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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:
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If you listen obediently to the Voice of GOD, your God, and heartily obey all his commandments that I command you today, GOD, your God, will place you on high, high above all the nations of the world.
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If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.
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"Now it shall come to pass, if you diligently obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments which I command you today, that the LORD your God will set you high above all nations of the earth.
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"If you fully obey the LORD your God by keeping all the commands I am giving you today, the LORD your God will exalt you above all the nations of the world.
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And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
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All these blessings will come down on you and spread out beyond you because you have responded to the Voice of GOD, your God:
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All these blessings will come upon you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God:
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And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the LORD your God:
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You will experience all these blessings if you obey the LORD your God:
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Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
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GOD's blessing inside the city, GOD's blessing in the country;
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You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
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"Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.
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You will be blessed in your towns and in the country.
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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.
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GOD's blessing on your children, the crops of your land, the young of your livestock, the calves of your herds, the lambs of your flocks.
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The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock-the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
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"Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.
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You will be blessed with many children and productive fields. You will be blessed with fertile herds and flocks.
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Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.
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GOD's blessing on your basket and bread bowl;
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Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.
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"Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.
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You will be blessed with baskets overflowing with fruit, and with kneading bowls filled with bread.
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Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
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GOD's blessing in your coming in, GOD's blessing in your going out.
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You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
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"Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.
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You will be blessed wherever you go, both in coming and in going.
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The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.
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GOD will defeat your enemies who attack you. They'll come at you on one road and run away on seven roads.
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The LORD will grant that the enemies who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.
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"The LORD will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.
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"The LORD will conquer your enemies when they attack you. They will attack you from one direction, but they will scatter from you in seven!
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The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
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GOD will order a blessing on your barns and workplaces; he'll bless you in the land that GOD, your God, is giving you.
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The LORD will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The LORD your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.
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"The LORD will command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the LORD your God is giving you.
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"The LORD will bless everything you do and will fill your storehouses with grain. The LORD your God will bless you in the land he is giving you.
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The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.
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GOD will form you as a people holy to him, just as he promised you, if you keep the commandments of GOD, your God, and live the way he has shown you.
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The LORD will establish you as his holy people, as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands of the LORD your God and walk in his ways.
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"The LORD will establish you as a holy people to Himself, just as He has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the LORD your God and walk in His ways.
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"If you obey the commands of the LORD your God and walk in his ways, the LORD will establish you as his holy people as he solemnly promised to do.
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And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.
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All the peoples on Earth will see you living under the Name of GOD and hold you in respectful awe.
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Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they will fear you.
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Then all peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the LORD, and they shall be afraid of you.
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Then all the nations of the world will see that you are a people claimed by the LORD, and they will stand in awe of you.
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And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
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GOD will lavish you with good things: children from your womb, offspring from your animals, and crops from your land, the land that GOD promised your ancestors that he would give you.
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The LORD will grant you abundant prosperity-in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock and the crops of your ground-in the land he swore to your forefathers to give you.
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And the LORD will grant you plenty of goods, in the fruit of your body, in the increase of your livestock, and in the produce of your ground, in the land of which the LORD swore to your fathers to give you.
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"The LORD will give you an abundance of good things in the land he swore to give your ancestors--many children, numerous livestock, and abundant crops.
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The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
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GOD will throw open the doors of his sky vaults and pour rain on your land on schedule and bless the work you take in hand. You will lend to many nations but you yourself won't have to take out a loan.
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The LORD will open the heavens, the storehouse of his bounty, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.
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The LORD will open to you His good treasure, the heavens, to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You shall lend to many nations, but you shall not borrow.
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The LORD will send rain at the proper time from his rich treasury in the heavens to bless all the work you do. You will lend to many nations, but you will never need to borrow from them.
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And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them:
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GOD will make you the head, not the tail; you'll always be the top dog, never the bottom dog, as you obediently listen to and diligently keep the commands of GOD, your God, that I am commanding you today.
