8:13; 9:3, 6; 11:5. c. [28:5357] Lv 26:29; 2Kgs 6:2829; Jer 19:9; Lam 2:20; 4:10; Bar 2:3. f. [28:62] Dt 1:10; 10:22; 26:5; Jer 42:2. g. [28:6367] Dt 4:2628; 30:9; Lv 26:3339. * g 13The LORD will make you the head not the tail, the top not the bottom, if you obey the commandments of the LORD, your God, which I am giving you today, observing them carefully, 2 All these blessings will come and overtake you, because you obey the Lord your God: 3 You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. 33A people whom you do not know shall eat up the fruit of your ground and of all your labors; you shall be continually abused and crushed, 34and driven mad by the sight that your eyes shall see. 20 'Yahweh will send a curse on you, a spell, an imprecation on all your labours until you have been destroyed and quickly perish, because of your perverse behaviour, for having deserted me. De Du) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools. [28:2122] Lv 26:16, 25; Jer 14:12; Am 4:910; Hg 2:17. v. [28:3134] Jer 5:17; Lam 5:118; Am 7:17. w. [28:3637] Dt 4:2728; 1Kgs 9:69; 2Kgs 25:67, 11; 2Chr 7:1922; 33:11; 36:6, 20; Jer 16:13; 24:89; 25:811; Ez 17:12. x. 43y The resident aliens among you will rise above you higher and higher, while you sink lower and lower. 26 Your carcase will be carrion for all wild birds and all wild animals, with no one to scare them away. Daily Readings with Questions for Reflection, RCIA - Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults. Your Catholic Voice Foundation has been granted a recognition of tax exemption under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The Lord will bring you and the king you have placed over yourselves to a nation unknown to you or your fathers. 26Your corpses will become food for all the birds of the air and for the beasts of the field, with no one to frighten them off.r The rhetorical figure is called merismus. It is the recovery of the particular treasure of the Jewish literary midrashic tradition that is leading a renaissance of biblical inquiry in both. Deuteronomy 28:1 "And if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth." Suddenly I had an urge to make Super Pak, sorry .read more Scripture: Deuteronomy 28:1 Denomination: Pentecostal You shall lend to many nations, but you shall borrow from none. 30 Get engaged to a woman, another man will have her; build a house, you will not live in it; plant a vineyard, you will not gather its first-fruits. You shall go out toward them in one direction, but you shall flee away in seven different directions. Exile. It stresses what the book-and the entire Bible-are all about; it is telling us that God in his providence is constantly watching over his people-over every single man and woman-as can be seen from the prodigies he worked during the long years the Jews spent in the wilderness. George Leo Haydock. 49 'Against you Yahweh will raise a distant nation from the ends of the earth like an eagle taking wing: a nation whose language you do not understand. 24:14-22 It . 2 All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God: 3 You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. 3 'You must do the same with his donkey, the same with his cloak, the same with anything that your brother loses and that you . 68The Lord will bring you back in ships to Egypt, by a route that I promised you would never see again; and there you shall offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but there will be no buyer. * [28:6] In your coming inin your going out: at the beginning and end of every action, or in all actions in general. 15Curses on Those Who Disobey. 63 just as Yahweh used to delight in making you happy and in making your numbers grow, so will he take delight in ruining you and destroying you. 2 And all these blessings shall come upon thee and overtake thee: yet so if thou hear his precepts, Catholic daily bible reading guide 2022. Despoilment. The Great Adventure Catholic Bible Indexing Tabs make finding books, chapters, and verses a . The punishment will be a warning to future generations. If Catholic Online has given you $5.00 worth of knowledge this year, take a minute to donate. 2 Remember the long road by which Yahweh your God led you for forty years in the desert, to . . If you do not obey the voice of the Lord, your God, carefully observing all his commandments and statutes that I give you today, then all these curses shall come upon you and overwhelm you. In fact, much of Christian interpretation has been visual, expressed in painting and in stained glass. 7The LORD will beat down before you the enemies that rise up against you; they will come out against you from one direction, and flee before you in seven. 57 she will hide away and eat them, so complete will be the starvation resulting from the siege and the distress to which your enemy will reduce you in all your towns. 28The Lord will strike you with mental illness, blindness, and dementia. Douay-Rheims BibleNow if thou wilt hear the voice of all his commandments, which I command thee this day, the Lord thy God will make thee higher than all the nations that are on the earth. He said: 6 'Yahweh our God said to us at Horeb, "You have stayed long enough at this mountain. 98% of our readers don't give; they simply look the other way. 64The Lord will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other; and there you shall serve other gods, of wood and stone, which neither you nor your ancestors have known. 37You shall become an object of horror, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where the Lord will lead you. Try Bible Gateway Plus free today. 37 And you will be the astonishment, the byword, the laughing-stock of all the peoples where Yahweh is taking you. 66Your life shall hang in doubt before you; night and day you shall be in dread, with no assurance of your life. 56The most gentle and sensitive woman among you, so gentle and sensitive that she would not step upon the ground with the soles of her feet, shall be hostile to the husband whom she loves and her own son and daughter. Now if thou wilt hear the voice of all his commandments, which I command thee this day, the Lord thy God will make thee higher than all the nations that are on the earth. You shall become an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth. 55He shall not give any of them the flesh of the children that he is eating. If you are one of our rare donors, you have our gratitude and we warmly thank you. Deuteronomy 28 Deuteronomy 28:2 "Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. 