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The offspring of your herds and flocks will be cursed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The fruit of your womb will be cursed, as well as the produce of your land, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Cursed <i>shall be</i> the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Cursed <i>shall be</i> the fruit of your body and the produce of your land, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Cursed <i>will be</i> the children of your womb, the produce of your ground, the newborn of your herd, and the offspring of your flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Cursed shall be the offspring of your body and the produce of your ground, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Cursed <i>shall be</i> the offspring of your body and the produce of your ground, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Cursed <i>shall be</i> the offspring of your body and the produce of your ground, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“The offspring of your body and the produce of your land, the offspring of your herd and the young of your flock <i>will be</i> cursed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your offspring will be cursed, and your land’s produce, the young of your herds, and the newborn of your flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your descendants will be cursed, and your land&#8217s produce, the young of your herds, and the newborn of your flocks. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, the increase of thy cattle, and the young of thy flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You'll have only a few children, your crops will be small, and your herds of cattle and flocks of sheep and goats won't produce many young. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, the increase of thy kine, and the young of thy flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will be cursed. You will have few children. Your land will have few crops. Your cattle will be cursed with few calves, and your flocks will have few lambs and kids.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"The LORD will curse you by giving you only a few children, poor crops, and few cattle and sheep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Cursed will your children be, as well as the produce of your land, the offspring of your beasts and cattle, and the offspring of your flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The fruit of your womb will be cursed, as well as the produce of your land, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Your children will be cursed, as well as the produce of your soil, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The fruit of your body, the fruit of your ground, the increase of your livestock, and the young of your flock shall be cursed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />The fruit of your body, the fruit of your ground, the increase of your livestock, and the young of your flock will be cursed. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Cursed [is] the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your land, the increase of your oxen, and the wealth of your flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Cursed is the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, increase of thine oxen, and wealth of thy flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Cursed the fruit of thy belly, and the fruit of thy land, the offspring of thine oxen, and the flocks of thy sheep.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Cursed shall be the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy ground, the herds of thy oxen, and the flocks of thy sheep. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Cursed shall be the fruit of your loins, and the fruit of your land, the herds of your oxen, and the flocks of your sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Cursed be the fruit of your womb, the produce of your soil and the offspring of your livestock, the issue of your herds and the young of your flocks!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Cursed shall be the fruit of your womb, the fruit of your ground, the increase of your cattle and the issue of your flock.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Cursed shall be the fruit of your body and the fruit of your land, the herds of your oxen and the flocks of your sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Cursed is the fruit of your body and the fruit of your land and the herds of your oxen and the flocks of your sheep.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the young of thy flock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Cursed shall be the offspring of thy body, and the fruits of thy land, the herds of thine oxen, and the flocks of thy sheep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/28-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=7485" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">The Curses of Disobedience</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: pə·rî- (N-msc) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">The fruit</a> <a href="/hebrew/990.htm" title="990: ḇiṭ·nə·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- From an unused root probably meaning to be hollow; the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything.">of your womb</a> <a href="/hebrew/779.htm" title="779: ’ā·rūr (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms) -- To curse. A primitive root; to execrate.">will be cursed,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: ū·p̄ə·rî (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">as well as the produce</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: ’aḏ·mā·ṯe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">of your land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7698.htm" title="7698: šə·ḡar (N-msc) -- Offspring, young (of beasts). From an unused root probably meaning to eject; the fetus.">the calves</a> <a href="/hebrew/504.htm" title="504: ’ă·lā·p̄e·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Cattle. From 'alph; a family; also an ox or cow.">of your herds,</a> <a href="/hebrew/6251.htm" title="6251: wə·‘aš·tə·rō·wṯ (Conj-w:: N-fpc) -- Perhaps young. Probably from ashar; increase.">and the lambs</a> <a href="/hebrew/6629.htm" title="6629: ṣō·ne·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock. Or tsaown; from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock; also figuratively.">of your flocks.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Leviticus 26:16</a></span><br />then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-2.htm">Malachi 2:2</a></span><br />If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/1-6.htm">Haggai 1:6</a></span><br />You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-17.htm">Genesis 3:17-19</a></span><br />And to Adam He said: “Because you have listened to the voice of your wife and have eaten from the tree of which I commanded you not to eat, cursed is the ground because of you; through toil you will eat of it all the days of your life. / Both thorns and thistles it will yield for you, and you will eat the plants of the field. / By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground—because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-14.htm">Hosea 9:14</a></span><br />Give them, O LORD—what will You give? Give them wombs that miscarry and breasts that dry up!