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| [1]And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently to 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: |
[1]If thou shalt obey diligently the voice of the Lord thy God, and observe and do all his commandments, which I command thee this day, then the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all the nations of the earth. |
| [2]And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God. |
[2]And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt obey the voice of the Lord thy God. |
| [3]Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. |
[3]Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed also in the field. |
| [4]Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy cattle, and the flocks of thy sheep. |
[4]Blessed 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. |
| [5]Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. |
[5]Blessed shall be thy basket and thy dough. |
| [6]Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out. |
[6]Blessed shalt thou be, when thou comest in, and blessed also when thou goest out. |
| [7]The LORD shall cause thy enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways. |
[7]The Lord shall cause thine enemies that rise against thee, to fall before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and shall flee before thee seven ways. |
| [8]The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy store-houses, and in all that thou settest thy hand to: and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. |
[8]The Lord shall command the blessing to be with thee in thy store houses, and in all that thou settest thine hand to, and will bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. |
| [9]The LORD shall establish thee a holy people to himself, as he hath sworn to thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways. |
[9]The Lord shall make thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the Lord thy God, and walk in his ways. |
| [10]And all the people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee. |
[10]Then all people of the earth shall see that the name of the Lord is called upon over thee, and they shall be afraid of thee. |
| [11]And the LORD shall make thee to abound in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD swore to thy fathers to give thee. |
[11]And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord swear unto thy fathers, to give thee. |
| [12]The LORD shall open to thee his good treasure, the heaven to give rain to thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand: and thou shalt lend to many nations, and thou shalt not borrow. |
[12]The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure, even the heaven to give rain unto thy land in due season, and to bless all the work of thine hands: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but shalt not borrow thyself. |
| [13]And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if thou shalt hearken to the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them: |
[13]And the Lord shall make thee the head, and not the tail, and thou shalt be above only, and shalt not be beneath, if thou obey the commandments of the Lord thy God, which I command thee this day, to keep and to do them. |
| [14]And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them. |
[14]But thou shalt not decline from any of the words, which I command you this day, either to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them. |
| [15]But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: |
[15]But if thou wilt not obey the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep and to do all his commandments and his ordinances, which I command thee this day, then all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee. |
| [16]Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field. |
[16]Cursed shalt thou be in the town, and cursed also in the field. |
| [17]Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store. |
[17]Cursed shall thy basket be, and thy dough. |
| [18]Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. |
[18]Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. |
| [19]Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out. |
[19]Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed also when thou goest out. |
| [20]The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou undertakest to perform, until thou shalt be destroyed, and until thou shalt perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings by which thou hast forsaken me. |
[20]The Lord shall send upon thee cursing, trouble, and shame, in all that which thou settest thine hand to do, until thou be destroyed, and perish quickly, because of the wickedness of thy works whereby thou hast forsaken me. |
| [21]The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave to thee, until he shall have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it. |
[21]The Lord shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he hath consumed thee from the land, whither thou goest to possess it. |
| [22]The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew: and they shall pursue thee until thou dost perish. |
[22]The Lord shall smite thee with a consumption, and with the fever, and with a burning ague, and with fervent heat, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with the mildew, and they shall pursue thee until thou perish. |
| [23]And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron. |
[23]And thine heaven that is over thine head, shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee, iron. |
| [24]The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou art destroyed. |
[24]The Lord shall give thee for the rain of thy land, dust and ashes: even from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed. |
| [25]The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thy enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them; and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth. |
[25]And the Lord shall cause thee to fall before thine enemies: thou shalt come out one way against them, and shalt flee seven ways before them, and shalt be scattered through all the kingdoms of the earth. |
| [26]And thy carcass shall be food to all fowls of the air, and to the beasts of the earth, and no man shall drive them away. |
