Chapter 28

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken⁴ diligently² unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe² [and] to do² all his commandments which I command¹⁸ thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set¹ thee on high above all nations of the earth:

And all these blessings shall come¹ on thee, and overtake⁵² thee, if thou shalt hearken⁴ unto the voice of the LORD thy God.

Blessed⁷ [shalt] thou [be] in the city, and blessed⁷ [shalt] thou [be] in the field.

Blessed⁷ [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.

Blessed⁷ [shall be] thy basket and thy store.

Blessed⁷ [shalt] thou [be] when thou comest in,² and blessed⁷ [shalt] thou [be] when thou goest out.²

The LORD shall cause⁴ thine enemies⁶ that rise up⁵ against thee to be smitten¹² before thy face: they shall come out⁴ against thee one way, and flee⁴ before thee seven ways.

The LORD shall command¹⁷ the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless¹⁴ thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth⁶ thee.

The LORD shall establish⁵⁵ thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn⁸ unto thee, if thou shalt keep⁴ the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk¹ in his ways.

And all people of the earth shall see¹ that thou art called⁸ by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid¹ of thee.

And the LORD shall make thee plenteous⁵² 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 sware⁸ unto thy fathers to give² thee.

The LORD shall open⁴ unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give² the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless¹⁵ all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend⁵² unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.⁴

And the LORD shall make¹ thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath; if that thou hearken⁴ unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command¹⁸ thee this day, to observe² and to do² [them]:

And thou shalt not go aside⁴ from any of the words which I command¹⁸ thee this day, [to] the right hand, or [to] the left, to go² after other gods to serve² them.

But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken⁴ unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe² to do² all his commandments and his statutes which I command¹⁸ thee this day; that all these curses shall come¹ upon thee, and overtake⁵² thee:

Cursed⁷ [shalt] thou [be] in the city, and cursed⁷ [shalt] thou [be] in the field.

Cursed⁷ [shall be] thy basket and thy store.

Cursed⁷ [shall be] the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

Cursed⁷ [shalt] thou [be] when thou comest in,² and cursed⁷ [shalt] thou [be] when thou goest out.²

The LORD shall send¹⁷ upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do,⁴ until thou be destroyed,⁹ and until thou perish² quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken¹ me.

The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave⁵⁵ unto thee, until he have consumed¹⁵ thee from off the land, whither thou goest⁶ to possess² it.

The LORD shall smite⁵⁵ 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 pursue¹ thee until thou perish.²

And thy heaven that [is] over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee [shall be] iron.

The LORD shall make⁴ the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down⁴ upon thee, until thou be destroyed.⁹

The LORD shall cause⁴ thee to be smitten¹² before thine enemies:⁶ thou shalt go out⁴ one way against them, and flee⁴ seven ways before them: and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

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.⁵⁶

The LORD will smite⁵⁵ thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, ⁶⁰⁷⁶ and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst⁴ not be healed.⁹

The LORD shall smite⁵⁵ thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:

And thou shalt grope¹⁸ at noonday, as the blind gropeth¹⁷ in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper⁵⁵ in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed⁷ and spoiled⁷ evermore, ³¹¹⁷ and no man shall save⁵⁶ [thee].

Thou shalt betroth¹⁷ a wife, and another man shall lie^{4 7693 4} with her: thou shalt build⁴ an house, and thou shalt not dwell⁴ therein: thou shalt plant⁴ a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes¹⁷ thereof.

Thine ox [shall be] slain⁷ before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat⁴ thereof: thine ass [shall be] violently taken away⁷ from before thy face, and shall not be restored⁴ to thee: thy sheep [shall be] given⁷ unto thine enemies,⁶ and thou shalt have none to rescue⁵⁶ [them].

Thy sons and thy daughters [shall be] given⁷ unto another people, and thine eyes shall look,⁶ and fail [with longing] for them all the day long: and [there shall be] no might in thine hand.

The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest¹ not eat⁴ up; and thou shalt be only oppressed⁷ and crushed⁷ alway: ³¹¹⁷

So that thou shalt be mad³⁰ for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.⁴

The LORD shall smite⁵⁵ thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot ^{3201 4} be healed,⁹ from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.

The LORD shall bring⁵⁵ thee, and thy king which thou shalt set⁵⁵ over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known;¹ and there shalt thou serve¹ other gods, wood and stone.

