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Deuteronomy 28:15–16

Consequences of Disobedience

15 aBut it shall come about, if you do not 1obey the Lord your God, to observe to do all His commandments and His statutes with which I charge 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 1country.

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Deuteronomy 28:15–16 — The New International Version (NIV)

15 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:

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

Deuteronomy 28:15–16 — English Standard Version (ESV)

15 “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. 16 Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the field.

Deuteronomy 28:15–16 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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: 16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

Deuteronomy 28:15–16 — New Living Translation (NLT)

15 “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:

16 Your towns and your fields

will be cursed.

Deuteronomy 28:15–16 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

15 “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:

16 “Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the country.

Deuteronomy 28:15–16 — New Century Version (NCV)

15 But if you do not obey the Lord your God and carefully follow all his commands and laws I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and stay:

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

Deuteronomy 28:15–16 — American Standard Version (ASV)

15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah 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. 16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

Deuteronomy 28:15–16 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

15 But it shall come to pass if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to take heed 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. 16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

Deuteronomy 28:15–16 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

15 Obey the Lord your God, and faithfully follow all his commands and laws that I am giving you today. If you don’t, all these curses will come to you and stay close to you: 

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

Deuteronomy 28:15–16 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

15 “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:

16 You will be cursed in the city

and cursed in the country.

Deuteronomy 28:15–16 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

15 But if you will not obey the Lord your God by diligently observing all his commandments and decrees, which I am commanding you today, then all these curses shall come upon you and overtake you:

16 Cursed shall you be in the city, and cursed shall you be in the field.

Deuteronomy 28:15–16 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

15 “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:

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

Deuteronomy 28:15–16 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

15 But suppose you don’t obey the Lord your God. And you aren’t careful to follow all of his commands and rules I’m giving you today. Then he will send curses on you. They’ll catch up with you. Here are those curses.

16 You will be cursed in the cities. You will be cursed out in the country.


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