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The LORD will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the LORD your God that I give you this day and carefully follow them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.
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And the LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be above only, and not be beneath, if you heed the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you today, and are careful to observe them.
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If you listen to these commands of the LORD your God and carefully obey them, the LORD will make you the head and not the tail, and you will always have the upper hand.
Deut.28.14
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.
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Don't swerve an inch to the right or left from the words that I command you today by going off following and worshiping other gods.
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Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left, following other gods and serving them.
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So you shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right or the left, to go after other gods to serve them.
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You must not turn away from any of the commands I am giving you today to follow after other gods and worship them.
Deut.28.15
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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Here's what will happen if you don't obediently listen to the Voice of GOD, your God, and diligently keep all the commandments and guidelines that I'm commanding you today. All these curses will come down hard on you:
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However, if you do not obey the LORD your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
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"But it shall come to pass, if you do not obey the voice of the LORD your God, to observe carefully all His commandments and His statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
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"But if you refuse to listen to the LORD your God and do not obey all the commands and laws I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overwhelm you:
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Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.
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GOD's curse in the city, GOD's curse in the country;
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You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country.
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"Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the country.
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You will be cursed in your towns and in the country.
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Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.
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GOD's curse on your basket and bread bowl;
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Your basket and your kneading trough will be cursed.
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"Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.
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You will be cursed with baskets empty of fruit, and with kneading bowls empty of bread.
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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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GOD's curse on your children, the crops of your land, the young of your livestock, the calves of your herds, the lambs of your flocks.
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The fruit of your womb will be cursed, and the crops of your land, and the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
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"Cursed shall be the fruit of your body and the produce of your land, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.
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You will be cursed with few children and barren fields. You will be cursed with infertile herds and flocks.
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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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GOD's curse in your coming in, GOD's curse in your going out.
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You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out.
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"Cursed shall you be when you come in, and cursed shall you be when you go out.
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You will be cursed wherever you go, both in coming and in going.
Deut.28.20
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.
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GOD will send The Curse, The Confusion, The Contrariness down on everything you try to do until you've been destroyed and there's nothing left of you--all because of your evil pursuits that led you to abandon me.
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The LORD will send on you curses, confusion and rebuke in everything you put your hand to, until you are destroyed and come to sudden ruin because of the evil you have done in forsaking him.
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"The LORD will send on you cursing, confusion, and rebuke in all that you set your hand to do, until you are destroyed and until you perish quickly, because of the wickedness of your doings in which you have forsaken Me.
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"The LORD himself will send against you curses, confusion, and disillusionment in everything you do, until at last you are completely destroyed for doing evil and forsaking me.
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The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it.
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GOD will infect you with The Disease, wiping you right off the land that you're going in to possess.
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The LORD will plague you with diseases until he has destroyed you from the land you are entering to possess.
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The LORD will make the plague cling to you until He has consumed you from the land which you are going to possess.
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The LORD will send diseases among you until none of you are left in the land you are about to enter and occupy.
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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.
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GOD will set consumption and fever and rash and seizures and dehydration and blight and jaundice on you. They'll hunt you down until they kill you.
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The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, with blight and mildew, which will plague you until you perish.
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The LORD will strike you with consumption, with fever, with inflammation, with severe burning fever, with the sword, with scorching, and with mildew; they shall pursue you until you perish.
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The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, fever, and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, and with blight and mildew. These devastations will pursue you until you die.
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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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The sky over your head will become an iron roof, the ground under your feet, a slab of concrete.
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The sky over your head will be bronze, the ground beneath you iron.
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And your heavens which are over your head shall be bronze, and the earth which is under you shall be iron.
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The skies above will be as unyielding as bronze, and the earth beneath will be as hard as iron.
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The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
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From out of the skies GOD will rain ash and dust down on you until you suffocate.
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The LORD will turn the rain of your country into dust and powder; it will come down from the skies until you are destroyed.
