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These plagues will be intense and without relief, making you miserable and unbearably sick.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />then the LORD will bring on you and your offspring extraordinary afflictions, afflictions severe and lasting, and sicknesses grievous and lasting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary disasters, severe and lasting plagues, and terrible and chronic sicknesses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, <i>even</i> great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />then the LORD will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary plagues—great and prolonged plagues—and serious and prolonged sicknesses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />then the LORD will bring extraordinary plagues on you and your descendants, severe and lasting plagues, and miserable and chronic sicknesses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />then the LORD will bring extraordinary plagues on you and your descendants, even severe and lasting plagues, and miserable and chronic sicknesses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />then the LORD will bring extraordinary plagues on you and your descendants, even severe and lasting plagues, and miserable and chronic sicknesses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />then Yahweh will bring wondrous plagues on you and plagues on <i>those who are</i> your seed, even great and enduring plagues, and miserable and enduring sicknesses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />then the LORD will bring extraordinary plagues on you and your descendants, even severe and lasting plagues, and miserable and chronic sicknesses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />he will bring wondrous plagues on you and your descendants, severe and lasting plagues, and terrible and chronic sicknesses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will bring extraordinary plagues on you and your descendants, severe and lasting plagues, and terrible and chronic sicknesses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />then Jehovah will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />he will punish you and your descendants with incurable diseases, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />If so, the LORD will strike you and your descendants with unimaginable plagues. They will be terrible and continuing plagues and severe and lingering diseases.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />he will send on you and on your descendants incurable diseases and horrible epidemics that can never be stopped. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />then he will inflict extraordinary plagues on you and your children, great and lasting plagues, and severe and lasting illnesses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He will bring upon you and your descendants extraordinary disasters, severe and lasting plagues, and terrible and chronic sicknesses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />then the LORD will increase your punishments and those of your descendants--great and long-lasting afflictions and severe, enduring illnesses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />then the LORD will make your plagues extraordinary, and the plagues of your descendants, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and severe sicknesses, and of long continuance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and severe sicknesses, and of long continuance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />then Yahweh will make your plagues and the plagues of your offspring fearful, even great plagues, and of long duration, and severe sicknesses, and of long duration. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />then YHWH has made your strokes extraordinary, and the strokes [against] your seed [are] great strokes that are persisting and severe sicknesses that are persisting.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> then hath Jehovah made wonderful thy strokes, and the strokes of thy seed -- great strokes, and stedfast, and evil sicknesses, and stedfast.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Jehovah made thy smiting wonderful, and the smitings of thy seed, great and lasting blows, and evil and lasting diseases.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord shall increase thy plagues, and the plagues of thy seed, plagues great and lasting, infirmities grievous and perpetual. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />then the Lord will increase your plagues, and the plagues of your offspring, plagues great and long-lasting, infirmities very grievous and continuous.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />the LORD will bring upon you and your descendants wondrous calamities, severe and constant calamities, and malignant and constant sicknesses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />then the LORD will overwhelm both you and your offspring with severe and lasting afflictions and grievous and lasting maladies.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Then the LORD will send your plagues and the plagues of your descendants, even great plagues of long duration, and sore sicknesses of long duration.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And LORD JEHOVAH shall send your plagues and the plagues of your seed, greater plagues and enduring and severe and enduring affliction.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />then the Lord shall magnify thy plagues, and the plagues of thy seed, great and wonderful plagues, and evil and abiding diseases.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/28-59.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=7913" 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">58</span>If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law which are written in this book, that you may fear this glorious and awesome name—the LORD your God— <span class="reftext">59</span><span class="highl"><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.">He</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: zar·‘e·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">will bring upon you and your descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/6381.htm" title="6381: wə·hip̄·lā (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, perhaps to separate, i.e. Distinguish; by implication, to be great, difficult, wonderful.">extraordinary</a> <a href="/hebrew/4347.htm" title="4347: mak·kō·ṯə·ḵā (N-fpc:: 2ms) -- A blow, wound, slaughter. Or makkeh; from nakah; a blow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence.">disasters,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4347.htm" title="4347: mak·kō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A blow, wound, slaughter. Or makkeh; from nakah; a blow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ (Adj-fp) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">severe</a> <a href="/hebrew/539.htm" title="539: wə·ne·’ĕ·mā·nō·wṯ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To confirm, support. ">and lasting</a> <a href="/hebrew/4347.htm" title="4347: mak·kō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A blow, wound, slaughter. Or makkeh; from nakah; a blow; by implication, a wound; figuratively, carnage, also pestilence.">plagues,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: rā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">and terrible</a> <a href="/hebrew/539.htm" title="539: wə·ne·’ĕ·mā·nîm (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To confirm, support. ">and chronic</a> <a href="/hebrew/2483.htm" title="2483: wā·ḥo·lā·yim (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- Sickness. From chalah; malady, anxiety, calamity.">sicknesses.</a> </span><span class="reftext">60</span>He will afflict you again with all the diseases you dreaded in Egypt, and they will cling to you.