9 'From you Yahweh will make a people consecrated to himself, as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of Yahweh your God and follow his ways. CHAPTER 28. 1 If you will only obey the Lord your God, by diligently observing all his commandments that I am commanding you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth; 2 all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the Lord your God: 25 Yahweh will have you defeated by your enemies; you will advance on them from one direction and flee from them in seven; and you will be a terrifying object-lesson to all the kingdoms of the world. In a word (or is it commandment? Thank you. 65Among these nations you will find no rest, not even a resting place for the sole of your foot, for there the LORD will give you an anguished heart and wearied eyes* and a trembling spirit. It is clearly noted in Deuteronomy chapter 28 that anyone who obeys the Lord will be rewarded with abundance. 46This shall be a sign and a wonder to you and your descendants forever,[c] 47for you shall not have served the Lord, your God, joyfully and gladly in a time of prosperity. Today, we humbly ask you to defend Catholic Online's independence. Show the volunteers who bring you reliable, Catholic information that their work matters. 40 You will grow olive trees throughout your territory but not anoint yourself with the oil, since your olive trees will be cut down. You shall sow much seed in your fields, but you shall harvest little, for the locusts shall devour it. 9The LORD will establish you as a holy people, as he swore to you,h if you keep the commandments of the LORD, your God, and walk in his ways. Isaiah 3:10 Say to the just man that it is well, for he shall eat the fruit of his doings. They will march out against you from one direction but flee from you in seven directions. 2 And if he is not close at hand or you do not know who he is, you must take it home with you and keep it by you until your brother comes to look for it; you then return it to him. Galatians 3:10 For as many as are of the works of the law are under a curse. 54The most refined and fastidious man among you will begrudge his brother and his beloved wife and his surviving children, 68 Yahweh will send you back to Egypt, either by ship or by a road which I promised you would never see again. 1. A source to read, listen and search the Holy Bible in your language. 11 Yahweh will make you abound in possessions: in the offspring of your body, in the yield of your cattle and in the yield of your soil, in the country which he swore to your ancestors that he would give you. 52They shall lay siege to all of your towns until all of the high fortified walls in which you place your trust have fallen down. 13The Lord will make you the head, and not the tail; you shall be only at the top, and not at the bottomif you obey the commandments of the Lord your God, which I am commanding you today, by diligently observing them, 14and if you do not turn aside from any of the words that I am commanding you today, either to the right or to the left, following other gods to serve them. 16You shall be cursed in the city and you shall be cursed in the countryside. All rights reserved worldwide. Home Bible Studies for Sunday School Classes and Groups of All Ages. ", and in the evening you will say, "How I wish it were morning! DEUT 28:44 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail. Exodus 15:26 Saying: If thou wilt hear the voice of the Lord thy God, and do what is right before him, and obey his commandments, and keep all his precepts, none of the evils that I laid upon Egypt, will I bring upon thee: for I am the Lord thy healer. 51It shall consume the fruit of your livestock and the fruit of your ground until you are destroyed, leaving you neither grain, wine, and oil, nor the increase of your cattle and the issue of your flock, until it has made you perish. 48 you will have to serve the enemy whom Yahweh will send against you, in hunger, thirst, lack of clothing and total privation. 32Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, and you shall wear out your eyes looking for them all day long, powerless to lift a finger on their behalf. . [28:4952] Jer 5:1517; 6:2226; Bar 4:1516. KJV is also called Authorized Version, or King James Bible, which became the standard for the English-speaking Protestants. Paperback $12.95 Wisdom and Sirach (Ignatius Catholic Study Bible) by Scott Hahn Paperback $12.95 The Book of Psalms (Ignatius Catholic Study Bible) Dennis Walters Ph.D. 23 39You shall plant and care for vineyards, but you shall not drink its wine or gather its grapes, for the worms will eat it. John 15:14 You are my friends, if you do the things that I command you. 39 You will plant and till your vineyards but not drink the wine or gather the grapes, since the grub will eat them up. 12 For you Yahweh will open his treasury of rain, the heavens, to give your country its rain at the right time, and to bless all your labours. All Saints' Day, Halloween and All Souls' Day: What's the difference? 2All these blessings will come upon you and overwhelm you when you obey the voice of the LORD, your God: the produce of your soil and the offspring of your livestock, the issue of your herds and the young of your flocks!e. The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth. And there you will want to offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as serving men and women, but no one will buy you.'. Used by permission. All materials contained on this site, whether written, audible or visual are the exclusive property of Catholic Online and are protected under U.S. and International copyright laws, Copyright 2022 Catholic Online. 