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The LORD will change the rain of your land to powder and dust; from the heaven it shall come down on you until you are destroyed.
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The LORD will turn your rain into sand and dust, and it will pour down from the sky until you are destroyed.
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The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.
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GOD will defeat you by enemy attack. You'll come at your enemies on one road and run away on seven roads. All the kingdoms of Earth will see you as a horror.
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The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will come at them from one direction but flee from them in seven, and you will become a thing of horror to all the kingdoms on earth.
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"The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies; you shall go out one way against them and flee seven ways before them; and you shall become troublesome to all the kingdoms of the earth.
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"The LORD will cause you to be defeated by your enemies. You will attack your enemies from one direction, but you will scatter from them in seven! You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.
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And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.
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Carrion birds and animals will boldly feast on your dead body with no one to chase them away.
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Your carcasses will be food for all the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and there will be no one to frighten them away.
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Your carcasses shall be food for all the birds of the air and the beasts of the earth, and no one shall frighten them away.
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Your dead bodies will be food for the birds and wild animals, and no one will be there to chase them away.
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The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.
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GOD will hit you hard with the boils of Egypt, hemorrhoids, scabs, and an incurable itch.
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The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, festering sores and the itch, from which you cannot be cured.
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The LORD will strike you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors, with the scab, and with the itch, from which you cannot be healed.
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"The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt and with tumors, scurvy, and the itch, from which you cannot be cured.
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The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:
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He'll make you go crazy and blind and senile.
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The LORD will afflict you with madness, blindness and confusion of mind.
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The LORD will strike you with madness and blindness and confusion of heart.
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The LORD will strike you with madness, blindness, and panic.
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And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.
Deut.28.29
You'll grope around in the middle of the day like a blind person feeling his way through a lifetime of darkness; you'll never get to where you're going. Not a day will go by that you're not abused and robbed. And no one is going to help you.
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At midday you will grope about like a blind man in the dark. You will be unsuccessful in everything you do; day after day you will be oppressed and robbed, with no one to rescue you.
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And you shall grope at noonday, as a blind man gropes in darkness; you shall not prosper in your ways; you shall be only oppressed and plundered continually, and no one shall save you.
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You will grope around in broad daylight, just like a blind person groping in the darkness, and you will not succeed at anything you do. You will be oppressed and robbed continually, and no one will come to save you.
Deut.28.30
Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.
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You'll get engaged to a woman and another man will take her for his mistress; you'll build a house and never live in it; you'll plant a garden and never eat so much as a carrot;
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You will be pledged to be married to a woman, but another will take her and ravish her. You will build a house, but you will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will not even begin to enjoy its fruit.
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"You shall betroth a wife, but another man shall lie with her; you shall build a house, but you shall not dwell in it; you shall plant a vineyard, but shall not gather its grapes.
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"You will be engaged to a woman, but another man will ravish her. You will build a house, but someone else will live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will never enjoy its fruit.
Deut.28.31
Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.
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you'll watch your ox get butchered and not get a single steak from it; your donkey will be stolen from in front of you and you'll never see it again; your sheep will be sent off to your enemies and no one will lift a hand to help you.
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Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will eat none of it. Your donkey will be forcibly taken from you and will not be returned. Your sheep will be given to your enemies, and no one will rescue them.
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Your ox shall be slaughtered before your eyes, but you shall not eat of it; your donkey shall be violently taken away from before you, and shall not be restored to you; your sheep shall be given to your enemies, and you shall have no one to rescue them.
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Your ox will be butchered before your eyes, but you won't get a single bite of the meat. Your donkey will be driven away, never to be returned. Your sheep will be given to your enemies, and no one will be there to help you.
Deut.28.32
Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand.
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Your sons and daughters will be shipped off to foreigners; you'll wear your eyes out looking vainly for them, helpless to do a thing.
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Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, and you will wear out your eyes watching for them day after day, powerless to lift a hand.