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/14-3.htm">Jeremiah 14:3-4</a></span><br />The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads. / The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/5-10.htm">Lamentations 5:10</a></span><br />Our skin is as hot as an oven with fever from our hunger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/4-16.htm">Ezekiel 4:16-17</a></span><br />Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure. / So they will lack food and water; they will be appalled at the sight of one another wasting away in their iniquity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Isaiah 5:10</a></span><br />For ten acres of vineyard will yield but a bath of wine, and a homer of seed only an ephah of grain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-6.htm">Amos 4:6</a></span><br />“I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-19.htm">Matthew 21:19</a></span><br />Seeing a fig tree by the road, He went up to it but found nothing on it except leaves. “May you never bear fruit again!” He said. And immediately the tree withered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/13-6.htm">Luke 13:6-9</a></span><br />Then Jesus told this parable: “A man had a fig tree that was planted in his vineyard. He went to look for fruit on it but did not find any. / So he said to the keeper of the vineyard, ‘Look, for the past three years I have come to search for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t found any. Therefore cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ / ‘Sir,’ the man replied, ‘leave it alone again this year, until I dig around it and fertilize it. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/11-14.htm">Mark 11:14</a></span><br />Then He said to the tree, “May no one ever eat of your fruit again.” And His disciples heard this statement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Romans 8:20-22</a></span><br />For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. / We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/3-10.htm">Galatians 3:10</a></span><br />All who rely on works of the law are under a curse. For it is written: “Cursed is everyone who does not continue to do everything written in the Book of the Law.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Cursed shall be the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your land, the increase of your cows, and the flocks of your sheep.</p><p class="hdg">the fruit of thy body</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Deuteronomy 28:4</a></b></br> Blessed <i>shall be</i> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/5-9.htm">Deuteronomy 5:9</a></b></br> Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God <i>am</i> a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth <i>generation</i> of them that hate me,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/18-16.htm">Job 18:16-19</a></b></br> His roots shall be dried up beneath, and above shall his branch be cut off… </p><p class="hdg">thy land</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-16.htm">Deuteronomy 28:16</a></b></br> Cursed <i>shalt</i> thou <i>be</i> in the city, and cursed <i>shalt</i> thou <i>be</i> in the field.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/26-19.htm">Leviticus 26:19,20,26</a></b></br> And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Habakkuk 3:17</a></b></br> Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither <i>shall</i> fruit <i>be</i> in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and <i>there shall be</i> no herd in the stalls:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-11.htm">Body</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Calves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-11.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-11.htm">Crops</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-17.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-17.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Herd</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Herds</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Kine</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-11.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-11.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-11.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-11.htm">Womb</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-26.htm">Body</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-7.htm">Calves</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-51.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-42.htm">Crops</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-19.htm">Curse</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-19.htm">Cursed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-14.htm">Herd</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-14.htm">Herds</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-51.htm">Increase</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-51.htm">Kine</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-51.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-51.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/joshua/6-21.htm">Oxen</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-33.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-31.htm">Sheep</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-44.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-57.htm">Womb</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-50.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">The blessings for obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">The curses for disobedience</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The "fruit of your womb" signifies children and descendants. In the ancient Near Eastern context, having many children was considered a blessing and a sign of divine favor. The curse here implies a reversal of that blessing, potentially leading to barrenness or the loss of offspring. This echoes the covenantal blessings and curses found in <a href="/leviticus/26.htm">Leviticus 26</a> and <a href="/deuteronomy/7-13.htm">Deuteronomy 7:13-14</a>, where obedience leads to fertility and disobedience results in the opposite. Theologically, this highlights the importance of faithfulness to God and the severe consequences of turning away from His laws.<p><b>as well as the produce of your land</b><br>Agricultural prosperity was vital for survival and economic stability in ancient Israel. The "produce of your land" includes crops such as grain, wine, and oil, which were essential for daily sustenance and religious offerings. A curse on the land's produce would lead to famine and economic hardship, reflecting the covenantal curses in <a href="/leviticus/26-20.htm">Leviticus 26:20</a> and <a href="/haggai/1-10.htm">Haggai 1:10-11</a>. This phrase underscores the dependence of Israel on God's provision and the direct link between spiritual obedience and material blessing. It also serves as a reminder of the land's role in the covenant, as it was a gift from God to His people.