…<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 26:16-17</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. / And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/15-26.htm">Exodus 15:26</a></span><br />saying, “If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and keep all His statutes, then I will not bring on you any of the diseases I inflicted on the Egyptians. For I am the LORD who heals you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-12.htm">Jeremiah 30:12-15</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD says: “Your injury is incurable; your wound is grievous. / There is no one to plead your cause, no remedy for your sores, no recovery for you. / All your lovers have forgotten you; they no longer seek you, for I have struck you as an enemy would, with the discipline of someone cruel, because of your great iniquity and your numerous sins. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Isaiah 1:5-6</a></span><br />Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted. / From the sole of your foot to the top of your head, there is no soundness—only wounds and welts and festering sores neither cleansed nor bandaged nor soothed with oil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/21-12.htm">2 Chronicles 21:12-15</a></span><br />Then a letter came to Jehoram from Elijah the prophet, which stated: “This is what the LORD, the God of your father David, says: ‘You have not walked in the ways of your father Jehoshaphat or of Asa king of Judah, / but you have walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and have caused Judah and the people of Jerusalem to prostitute themselves, just as the house of Ahab prostituted itself. You have also killed your brothers, your father’s family, who were better than you. / So behold, the LORD is about to strike your people, your sons, your wives, and all your possessions with a serious blow. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/14-21.htm">Ezekiel 14:21</a></span><br />For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-10.htm">Amos 4:10</a></span><br />“I sent plagues among you like those of Egypt; I killed your young men with the sword, along with your captured horses. I filled your nostrils with the stench of your camp, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-25.htm">2 Kings 17:25-26</a></span><br />Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them. / So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The peoples that you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land. Because of this, He has sent lions among them, which are indeed killing them off.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/5-6.htm">1 Samuel 5:6-12</a></span><br />Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors. / And when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon.” / So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” “It must be moved to Gath,” they replied. So they carried away the ark of the God of Israel. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/16-46.htm">Numbers 16:46-50</a></span><br />Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the LORD; the plague has begun.” / So Aaron took the censer as Moses had ordered and ran into the midst of the assembly. And seeing that the plague had begun among the people, he offered the incense and made atonement for the people. / He stood between the living and the dead, and the plague was halted. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-11.htm">Luke 21:11</a></span><br />There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-2.htm">Revelation 16:2</a></span><br />So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-10.htm">Revelation 16:10-11</a></span><br />And the fifth angel poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and its kingdom was plunged into darkness, and men began to gnaw their tongues in anguish / and curse the God of heaven for their pains and sores. Yet they did not repent of their deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/9-20.htm">Revelation 9:20-21</a></span><br />Now the rest of mankind who were not killed by these plagues still did not repent of the works of their hands. They did not stop worshiping demons and idols of gold, silver, bronze, stone, and wood, which cannot see or hear or walk. / Furthermore, they did not repent of their murder, sorcery, sexual immorality, and theft.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Then the LORD will make your plagues wonderful, and the plagues of your seed, even great plagues, and of long continuance, and sore sicknesses, and of long continuance.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-46.htm">Deuteronomy 28:46</a></b></br> And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/29-20.htm">Deuteronomy 29:20-28</a></b></br> The LORD will not spare him, but then the anger of the LORD and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the LORD shall blot out his name from under heaven… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/31-17.htm">Deuteronomy 31:17,18</a></b></br> Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God <i>is</i> not among us? … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/revelation/2-9.htm">Afflictions</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-11.htm">Chronic</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-23.htm">Continuance</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-55.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-46.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-60.htm">Disasters</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-27.htm">Diseases</a> <a href="/acts/28-2.htm">Extraordinary</a> <a href="/exodus/6-9.htm">Harsh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/11-4.htm">Lasting</a> <a href="/numbers/21-5.htm">Miserable</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-57.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Plagues</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-15.htm">Prolonged</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/25-2.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-21.htm">Punishments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-46.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/numbers/11-33.htm">Severe</a> <a href="/acts/28-9.htm">Sicknesses</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-35.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/numbers/34-12.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/genesis/43-33.htm">Wondered</a> <a href="/genesis/18-14.htm">Wonderful</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/29-22.htm">Afflictions</a> <a href="/leviticus/13-11.htm">Chronic</a> <a href="/job/15-29.htm">Continuance</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-7.htm">Cruel</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/19-8.htm">Disasters</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-60.htm">Diseases</a> <a href="/isaiah/28-21.htm">Extraordinary</a> <a href="/1_samuel/25-3.htm">Harsh</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/33-15.htm">Lasting</a> <a href="/job/3-20.htm">Miserable</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Offspring</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-22.htm">Plagues</a> <a href="/joshua/24-31.htm">Prolonged</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/job/19-29.htm">Punishments</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-6.