Key Verse Spotlight
Deuteronomy 28:17 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Cursed {shall be} thy basket and thy store.”
Deuteronomy 28:17
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
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.
Cursed {shalt} thou {be} when thou comest in, and cursed {shalt} thou {be} when thou goest out.
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