28“Now^e if you faithfully obey the Lord your God^f and are careful to follow all his commands I am giving you today,^g the Lord your God will put you far above all the nations of the earth.^h ²All these blessings will come and overtakeⁱ you, because you obey the Lord your God:

³You will be blessed in the city

and blessed in the country.^j

⁴Your offspring will be blessed,

and your land’s produce,

and the offspring of your livestock,

including the young of your herds

and the newborn of your flocks.^k

⁵Your basket and kneading bowl will be blessed.

⁶You will be blessed when you come in

and blessed when you go out.^l

Read in Logos

Deuteronomy 28:2: And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God.

Cross references

e Lv 26:3–13
f Ex 15:26; 19:5; 23:22; Dt 11:13; 15:5; Jr 17:24; Zch 6:15
g Dt 13:18; 30:8
h Gn 18:18; 22:18; Jr 33:9; Zch 12:3
i Dt 28:15,45; Is 35:10; 51:11; Zch 1:6
j Dt 28:16
k Dt 7:13
l Dt 28:19; 2Kg 19:27; Is 37:28

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“And if you faithfully obey the voice of the Lord your God, being careful to do all his commandments that I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the Lord your God. Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field. Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your cattle, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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. All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God:

You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.

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.

Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.

You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.

NLTNew Living Translation

“If you fully obey the Lord your God and carefully keep all his commands that I am giving you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the world. You will experience all these blessings if you obey the Lord your God:

Your towns and your fields

will be blessed.

Your children and your crops

will be blessed.

The offspring of your herds and flocks

will be blessed.

Your fruit baskets and breadboards

will be blessed.

Wherever you go and whatever you do,

you will be blessed.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“And it will happen that if you indeed listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to diligently observe all his commandments that I am commanding you today, then Yahweh your God will set you above all the nations of the earth. And all of these blessings shall come upon you, and they shall have an effect on you if you listen to the voice of Yahweh your God:

“You will be blessed in the city, and you will be blessed in the field.

“Blessed will be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground and the fruit of your livestock, the calf of your cattle and the lambs of your flock.

“Blessed will be your basket and your kneading trough.

“Blessed will you be when you come in and blessed will you be when you go out.

KJV 1900King James Version

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: And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. 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. Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store. Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

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