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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/28.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You will experience all these blessings if you obey the LORD your God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, because you obey the voice of the LORD your God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And all these blessings will come to you and reach you if you obey the LORD your God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey the LORD your God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you listen to the voice of Yahweh your God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you pay attention to the voice of the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All these blessings will come and overtake you, because you obey the LORD your God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />All these blessings will come and overtake you, because you obey the LORD your God: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These are all the blessings that will come to you and stay close to you because you obey the LORD your God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Obey the LORD your God and all these blessings will be yours: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Moreover, all these blessings will come upon you in abundance, if you obey the LORD your God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />All these blessings will come to you in abundance if you obey the LORD your God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and all these blessings shall come on you, and overtake you, if you shall listen to the voice of the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />All these blessings will come upon you, and overtake you, if you listen to Yahweh your God’s voice. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and all these blessings have come on you and overtaken you, because you listen to the voice of your God YHWH:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and all these blessings have come upon thee, and overtaken thee, because thou dost hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And all these blessings came upon thee and overtook thee, when thou shalt hear to the voice of Jehovah thy God.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And all these blessings shall come upon thee and overtake thee: yet so if thou hear his precepts, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And all these blessings shall come to you and take hold of you, but only if you listen to his precepts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />All these blessings will come upon you and overwhelm you when you obey the voice of the LORD, your God: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the LORD your God:<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And all these blessings shall come on you, and overtake you, if you shall hearken to the voice of the LORD your God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And all these blessings shall come upon you and they shall overtake you when you will listen to the voice of LORD JEHOVAH your God:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and shall find thee. If thou wilt indeed hear the voice of the Lord thy God,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/28-2.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=7339" 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 Blessings of Obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>“Now if you faithfully obey the voice of the LORD your God and are careful to follow all His commandments I am giving you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">And all</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/1293.htm" title="1293: hab·bə·rā·ḵō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A blessing. From barak; benediction; by implication prosperity.">blessings</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇā·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">will come</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·le·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">upon you</a> <a href="/hebrew/5381.htm" title="5381: wə·hiś·śî·ḡu·ḵā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3cp:: 2ms) -- To reach, overtake. A primitive root; to reach.">and overtake you,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">if</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: ṯiš·ma‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">you will obey</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·wl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">the voice of</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā (N-mpc:: 2ms) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God:</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.…<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/26-3.htm">Leviticus 26:3-13</a></span><br />If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments, / I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit. / Your threshing will continue until the grape harvest, and the grape harvest will continue until sowing time; you will have your fill of food to eat and will dwell securely in your land. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-6.htm">Psalm 23:6</a></span><br />Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-33.htm">Matthew 6:33</a></span><br />But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/3-9.htm">Proverbs 3:9-10</a></span><br />Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops; / then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10-12</a></span><br />Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure. / I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land, and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the LORD of Hosts. / “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/1-8.htm">Joshua 1:8</a></span><br />This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-19.htm">Isaiah 1:19</a></span><br />If you are willing and obedient, you will eat the best of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-8.htm">2 Corinthians 9:8</a></span><br />And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a></span><br />And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/22-18.htm">Genesis 22:18</a></span><br />And through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-28.htm">Romans 8:28</a></span><br />And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-7.htm">John 15:7</a></span><br />If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/2-3.htm">1 Kings 2:3</a></span><br />And keep the charge of the LORD your God to walk in His ways and to keep His statutes, commandments, ordinances, and decrees, as written in the Law of Moses, so that you may prosper in all you do and wherever you turn,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-28.htm">Luke 11:28</a></span><br />But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/1-25.htm">James 1:25</a></span><br />But the one who looks intently into the perfect law of freedom, and continues to do so—not being a forgetful hearer, but an effective doer—he will be blessed in what he does.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And all these blessings shall come on you, and overtake you, if you shall listen to the voice of the LORD your God.</p><p class="hdg">come on thee</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Deuteronomy 28:15,45</a></b></br> 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: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zechariah/1-6.htm">Zechariah 1:6</a></b></br> But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/4-8.htm">1 Timothy 4:8</a></b></br> For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/33-12.htm">Accompany</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-5.htm">Blessings</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-25.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-7.htm">Open</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/19-6.