[26]And thy carcasses shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and none shall fray them away. |
| [27]The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, of which thou canst not be healed. |
[27]The Lord will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, that thou canst not be healed. |
| [28]The LORD shall smite thee with the madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart: |
[28]And the Lord shall smite thee with madness, and with blindness, and with astonishing of heart. |
| [29]And thou shalt grope at noon-day, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee. |
[29]Thou shalt also grope at noondays, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and shalt not prosper in thy ways: thou shalt never but be oppressed with wrong, and be polled evermore, and no man shall succor thee. |
| [30]Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell in it: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes of it. |
[30]Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard and shalt not eat the fruit. |
| [31]Thy ox shall be slain before thy eyes, and thou shalt not eat of it: thy ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given to thy enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them. |
[31]Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and no man shall rescue them for thee. |
| [32]Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given to another people, and thy eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thy hand. |
[32]Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall still look for them, even till they fall out, and there shall be no power in thine hand. |
| [33]The fruit of thy land, and all thy labors, shall be eaten by a nation which thou knowest not: and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed always: |
[33]The fruit of thy land and all thy labors shall a people, which thou knowest not, eat, and thou shalt never but suffer wrong, and violence alway: |
| [34]So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thy eyes which thou shalt see. |
[34]So that thou shalt be mad for the sight which thine eyes shall see. |
| [35]The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot to the top of thy head. |
[35]The Lord shall smite thee in the knees, and in the thighs, with a sore botch, that thou canst not be healed: even from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thine head. |
| [36]The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, to a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone. |
[36]The Lord shall bring thee and thy king (which thou shalt set over thee) unto a nation, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, and there thou shalt serve other gods: even wood and stone, |
| [37]And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a by-word, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee. |
[37]And thou shalt be a wonder, a proverb and a common talk among all people, whither the Lord shall carry thee. |
| [38]Thou shalt carry much seed into the field, and shalt gather but little: for the locust shall consume it. |
[38]Thou shalt carry out much seed into the field, and shalt gather but little in: for the grasshoppers shall destroy it. |
| [39]Thou shalt plant vineyards and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes: for the worm shall eat them. |
[39]Thou shalt plant a vineyard, and dress it, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes: for the worms shall eat it. |
| [40]Thou shalt have olive-trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil: for thy olive shall cast its fruit. |
[40]Thou shalt have olive trees in all thy coasts, but shalt not anoint thyself with the oil: for thine olives shall fall. |
| [41]Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them: for they shall go into captivity. |
[41]Thou shalt beget sons, and daughters, but shalt not have them: for they shall go into captivity. |
| [42]All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume. |
[42]All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the grasshopper consume. |
| [43]The stranger that is within thee shall rise above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low. |
[43]The stranger that is among you, shall climb above thee up on high, and thou shalt come down beneath alow. |
| [44]He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail. |
[44]He shall lend thee, and thou shalt not lend him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail. |
| [45]Moreover, all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou art destroyed: because thou hearkenedst not to the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee: |
[45]Moreover, all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed, because thou obeyedst not the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments, and his ordinances, which he commanded thee: |
| [46]And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever. |
[46]And they shall be upon thee for signs and wonders, and upon thy seed forever, |
| [47]Because thou didst not serve the LORD thy God with joyfulness and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things: |
[47]Because thou servest not the Lord thy God with joyfulness and with a good heart for the abundance of all things. |
| [48]Therefore shalt thou serve thy enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he hath destroyed thee. |
[48]Therefore thou shalt serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send upon thee, in hunger and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in need of all things? And he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck until he have destroyed thee. |
| [49]The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth, a nation whose language thou shalt not understand: |
[49]The Lord shall bring a nation upon thee from far, even from the end of the world, flying swift as an eagle: a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand: |
| [50]A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor show favor to the young: |
[50]A nation of a fierce countenance, which will not regard the person of the old, nor have compassion of the young. |
