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Deuteronomy 28:21 β€” Meaning and Application

King James Version

β€œThe LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it.”

Deuteronomy 28:21

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19

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

20

The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me. {for...: Heb. which thou wouldest do}

21

The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off 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 perish. {sword: or, drought}

23

And thy heaven that {is} over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee {shall be} iron.

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