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Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, and your eyes shall look and fail with longing for them all day long; and there shall be no strength in your hand.
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You will watch as your sons and daughters are taken away as slaves. Your heart will break as you long for them, but nothing you do will help.
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The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:
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Your crops and everything you work for will be eaten and used by foreigners; you'll spend the rest of your lives abused and knocked around.
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A people that you do not know will eat what your land and labor produce, and you will have nothing but cruel oppression all your days.
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A nation whom you have not known shall eat the fruit of your land and the produce of your labor, and you shall be only oppressed and crushed continually.
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A foreign nation you have never heard about will eat the crops you worked so hard to grow. You will suffer under constant oppression and harsh treatment.
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So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
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What you see will drive you crazy.
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The sights you see will drive you mad.
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So you shall be driven mad because of the sight which your eyes see.
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You will go mad because of all the tragedy around you.
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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.
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GOD will hit you with painful boils on your knees and legs and no healing or relief from head to foot.
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The LORD will afflict your knees and legs with painful boils that cannot be cured, spreading from the soles of your feet to the top of your head.
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The LORD will strike you in the knees and on the legs with severe boils which cannot be healed, and from the sole of your foot to the top of your head.
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The LORD will cover you from head to foot with incurable boils.
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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.
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GOD will lead you and the king you set over you to a country neither you nor your ancestors have heard of; there you'll worship other gods, no-gods of wood and stone.
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The LORD will drive you and the king you set over you to a nation unknown to you or your fathers. There you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone.
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"The LORD will bring you and the king whom you set over you to a nation which neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you shall serve other gods--wood and stone.
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"The LORD will exile you and the king you crowned to a nation unknown to you and your ancestors. Then in exile you will worship gods of wood and stone!
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And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
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Among all the peoples where GOD will take you, you'll be treated as a lesson or a proverb--a horror!
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You will become a thing of horror and an object of scorn and ridicule to all the nations where the LORD will drive you.
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And you shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all nations where the LORD will drive you.
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You will become an object of horror, a proverb and a mockery among all the nations to which the LORD sends you.
Deut.28.38
Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.
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You'll plant sacks and sacks of seed in the field but get almost nothing--the grasshoppers will devour it.
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You will sow much seed in the field but you will harvest little, because locusts will devour it.
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"You shall carry much seed out to the field but gather little in, for the locust shall consume it.
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"You will plant much but harvest little, for locusts will eat your crops.
Deut.28.39
Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.
Deut.28.39
You'll plant and hoe and prune vineyards but won't drink or put up any wine--the worms will devour them.
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You will plant vineyards and cultivate them but you will not drink the wine or gather the grapes, because worms will eat them.
Deut.28.39
You shall plant vineyards and tend them, but you shall neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.
Deut.28.39
You will plant vineyards and care for them, but you will not drink the wine or eat the grapes, for worms will destroy the vines.
Deut.28.40
Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.
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You'll have groves of olive trees everywhere, but you'll have no oil to rub on your face or hands--the olives will have fallen off.
Deut.28.40
You will have olive trees throughout your country but you will not use the oil, because the olives will drop off.
Deut.28.40
You shall have olive trees throughout all your territory, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olives shall drop off.
Deut.28.40
You will grow olive trees throughout your land, but you will never use the olive oil, for the trees will drop the fruit before it is ripe.
Deut.28.41
Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.
Deut.28.41
You'll have sons and daughters but they won't be yours for long--they'll go off to captivity.
Deut.28.41
You will have sons and daughters but you will not keep them, because they will go into captivity.
Deut.28.41
You shall beget sons and daughters, but they shall not be yours; for they shall go into captivity.
Deut.28.41
You will have sons and daughters, but you will not keep them, for they will be led away into captivity.
Deut.28.42
All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.
Deut.28.42
Locusts will take over all your trees and crops.
Deut.28.42
Swarms of locusts will take over all your trees and the crops of your land.
Deut.28.42
Locusts shall consume all your trees and the produce of your land.