2All of these blessings shall come upon you and accompany you if you obey the voice of the Lord, your God. 1If you heed the voice of the Lord, your God, and you carefully observe all of the commandments that I have given you today, then the Lord, your God, will lift you up above all the other nations upon the earth. 24 Your country's rain Yahweh will turn into dust and sand; it will fall on you from the heavens until you perish. 41 You will father sons and daughters but they will not belong to you, since they will go into captivity. Though you plant a vineyard, you will not pluck its fruits.u If you donate just $5.00, the price of your coffee, Catholic Online School could keep thriving. 22The LORD will strike you with consumption, fever, and inflammation, with fiery heat and drought, with blight and mildew, that will pursue you until you perish. 36 'Yahweh will send away both you and the king whom you have appointed to rule you to a nation unknown either to you or to your ancestors, and there you will serve other gods, made of wood and stone. 42All your trees and the fruit of your ground the cicada shall take over. Jeremiah 11:4 Which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, from the iron furnace, saying: Hear ye my voice, and do all things that I command you: and you shall be my people, and I will be your God: Jeremiah 12:16 And it shall come to pass, if they will be taught, and will learn the ways of my people, to swear by my name: The Lord liveth, as they have taught my people to swear by Baal: that they shall be built up in the midst of my people. 30Though you betroth a wife, another will have her. 33A people whom you do not know shall devour all of the produce of the land and of your work. Deuteronomy 30:9 tn The Hebrew text includes "for good." Deuteronomy 30:10 tn Heb "to the Lord your God." 57She shall eat the afterbirth from her womb and the children she bears secretly because of hunger during the siege and the distress that your enemy shall inflict upon you in your cities. 8 The Lord will grant you a blessing on your barns and on everything you do; # 28:8 Lit you put your hand to, also in v. 20 # Pr 3:10 he will bless you in the land the Lord your God is giving you. 47 'For not having joyfully and with happy heart served Yahweh your God, despite the abundance of everything. 44He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him. 46 They will be a sign and a wonder over you and your descendants for ever. DEUT 28:43 The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low. 4Your offspring shall be blessed, along with your crops, and the young of your livestock, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks. 59 Yahweh will strike you down with monstrous plagues, you and your descendants: with plagues grievous and lasting, diseases pernicious and enduring. Why are Catholics celebrating the Day of the Dead? 63And just as the Lord took delight in making you prosperous and numerous, so the Lord will take delight in bringing you to ruin and destruction; you shall be plucked off the land that you are entering to possess. 1 'You must keep and put into practice all the commandments which I enjoin on you today, so that you may survive and increase in numbers and enter the country which Yahweh promised on oath to your ancestors, and make it your own. 50a nation of fierce appearance, that shows neither respect for the aged nor mercy for the young. 31v Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat its flesh. 8 Yahweh will command blessedness to be with you, on your barns and on all your undertakings, and he will bless you in the country given you by Yahweh your God. 18Your offspring shall be cursed, along with your crops, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks. 28 You must completely obey the Lord your God, and you must carefully follow all his commands I am giving you today. 1 Now, a b if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD, your God, carefully observing all his commandments which I give you today, the LORD, your God, will set you high above all the nations of the earth. [28:3842] Dt 28:18; Lv 26:20; Lam 1:5; Mi 6:15; Zep 1:13; Hg 1:6. b. He will put an iron yoke on your neck, until he destroys you.a. Deuteronomy 28:1 Verse (Click for Chapter) Good News Translation "If you obey the LORD your God and faithfully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, he will make you greater than any other nation on earth. 2 and all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the lord your god. Psalm 91:14 Because he hoped in me I will deliver him: I will protect him because he hath known my name. Psalm 111:10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. 34until you are driven mad by what your eyes must look upon. If you do not carefully observe the words of the law that are written in this book, and do not revere this glorious and awesome name, the Lord, your God, 59then the Lord will send these fearful plagues upon you and your descendants, harsh and prolonged disasters, wretched and lingering illnesses. 2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God. Hearken diligently to me, and eat that which is good, and your soul shall be delighted in fatness. The Lord will set such persons above all the other nations on the earth. 23The sky over your head shall be bronze, and the earth under you iron. 1Now,a b if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD, your God, carefully observing all his commandments which I give you today, the LORD, your God, will set you high above all the nations of the earth.c Victory and Prosperity. All Souls Day - Joining Them on the Journey. 50 a nation grim of face, with neither respect for the old, nor pity for the young. You will never be anything but exploited and crushed. 62 There will only be a small group of you left, you who were once as numerous as the stars of heaven. 10 The peoples of the world, seeing that you bear Yahweh's name, will all be afraid of you. 46They will be a sign and a wonder* for you and your descendants for all time. 53c and because of the siege and the distress to which your enemy subjects you, you will eat the fruit of your womb, the flesh of your own sons and daughters whom the LORD, your God, has given you.