Deuteronomy 28:37 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

“And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.”

Deuteronomy 28:37

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The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.

The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.

And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.

Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather {but} little in; for the locust shall consume it.

Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress {them}, but shalt neither drink {of} the wine, nor gather {the grapes}; for the worms shall eat them.

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Deuteronomy 28:1

"And 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:"

Deuteronomy 28:2

"And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God."

Deuteronomy 28:3

"Blessed {shalt} thou {be} in the city, and blessed {shalt} thou {be} in the field."

Deuteronomy 28:4

"Blessed {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."

Deuteronomy 28:5

"Blessed {shall be} thy basket and thy store. {store: or, dough, or, kneadingtroughs}"

Deuteronomy 28:6

"Blessed {shalt} thou {be} when thou comest in, and blessed {shalt} thou {be} when thou goest out."

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