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/2-16.htm">Overtaken</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">Voice</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/25-27.htm">Accompany</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-1.htm">Blessings</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-4.htm">Ears</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-13.htm">Hearken</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-13.htm">Obey</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-12.htm">Open</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Overtake</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Overtaken</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Voice</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And all these blessings</b><br>This phrase refers to the specific blessings listed in the preceding and following verses of <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>. These blessings include prosperity, health, victory over enemies, and fruitful harvests. In the context of ancient Israel, blessings were seen as tangible evidence of God's favor and covenant relationship with His people. The blessings are comprehensive, covering various aspects of life, indicating the fullness of God's provision.<p><b>will come upon you</b><br>The blessings are described as actively pursuing the people, suggesting that they are not merely passive recipients. This reflects the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, where obedience leads to divine favor. The imagery of blessings coming upon the people emphasizes the certainty and abundance of God's promises.<p><b>and overtake you</b><br>The use of "overtake" implies that the blessings are so abundant and persistent that they will catch up with and surpass the people. This suggests an overwhelming and unavoidable nature of God's favor when His commandments are followed. It also indicates that God's blessings are not limited by human effort but are a result of divine grace.<p><b>if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God</b><br>This conditional clause highlights the importance of obedience in the covenant relationship. Obedience to God's commandments is a central theme in Deuteronomy, reflecting the covenantal stipulations given at Sinai. The phrase "the voice of the LORD your God" underscores the personal and direct communication between God and His people, emphasizing the need for attentive listening and faithful response. This condition is echoed throughout Scripture, where obedience is linked to blessing (e.g., <a href="/1_samuel/15-22.htm">1 Samuel 15:22</a>, <a href="/john/14-15.htm">John 14:15</a>).<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 promises 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 laws as they prepare to enter the Promised Land.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, promised by God to the descendants of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/mount_ebal_and_mount_gerizim.htm">Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim</a></b><br>Locations where blessings and curses were pronounced over Israel (Deuteronomy 27).<br><br>5. <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.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_brings_blessing.htm">Obedience Brings Blessing</a></b><br>The verse emphasizes that blessings are contingent upon obedience to God's commands. This principle is timeless and applicable to believers today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_faithfulness.htm">God's Faithfulness</a></b><br>The promise of blessings highlights God's faithfulness to His covenant. Believers can trust in God's promises when they walk in His ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_overwhelming_nature_of_god's_blessings.htm">The Overwhelming Nature of God's Blessings</a></b><br>The phrase "will come upon you and overtake you" suggests that God's blessings are abundant and overwhelming, surpassing human expectations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_choice.htm">The Role of Choice</a></b><br>The conditional nature of the blessings underscores the importance of human choice in responding to God's commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_prosperity.htm">Spiritual Prosperity</a></b><br>While material blessings are often highlighted, the deeper spiritual prosperity that comes from obedience to God is of eternal value.<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/meaning_of_'soft_answer_turns_away_wrath'.htm">What does the Bible say about blessing and cursing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_lessons_does_moses_teach_in_deut..htm">What lessons does Moses teach in Deuteronomy?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_blessing_vs._cursing.htm">What does the Bible say about blessing and cursing?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_being_blessed.htm">What defines being blessed?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/deuteronomy/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">And overtake thee.</span>--A beautiful expression, <span class= "ital">i.e., shall come home to thee, </span>and impress the heart with the thought of God's love and of His promises, even when it is least expected. Comp. <a href="/zechariah/1-6.htm" title="But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the LORD of hosts thought to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so has he dealt with us.">Zechariah 1:6</a>. "My words and my statutes, did they not <span class= "ital">take hold of </span>(<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>overtake) your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the Lord of hosts <span class= "ital">thought </span>to do unto us . . . so hath he dealt with us." The opposite is true also of the curses (<a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm" title="But it shall come to pass, if you will not listen to the voice of the LORD your God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command you this day; that all these curses shall come on you, and overtake you:">Deuteronomy 28:15</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - The blessings about to be specified are represented as personified, as actual agencies coming upon their objects and following them along their path. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/28-2.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">All</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֵ֖לֶּה</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">blessings</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבְּרָכ֥וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bə·rā·ḵō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1293.htm">Strong's 1293: </a> </span><span class="str2">Benediction, prosperity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will come</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבָ֧אוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇā·’ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon you</span><br /><span class="heb">עָלֶ֛יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·le·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and overtake you,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִשִּׂיגֻ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hiś·śî·ḡu·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5381.htm">Strong's 5381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To reach, overtake</span><br /><br /><span class="word">if</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will obey</span><br /><span class="heb">תִשְׁמַ֔ע</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiš·ma‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the voice of</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּק֖וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your God:</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·he·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/28-2.htm">Deuteronomy 28:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28-2.htm">Deuteronomy 28:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28-2.htm">Deuteronomy 28:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28-2.htm">Deuteronomy 28:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28-2.htm">Deuteronomy 28:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/28-2.htm">Deuteronomy 28:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/28-2.htm">Deuteronomy 28:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/28-2.htm">Deuteronomy 28:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/28-2.htm">Deuteronomy 28:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/28-2.htm">Deuteronomy 28:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/28-2.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:2 And all these blessings shall come (Deut. 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