And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead¹⁷ thee.

Thou shalt carry much seed out⁵⁵ into the field, and shalt gather⁴ [but] little in; for the locust shall consume⁴ it.

Thou shalt plant⁴ vineyards, and dress¹ [them], but shalt neither drink⁴ [of] the wine, nor gather⁴ [the grapes]; for the worms shall eat⁴ them.

Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint⁴ [thyself] with the oil; for thine olive shall cast⁴ [his fruit].

Thou shalt beget⁵⁵ sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go⁴ into captivity.

All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.¹⁷

The stranger that [is] within thee shall get up⁴ above thee very high; and thou shalt come down⁴ very low.

He shall lend⁵⁵ to thee, and thou shalt not lend⁵⁵ to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.

Moreover all these curses shall come¹ upon thee, and shall pursue¹ thee, and overtake⁵² thee, till thou be destroyed;⁹ because thou hearkenedst¹ not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep² his commandments and his statutes which he commanded¹⁴ thee:

And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.

Because thou servedst¹ not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all [things];

Therefore shalt thou serve¹ thine enemies⁶ which the LORD shall send¹⁷ against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all [things]: and he shall put¹ a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed⁵³ thee.

The LORD shall bring⁴ a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, [as swift] as the eagle flieth;⁴ a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;⁴

A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard⁴ the person of the old, nor shew favour⁴ to the young:

And he shall eat¹ the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed:⁹ which [also] shall not leave⁵⁵ thee [either] corn, wine, or oil, [or] the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed⁵³ thee.

And he shall besiege⁵² thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced⁷ walls come down,² wherein thou trustedst,⁶ throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege⁵² thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given¹ thee.

And thou shalt eat¹ the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God hath given¹ thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies⁶ shall distress⁵⁵ thee:

[So that] the man [that is] tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil⁴ toward his brother, and toward the wife of his bosom, and toward the remnant of his children which he shall leave:⁵⁵

So that he will not give² to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat:⁴ because he hath nothing left⁵² him in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies⁶ shall distress⁵⁵ thee in all thy gates.

The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure¹⁴ to set⁵³ the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness⁹⁹ and tenderness, her eye shall be evil⁴ toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,

And toward her young one that cometh out⁶ from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear:⁴ for she shall eat⁴ them for want of all [things] secretly in the siege and straitness, wherewith thine enemy⁶ shall distress⁵⁵ thee in thy gates.

If thou wilt not observe⁴ to do² all the words of this law that are written⁷ in this book, that thou mayest fear² this glorious¹² and fearful¹² name, THE LORD THY GOD;

Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful,⁵² and the plagues of thy seed, [even] great plagues, and of long continuance,¹² and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.¹²

Moreover he will bring⁵² upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid¹ of; and they shall cleave¹ unto thee.

Also every sickness, and every plague, which [is] not written⁷ in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring⁵⁵ upon thee, until thou be destroyed.⁹

And ye shall be left⁸ few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not obey¹ the voice of the LORD thy God.

And it shall come to pass, [that] as the LORD rejoiced¹ over you to do you good,⁵³ and to multiply⁵³ you; so the LORD will rejoice⁴ over you to destroy⁵³ you, and to bring you to nought;⁵³ and ye shall be plucked⁸ from off the land whither thou goest⁶ to possess² it.

And the LORD shall scatter⁵² thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; ⁷⁷⁶ and there thou shalt serve¹ other gods, which neither thou nor thy fathers have known,¹ [even] wood and stone.

And among these nations shalt thou find no ease,⁵⁵ neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give¹ thee there a trembling heart, and failing of eyes, and sorrow of mind:

And thy life shall hang⁷ in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear¹ day and night, and shalt have none assurance⁵⁵ of thy life:

In the morning thou shalt say,⁴ Would God⁴ it were even! and at even thou shalt say,⁴ Would God⁴ it were morning! for the fear of thine heart wherewith thou shalt fear,⁴ and for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.⁴

And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again⁵² with ships, by the way whereof I spake¹ unto thee, Thou shalt see² it no more⁵⁵ again: and there ye shall be sold⁹⁸ unto your enemies⁶ for bondmen and bondwomen, and no man shall buy⁶ [you].