Deut.28.42
Swarms of insects will destroy your trees and crops.
Deut.28.43
The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
Deut.28.43
The foreigner who lives among you will climb the ladder, higher and higher, while you go deeper and deeper into the hole.
Deut.28.43
The alien who lives among you will rise above you higher and higher, but you will sink lower and lower.
Deut.28.43
"The alien who is among you shall rise higher and higher above you, and you shall come down lower and lower.
Deut.28.43
The foreigners living among you will become stronger and stronger, while you become weaker and weaker.
Deut.28.44
He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
Deut.28.44
He'll lend to you; you won't lend to him. He'll be the head; you'll be the tail.
Deut.28.44
He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, but you will be the tail.
Deut.28.44
He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.
Deut.28.44
They will lend money to you, not you to them. They will be the head, and you will be the tail!
Deut.28.45
Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee:
Deut.28.45
All these curses are going to come on you. They're going to hunt you down and get you until there's nothing left of you because you didn't obediently listen to the Voice of GOD, your God, and diligently keep his commandments and guidelines that I commanded you.
Deut.28.45
All these curses will come upon you. They will pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed, because you did not obey the LORD your God and observe the commands and decrees he gave you.
Deut.28.45
"Moreover all these curses shall come upon you and pursue and overtake you, until you are destroyed, because you did not obey the voice of the LORD your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which He commanded you.
Deut.28.45
"If you refuse to listen to the LORD your God and to obey the commands and laws he has given you, all these curses will pursue and overtake you until you are destroyed.
Deut.28.46
And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
Deut.28.46
The curses will serve as signposts, warnings to your children ever after.
Deut.28.46
They will be a sign and a wonder to you and your descendants forever.
Deut.28.46
And they shall be upon you for a sign and a wonder, and on your descendants forever.
Deut.28.46
These horrors will serve as a sign and warning among you and your descendants forever.
Deut.28.47
Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
Deut.28.47
Because you didn't serve GOD, your God, out of the joy and goodness of your heart in the great abundance,
Deut.28.47
Because you did not serve the LORD your God joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity,
Deut.28.47
"Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart, for the abundance of everything,
Deut.28.47
Because you have not served the LORD your God with joy and enthusiasm for the abundant benefits you have received,
Deut.28.48
Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
Deut.28.48
you'll have to serve your enemies whom GOD will send against you. Life will be famine and drought, rags and wretchedness; then he'll put an iron yoke on your neck until he's destroyed you.
Deut.28.48
therefore in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the LORD sends against you. He will put an iron yoke on your neck until he has destroyed you.
Deut.28.48
therefore you shall serve your enemies, whom the LORD will send against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and in need of everything; and He will put a yoke of iron on your neck until He has destroyed you.
Deut.28.48
you will serve your enemies whom the LORD will send against you. You will be left hungry, thirsty, naked, and lacking in everything. They will oppress you harshly until you are destroyed.
Deut.28.49
The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;
Deut.28.49
Yes, GOD will raise up a faraway nation against you, swooping down on you like an eagle, a nation whose language you can't understand,
Deut.28.49
The LORD will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand,
Deut.28.49
The LORD will bring a nation against you from afar, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flies, a nation whose language you will not understand,
Deut.28.49
"The LORD will bring a distant nation against you from the end of the earth, and it will swoop down on you like an eagle. It is a nation whose language you do not understand,
Deut.28.50
A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:
Deut.28.50
a mean-faced people, cruel to grandmothers and babies alike.
Deut.28.50
a fierce-looking nation without respect for the old or pity for the young.
Deut.28.50
a nation of fierce countenance, which does not respect the elderly nor show favor to the young.
Deut.28.50
a fierce and heartless nation that shows no respect for the old and no pity for the young.
Deut.28.51
And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.
Deut.28.51
They'll ravage the young of your animals and the crops from your fields until you're destroyed. They'll leave nothing behind: no grain, no wine, no oil, no calves, no lambs--and finally, no you.
