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Deuteronomy 28:17 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“Cursed {shall be} thy basket and thy store.”

Deuteronomy 28:17

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15

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:

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Cursed {shalt} thou {be} in the city, and cursed {shalt} thou {be} in the field.

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Cursed {shall be} thy basket and thy store.

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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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Cursed {shalt} thou {be} when thou comest in, and cursed {shalt} thou {be} when thou goest out.

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