Key Verse Spotlight
Deuteronomy 28:16 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Cursed {shalt} thou {be} in the city, and cursed {shalt} thou {be} in the field.”
Deuteronomy 28:16
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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.
But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto 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:
Cursed {shalt} thou {be} in the city, and cursed {shalt} thou {be} in the field.
Cursed {shall be} thy basket and thy store.
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.
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