Deut.28.51
They will devour the young of your livestock and the crops of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine or oil, nor any calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks until you are ruined.
Deut.28.51
And they shall eat the increase of your livestock and the produce of your land, until you are destroyed; they shall not leave you grain or new wine or oil, or the increase of your cattle or the offspring of your flocks, until they have destroyed you.
Deut.28.51
Its armies will devour your livestock and crops, and you will starve to death. They will leave you no grain, new wine, olive oil, calves, or lambs, bringing about your destruction.
Deut.28.52
And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.
Deut.28.52
They'll lay siege to you while you're huddled behind your town gates. They'll knock those high, proud walls flat, those walls behind which you felt so safe. They'll lay siege to your fortified cities all over the country, this country that GOD, your God, has given you.
Deut.28.52
They will lay siege to all the cities throughout your land until the high fortified walls in which you trust fall down. They will besiege all the cities throughout the land the LORD your God is giving you.
Deut.28.52
"They shall besiege you at all your gates until your high and fortified walls, in which you trust, come down throughout all your land; and they shall besiege you at all your gates throughout all your land which the LORD your God has given you.
Deut.28.52
They will lay siege to your cities until all the fortified walls in your land--the walls you trusted to protect you--are knocked down. They will attack all the towns in the land the LORD your God has given you.
Deut.28.53
And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee:
Deut.28.53
And you'll end up cannibalizing your own sons and daughters that GOD, your God, has given you. When the suffering from the siege gets extreme, you're going to eat your own babies.
Deut.28.53
Because of the suffering that your enemy will inflict on you during the siege, you will eat the fruit of the womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters the LORD your God has given you.
Deut.28.53
You shall eat the fruit of your own body, the flesh of your sons and your daughters whom the LORD your God has given you, in the siege and desperate straits in which your enemy shall distress you.
Deut.28.53
The siege will be so severe that you will eat the flesh of your own sons and daughters, whom the LORD your God has given you.
Deut.28.54
So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:
Deut.28.54
The most gentle and caring man among you will turn hard, his eye evil, against his own brother, his cherished wife, and even the rest of his children who are still alive,
Deut.28.54
Even the most gentle and sensitive man among you will have no compassion on his own brother or the wife he loves or his surviving children,
Deut.28.54
The sensitive and very refined man among you will be hostile toward his brother, toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the rest of his children whom he leaves behind,
Deut.28.54
The most tenderhearted man among you will have no compassion for his own brother, his beloved wife, and his surviving children.
Deut.28.55
So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee in all thy gates.
Deut.28.55
refusing to share with them a scrap of meat from the cannibal child-stew he is eating. He's lost everything, even his humanity, in the suffering of the siege that your enemy mounts against your fortified towns.
Deut.28.55
and he will not give to one of them any of the flesh of his children that he is eating. It will be all he has left because of the suffering your enemy will inflict on you during the siege of all your cities.
Deut.28.55
so that he will not give any of them the flesh of his children whom he will eat, because he has nothing left in the siege and desperate straits in which your enemy shall distress you at all your gates.
Deut.28.55
He will refuse to give them a share of the flesh he is devouring--the flesh of one of his own children--because he has nothing else to eat during the siege that your enemy will inflict on all your towns.
Deut.28.56
The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,
Deut.28.56
And the most gentle and caring woman among you, a woman who wouldn't step on a wildflower, will turn hard, her eye evil, against her cherished husband, against her son, against her daughter,
Deut.28.56
The most gentle and sensitive woman among you-so sensitive and gentle that she would not venture to touch the ground with the sole of her foot-will begrudge the husband she loves and her own son or daughter
Deut.28.56
The tender and delicate woman among you, who would not venture to set the sole of her foot on the ground because of her delicateness and sensitivity, will refuse to the husband of her bosom, and to her son and her daughter,
Deut.28.56
The most tender and delicate woman among you--so delicate she would not so much as touch her feet to the ground--will be cruel to the husband she loves and to her own son or daughter.
