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Deuteronomy 28:2 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 28 · verse 2
And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.Deuteronomy 28:2 · King James Version
Deuteronomy 28:2 in context
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.
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.
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Key words (Strong's)
- blessingsBᵉrâkâhbenedictionH1293 →
- overtakenâsagto reachH5381 →
- hearkenshâmaʻto hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etcH8085 →
- voiceqôwla voice or soundH6963 →
- comebôwʼto go or comeH935 →
- LORDYᵉhôvâhJehovah, Jewish national name of GodH3068 →
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The blessings are here put before the curses, to intimate, 1. That God is slow to anger, but swift to show mercy: he has said it, and sworn, that he would much rather we would obey and live than sin and die. It is his delight to bless. 2.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-14