<p><b>the calves of your herds</b><br>Livestock was a measure of wealth and a critical component of the agrarian economy in ancient Israel. Calves, in particular, were valuable for their meat, milk, and as future breeding stock. A curse on the herds would signify economic decline and insecurity. This reflects the broader biblical theme of God's control over creation and His ability to bless or curse according to His people's faithfulness. The loss of livestock is also mentioned in the plagues of Egypt (<a href="/exodus/9.htm">Exodus 9:1-7</a>), serving as a historical parallel to the consequences of disobedience.<p><b>and the lambs of your flocks</b><br>Sheep were central to the pastoral economy, providing wool, meat, and sacrificial animals for religious rituals. A curse on the lambs would affect both daily life and religious practices, as sacrifices were integral to maintaining a right relationship with God. This phrase connects to the broader biblical narrative of sacrifice and atonement, foreshadowing the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, the "Lamb of God" (<a href="/john/1-29.htm">John 1:29</a>). The curse here emphasizes the holistic impact of disobedience, affecting every aspect of life, from family to economy to worship.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws and blessings/curses to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, receiving the covenant and its stipulations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which the Israelites are about to enter, contingent on their obedience to God's commands.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement between God and Israel, involving blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_ebal_and_mount_gerizim.htm">Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim</a></b><br>The locations where blessings and curses were proclaimed to the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_disobedience.htm">The Seriousness of Disobedience</a></b><br>Disobedience to God's commands has tangible consequences, affecting every aspect of life, including family and livelihood.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/covenantal_faithfulness.htm">Covenantal Faithfulness</a></b><br>The blessings and curses in Deuteronomy highlight the importance of faithfulness to God's covenant. Our relationship with God should be marked by obedience and reverence.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/interconnectedness_of_life.htm">Interconnectedness of Life</a></b><br>The curses affect various aspects of life, showing how our spiritual state impacts our physical and communal well-being.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/redemption_through_christ.htm">Redemption through Christ</a></b><br>While the law brings a curse for disobedience, Christ has redeemed us from the curse, offering hope and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance_and_obedience.htm">Call to Repentance and Obedience</a></b><br>The passage serves as a call to examine our lives, repent of disobedience, and commit to following God's ways.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_foods_are_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What foods are mentioned in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_wasn't_hananiah_rejected_immediately.htm">In Jeremiah 28:6-9, why did the people not reject Hananiah immediately if his prophecy contradicted Jeremiah and Deuteronomy 18:22 on false prophets?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_setbacks_follow_god's_promise.htm">If God promises to 'prosper' the people upon their return (Deuteronomy 30:9), why does subsequent biblical history show repeated setbacks and suffering?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_on_fearing_others.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on fertility?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/28-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The fruit</span><br /><span class="heb">פְּרִֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(pə·rî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6529.htm">Strong's 6529: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fruit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your womb</span><br /><span class="heb">בִטְנְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(ḇiṭ·nə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_990.htm">Strong's 990: </a> </span><span class="str2">The belly, the womb, the bosom, body of anything</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be cursed,</span><br /><span class="heb">אָר֥וּר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·rūr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_779.htm">Strong's 779: </a> </span><span class="str2">To execrate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the produce</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפְרִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ə·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6529.htm">Strong's 6529: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fruit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your land,</span><br /><span class="heb">אַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’aḏ·mā·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ground, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the calves</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁגַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḡar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7698.htm">Strong's 7698: </a> </span><span class="str2">Offspring, young (of beasts)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your herds,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲלָפֶ֖יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·lā·p̄e·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_504.htm">Strong's 504: </a> </span><span class="str2">A family, an ox, cow</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the lambs</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעַשְׁתְּר֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘aš·tə·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6251.htm">Strong's 6251: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps young</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your flocks.</span><br /><span class="heb">צֹאנֶֽךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣō·ne·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6629.htm">Strong's 6629: </a> </span><span class="str2">Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/28-18.htm">Deuteronomy 28:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28-18.htm">Deuteronomy 28:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28-18.htm">Deuteronomy 28:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28-18.htm">Deuteronomy 28:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28-18.htm">Deuteronomy 28:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/28-18.htm">Deuteronomy 28:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/28-18.htm">Deuteronomy 28:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/28-18.htm">Deuteronomy 28:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/28-18.htm">Deuteronomy 28:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/28-18.htm">Deuteronomy 28:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/28-18.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:18 The fruit of your body the fruit (Deut. 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