Deut.28.57
And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she shall eat them for want of all things secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy shall distress thee in thy gates.
Deut.28.57
against even the afterbirth of her newborn infants; she plans to eat them in secret--she does eat them!-because she has lost everything, even her humanity, in the suffering of the siege that your enemy mounts against your fortified towns.
Deut.28.57
the afterbirth from her womb and the children she bears. For she intends to eat them secretly during the siege and in the distress that your enemy will inflict on you in your cities.
Deut.28.57
her placenta which comes out from between her feet and her children whom she bears; for she will eat them secretly for lack of everything in the siege and desperate straits in which your enemy shall distress you at all your gates.
Deut.28.57
She will hide from them the afterbirth and the new baby she has borne, so that she herself can secretly eat them. She will have nothing else to eat during the siege and terrible distress that your enemy will inflict on all your towns.
Deut.28.58
If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this glorious and fearful name, THE LORD THY GOD;
Deut.28.58
If you don't diligently keep all the words of this Revelation written in this book, living in holy awe before This Name glorious and terrible, GOD, your God,
Deut.28.58
If you do not carefully follow all the words of this law, which are written in this book, and do not revere this glorious and awesome name-the LORD your God-
Deut.28.58
"If you do not carefully observe all the words of this law that are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name, THE LORD YOUR GOD,
Deut.28.58
"If you refuse to obey all the terms of this law that are written in this book, and if you do not fear the glorious and awesome name of the LORD your God,
Deut.28.59
Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.
Deut.28.59
then GOD will pound you with catastrophes, you and your children, huge interminable catastrophes, hideous interminable illnesses.
Deut.28.59
the LORD will send fearful plagues on you and your descendants, harsh and prolonged disasters, and severe and lingering illnesses.
Deut.28.59
then the LORD will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary plagues--great and prolonged plagues--and serious and prolonged sicknesses.
Deut.28.59
then the LORD will overwhelm both you and your children with indescribable plagues. These plagues will be intense and without relief, making you miserable and unbearably sick.
Deut.28.60
Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto thee.
Deut.28.60
He'll bring back and stick you with every old Egyptian malady that once terrorized you.
Deut.28.60
He will bring upon you all the diseases of Egypt that you dreaded, and they will cling to you.
Deut.28.60
Moreover He will bring back on you all the diseases of Egypt, of which you were afraid, and they shall cling to you.
Deut.28.60
He will bring against you all the diseases of Egypt that you feared so much, and they will claim you.
Deut.28.61
Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon thee, until thou be destroyed.
Deut.28.61
And yes, every disease and catastrophe imaginable--things not even written in the Book of this Revelation--GOD will bring on you until you're destroyed.
Deut.28.61
The LORD will also bring on you every kind of sickness and disaster not recorded in this Book of the Law, until you are destroyed.
Deut.28.61
Also every sickness and every plague, which is not written in this Book of the Law, will the LORD bring upon you until you are destroyed.
Deut.28.61
The LORD will bring against you every sickness and plague there is, even those not mentioned in this Book of the Law, until you are destroyed.
Deut.28.62
And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey the voice of the LORD thy God.
Deut.28.62
Because you didn't listen obediently to the Voice of GOD, your God, you'll be left with a few pitiful stragglers in place of the dazzling stars-in-the-heavens multitude you had become.
Deut.28.62
You who were as numerous as the stars in the sky will be left but few in number, because you did not obey the LORD your God.
Deut.28.62
You shall be left few in number, whereas you were as the stars of heaven in multitude, because you would not obey the voice of the LORD your God.
Deut.28.62
Though you are as numerous as the stars in the sky, few of you will be left because you would not listen to the LORD your God.
Deut.28.63
And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.