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/judges/20-34.htm">Severe</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-22.htm">Sicknesses</a> <a href="/joshua/9-24.htm">Sore</a> <a href="/joshua/8-18.htm">Stretching</a> <a href="/job/21-4.htm">Wondered</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-11.htm">Wonderful</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>He will bring upon you and your descendants</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the generational impact of disobedience to God's covenant. In the context of Deuteronomy, Moses is addressing the Israelites, warning them of the consequences of turning away from God's commandments. The idea of generational consequences is consistent with other parts of the Old Testament, such as <a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5</a>, where God speaks of visiting "the iniquity of the fathers on the children to the third and fourth generation." This underscores the seriousness of covenant faithfulness and the communal nature of Israel's relationship with God.<p><b>extraordinary disasters</b><br>The term "extraordinary disasters" refers to calamities that are beyond the ordinary experiences of life, suggesting divine intervention. In the historical context, these could include natural disasters, military defeats, or other catastrophic events that would serve as a sign of God's displeasure. The use of such language is meant to instill a sense of awe and fear, reminding the Israelites of the power and sovereignty of God. This aligns with the broader biblical theme of God using extraordinary means to accomplish His purposes, as seen in the plagues of Egypt (Exodus 7-11).<p><b>severe and lasting plagues</b><br>This phrase recalls the plagues of Egypt, which were both severe and had lasting impacts on the Egyptian society and economy. The use of plagues as a form of divine judgment is a recurring theme in the Bible, symbolizing God's ability to control nature and bring about His will. In a prophetic sense, this can also be seen as a warning of future judgments, as echoed in the book of Revelation, where plagues are part of the end-times narrative (Revelation 15-16).<p><b>and terrible and chronic sicknesses</b><br>The mention of "terrible and chronic sicknesses" highlights the personal and physical toll of disobedience. In the ancient Near Eastern context, health was often seen as a direct blessing from God, and illness as a sign of His displeasure. Chronic illnesses would not only affect individuals but also the community's ability to function and thrive. This serves as a stark reminder of the holistic nature of God's covenant, affecting every aspect of life. The New Testament offers a contrast through the healing ministry of Jesus, who often healed chronic conditions, symbolizing the restoration and redemption available through Him (<a href="/matthew/4-23.htm">Matthew 4:23-24</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 warnings 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 blessings and curses.<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 laws.<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/p/plagues_and_sicknesses.htm">Plagues and Sicknesses</a></b><br>Consequences of disobedience, described as severe and lasting, affecting both individuals and their descendants.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_disobedience.htm">The Seriousness of Disobedience</a></b><br>God's warnings are severe, highlighting the importance of obedience to His commands.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_impact.htm">Generational Impact</a></b><br>Disobedience affects not only the individual but also future generations, emphasizing the need for a legacy of faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>The curses reflect God's just nature, ensuring that His laws are upheld and His holiness is respected.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Even in the face of severe consequences, there is always an opportunity for repentance and restoration with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hope_in_christ.htm">The Hope in Christ</a></b><br>While the Old Covenant had severe consequences, the New Covenant through Christ offers redemption and freedom from the curse.<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/how_do_deut._28_curses_fit_with_science.htm">In Deuteronomy 28, how can modern readers reconcile the promise of curses (verses 15-68) with our scientific understanding of disease, famine, and natural disasters?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_locusts_mean_in_joel.htm">What do locusts symbolize in the Book of Joel?</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/how_do_disasters_fit_god's_purposes.htm">Job 37:12-13 claims storms fulfill God's purposes of punishment or blessing; how do natural disaster patterns fit this idea?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/28-59.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">He</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָה֙</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">{will bring} upon you and your descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">זַרְעֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(zar·‘e·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2233.htm">Strong's 2233: </a> </span><span class="str2">Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">extraordinary</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהִפְלָ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hip̄·lā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6381.htm">Strong's 6381: </a> </span><span class="str2">To separate, distinguish, to be, great, difficult, wonderful</span><br /><br /><span class="word">disasters,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַכֹּ֣תְךָ֔</span> <span class="translit">(mak·kō·ṯə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4347.htm">Strong's 4347: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wound, carnage, pestilence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">severe</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּדֹלוֹת֙</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḏō·lō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and lasting</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֶ֣אֱמָנ֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ne·’ĕ·mā·nō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_539.htm">Strong's 539: </a> </span><span class="str2">To confirm, support</span><br /><br /><span class="word">plagues,</span><br /><span class="heb">מַכּ֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(mak·kō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4347.htm">Strong's 4347: </a> </span><span class="str2">A wound, carnage, pestilence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and terrible</span><br /><span class="heb">רָעִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(rā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and chronic</span><br /><span class="heb">וְנֶאֱמָנִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ne·’ĕ·mā·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_539.htm">Strong's 539: </a> </span><span class="str2">To confirm, support</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sicknesses.</span><br /><span class="heb">וָחֳלָיִ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wā·ḥo·lā·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2483.htm">Strong's 2483: </a> </span><span class="str2">Malady, anxiety, calamity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Deuteronomy 28:59 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Deuteronomy 28:59 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Deuteronomy 28:59 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Deuteronomy 28:59 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Deuteronomy 28:59 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Deuteronomy 28:59 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Deuteronomy 28:59 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Deuteronomy 28:59 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Deuteronomy 28:59 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Deuteronomy 28:59 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:59 Then Yahweh will make your plagues wonderful (Deut. 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