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Deuteronomy 28:15–19

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Curses for Not Keeping the Commandments

15“aBut it will be, if you do not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God, to keep and to do all His commandments and His statutes with which I am commanding you today, that all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:

16“aCursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the 1field.

17“aCursed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.

18“aCursed shall be the 1offspring of your 2body and the 3produce of your ground, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock.

19“aCursed shall you be when you come in, and cursed shall you be when you go out.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Or country
  2. 1Lit fruit
  3. 2Or womb
  4. 3Lit fruit

Cross references

  1. aLev 26:14–43; Josh 23:15; Dan 9:11
  2. aDeut 28:3
  3. aDeut 28:5
  4. aDeut 28:4
  5. aDeut 28:6

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

“But if you will not obey the voice of the Lord your God or be careful to do all his commandments and his statutes that I command you today, then all these curses shall come upon you and overtake you. Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the field. Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl. Cursed shall be the fruit of your womb and the fruit of your ground, the increase of your herds and the young of your flock. Cursed shall you be when you come in, and cursed shall you be when you go out.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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 on you and overtake you:

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

Your basket and your kneading trough will be cursed.

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.

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

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“But if you do not obey the Lord your God by carefully following all his commands and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overtake you:

You will be cursed in the city

and cursed in the country.

Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed.

Your offspring will be cursed,

and your land’s produce,

the young of your herds,

and the newborn of your flocks.

You will be cursed when you come in

and cursed when you go out.

NLTNew Living Translation

“But if you refuse to listen to the Lord your God and do not obey all the commands and decrees I am giving you today, all these curses will come and overwhelm you:

Your towns and your fields

will be cursed.

Your fruit baskets and breadboards

will be cursed.

Your children and your crops

will be cursed.

The offspring of your herds and flocks

will be cursed.

Wherever you go and whatever you do,

you will be cursed.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“And then if you do not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God by diligently observing all of his commandments and his statutes that I am commanding you today, then all of these curses shall come upon you, and they shall overtake you:

“You shall be cursed in the city, and you shall be cursed in the field.

“Your basket shall be cursed and your kneading trough.

“The fruit of your womb shall be cursed and the fruit of your ground, the calves of your cattle and the lambs of your flock.

“You shall be cursed when you come in, and you shall be cursed when you go out.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.