Deut.28.63
And this is how things will end up: Just as GOD once enjoyed you, took pleasure in making life good for you, giving you many children, so GOD will enjoy getting rid of you, clearing you off the Earth. He'll weed you out of the very soil that you are entering in to possess.
Deut.28.63
Just as it pleased the LORD to make you prosper and increase in number, so it will please him to ruin and destroy you. You will be uprooted from the land you are entering to possess.
Deut.28.63
And it shall be, that just as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good and multiply you, so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you and bring you to nothing; and you shall be plucked from off the land which you go to possess.
Deut.28.63
"Just as the LORD has found great pleasure in helping you to prosper and multiply, the LORD will find pleasure in destroying you, until you disappear from the land you are about to enter and occupy.
Deut.28.64
And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou shalt serve other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known, even wood and stone.
Deut.28.64
He'll scatter you to the four winds, from one end of the Earth to the other. You'll worship all kinds of other gods, gods neither you nor your parents ever heard of, wood and stone no-gods.
Deut.28.64
Then the LORD will scatter you among all nations, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship other gods-gods of wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
Deut.28.64
"Then the LORD will scatter you among all peoples, from one end of the earth to the other, and there you shall serve other gods, which neither you nor your fathers have known--wood and stone.
Deut.28.64
For the LORD will scatter you among all the nations from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship foreign gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods made of wood and stone!
Deut.28.65
And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:
Deut.28.65
But you won't find a home there, you'll not be able to settle down. GOD will give you a restless heart, longing eyes, a homesick soul.
Deut.28.65
Among those nations you will find no repose, no resting place for the sole of your foot. There the LORD will give you an anxious mind, eyes weary with longing, and a despairing heart.
Deut.28.65
And among those nations you shall find no rest, nor shall the sole of your foot have a resting place; but there the LORD will give you a trembling heart, failing eyes, and anguish of soul.
Deut.28.65
There among those nations you will find no place of security and rest. And the LORD will cause your heart to tremble, your eyesight to fail, and your soul to despair.
Deut.28.66
And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy life:
Deut.28.66
You will live in constant jeopardy, terrified of every shadow, never knowing what you'll meet around the next corner.
Deut.28.66
You will live in constant suspense, filled with dread both night and day, never sure of your life.
Deut.28.66
Your life shall hang in doubt before you; you shall fear day and night, and have no assurance of life.
Deut.28.66
Your lives will hang in doubt. You will live night and day in fear, with no reason to believe that you will see the morning light.
Deut.28.67
In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear, and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.
Deut.28.67
In the morning you'll say, "I wish it were evening." In the evening you'll say, "I wish it were morning." Afraid, terrorized at what's coming next, afraid of the unknown, because of the sights you've witnessed.
Deut.28.67
In the morning you will say, "If only it were evening!" and in the evening, "If only it were morning!"-because of the terror that will fill your hearts and the sights that your eyes will see.
Deut.28.67
In the morning you shall say, "Oh, that it were evening!' And at evening you shall say, "Oh, that it were morning!' because of the fear which terrifies your heart, and because of the sight which your eyes see.
Deut.28.67
In the morning you will say, `If only it were night!' And in the evening you will say, `If only it were morning!' You will say this because of your terror at the awesome horrors you see around you.
Deut.28.68
And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no more again: and there ye shall be sold unto your enemies for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy you.
Deut.28.68
GOD will ship you back to Egypt by a road I promised you'd never see again. There you'll offer yourselves for sale, both men and women, as slaves to your enemies. And not a buyer to be found.
Deut.28.68
The LORD will send you back in ships to Egypt on a journey I said you should never make again. There you will offer yourselves for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.
Deut.28.68
"And the LORD will take you back to Egypt in ships, by the way of which I said to you, "You shall never see it again.' And there you shall be offered for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you."
Deut.28.68
Then the LORD will send you back to Egypt in ships, a journey I promised you would never again make. There you will offer to sell yourselves to your enemies as slaves, but no one will want to buy you."