| [51]And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou art destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy cattle, or flocks of thy sheep, until he hath destroyed thee. |
[51]The same shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land until thou be destroyed, and he shall leave thee neither wheat, wine, nor oil, neither the increase of thy kine, nor the flocks of thy sheep, until he have brought thee to naught. |
| [52]And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fortified walls come down, in which thou didst trust, throughout all thy land; and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land which the LORD thy God hath given thee. |
[52]And he shall besiege thee in all thy cities, until thine high and strong walls fall down, wherein thou trustest in all the land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy cities throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee. |
| [53]And thou shalt eat the fruit of thy own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege and in the straitness with which thy enemies shall distress thee: |
[53]And thou shalt eat the fruit of thy body: even the flesh of thy sons and thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, during the siege and straightness wherein thine enemy shall enclose thee: |
| [54]So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil towards his brother, and towards the wife of his bosom, and towards the remnant of his children whom he shall leave: |
[54]So that the man (that is tender and exceeding dainty among you) shall be grieved at his brother and at his wife, that lieth in his bosom, and at the remnant of his children, which he hath yet left, |
| [55]So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege and in the straitness with which thy enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates. |
[55]For fear of giving unto any of them of the flesh of his children, whom he shall eat, because he hath nothing left him in that siege, and straightness, wherewith thine enemy shall besiege thee in all thy cities. |
| [56]The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil towards the husband of her bosom, and towards her son, and towards her daughter, |
[56]The tender and dainty woman among you, which never would venture to set the sole of her foot upon the ground (for her softness and tenderness) shall be grieved at her husband that lieth in her bosom, and at her son, and at her daughter, |
| [57]And towards her young one, her own offspring, and towards her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness with which thy enemy shall distress thee in thy gates. |
[57]And at her afterbirth (that shall come out from between her feet) and at her children, which she shall bear: for when all things lack, she shall eat them secretly, during the siege and straightness, wherewith thine enemy shall besiege thee in thy cities. |
| [58]If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD; |
[58]If thou wilt not keep and do all the words of this law (that are written in this book) and fear this glorious and fearful name THE LORD THY GOD, |
| [59]Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and severe sicknesses, and of long continuance. |
[59]Then the Lord will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues and of long continuance, and sore diseases, and of long durance. |
| [60]Moreover, he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, of which thou wast afraid; and they shall cleave to thee. |
[60]Moreover, he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, whereof thou wast afraid, and they shall cleave unto thee. |
| [61]Also every sickness, and every plague which is not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou art destroyed. |
[61]And every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, will the Lord heap upon thee, until thou be destroyed. |
| [62]And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldst not obey the voice of the LORD thy God. |
[62]And ye shall be left few in number, where ye were as the stars of heaven in multitude, because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the Lord thy God. |
| [63]And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to naught; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it. |
[63]And as the Lord hath rejoiced over you, to do you good, and to multiply you, so he will rejoice over you, to destroy you, and bring you to naught, and ye shall be rooted out of the land, whither thou goest to possess it. |
| [64]And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people from the one end of the earth even to the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone. |
[64]And the Lord shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the world unto the other, and there thou shalt serve other gods, which thou hast not known nor thy fathers, even wood and stone. |
| [65]And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind: |
[65]Also among these nations thou shalt find no rest, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: for the Lord shall give thee there a trembling heart, and looking to return till thine eyes fall out, and a sorrowful mind. |
| [66]And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have no assurance of thy life: |
[66]And thy life shall hang before thee, and thou shalt fear both night and day, and shalt have none assurance of thy life. |
| [67]In the morning thou shalt say, O that it were evening, and at evening thou shalt say, O that it were morning! for the fear of thy heart with which thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thy eyes which thou shalt see. |
[67]In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were evening, and at the evening thou shalt say, Would God it were morning, for the fear of thine heart, which thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes, which thou shalt see. |
| [68]And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way of which I have said to thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold to your enemies for bond-men and bond-women, and no man shall buy you. |
[68]And the Lord shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships by the way, whereof I said unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall sell yourselves unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and there shall be no buyer. |