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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 />They will be a sign and a wonder to you and your descendants forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />These horrors will serve as a sign and warning among you and your descendants forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall be a sign and a wonder against you and your offspring forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />These curses will be a sign and a wonder upon you and your descendants forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And they shall be upon you for a sign and a wonder, and on your descendants forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />And they will become a sign and a wonder against you and your descendants forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They shall become a sign and a wonder on you and your descendants forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And they shall become a sign and a wonder on you and your descendants forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And they shall become a sign and a wonder on you and your seed forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They will be a sign and a wonder to you and your descendants forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These curses will be a sign and a wonder against you and your descendants forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />These curses will be a sign and a wonder against you and your descendants forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />and they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then everyone will look at you and your descendants and realize that the LORD has placed you under a curse. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />and they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />These curses will be a sign and an amazing thing to warn you and your descendants forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They will be the evidence of God's judgment on you and your descendants forever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />These curses will serve as a sign and wonder for you and your descendants as long as you live." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />These curses will be a sign and a wonder upon you and your descendants forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />These curses will be a perpetual sign and wonder with reference to you and your descendants. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />and they shall be on you for a sign and for a wonder, and on your descendants forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They will be for a sign and for a wonder to you and to your offspring forever. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and they have been on you for a sign and for a wonder, also on your seed—for all time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they have been on thee for a sign and for a wonder, also on thy seed -- to the age.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they were upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed even to forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And they shall be as signs and wonders on thee, and on thy seed for ever. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And there will be the signs and portents with you, and with your offspring, forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They will be a sign and a wonder for you and your descendants for all time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They shall be among you and your descendants as a sign and a portent forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And they shall be upon you for signs and wonders, and upon your descendants for ever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they shall be signs and wonders among you and among your seed forever.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And <i>these things</i> shall be signs in thee, and wonders among thy seed for ever;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/28-46.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=7758" 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">45</span>All these curses will come upon you. They will pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed, since you did not obey the LORD your God and keep the commandments and statutes He gave you. <span class="reftext">46</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">These curses will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/226.htm" title="226: lə·’ō·wṯ (Prep:: N-cs) -- A sign. Probably from 'uwth; a signal, as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc.">a sign</a> <a href="/hebrew/4159.htm" title="4159: ū·lə·mō·w·p̄êṯ (Conj-w, Prep-l:: N-ms) -- A wonder, sign, portent. Or mopheth; from yaphah in the sense of conspicuousness; a miracle; by implication, a token or omen.">and a wonder</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇə·ḵā (Prep:: 2ms) -- ">upon you</a> <a href="/hebrew/2233.htm" title="2233: ū·ḇə·zar·‘ă·ḵā (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc:: 2ms) -- A sowing, seed, offspring. From zara'; seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity.">and your descendants</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ- (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">forever.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: ‘ō·w·lām (N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. "></a> </span><span class="reftext">47</span>Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,…<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/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14-46</a></span><br />If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments, / and if you reject My statutes, despise My ordinances, and neglect to carry out all My commandments, and so break My covenant, / 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="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Jeremiah 24:9</a></span><br />I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/29-18.htm">Jeremiah 29:18</a></span><br />I will pursue them with sword and famine and plague. I will make them a horror to all the kingdoms of the earth—a curse, a desolation, and an object of scorn and reproach among all the nations to which I banish them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-15.htm">Ezekiel 5:15</a></span><br />So you will be a reproach and a taunt, a warning and a horror to the nations around you, when I execute judgments against you in anger, wrath, and raging fury. I, the LORD, have spoken.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-18.htm">Isaiah 8:18</a></span><br />Here am I, and the children the LORD has given me as signs and symbols in Israel from the LORD of Hosts, who dwells on Mount Zion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-15.htm">Isaiah 65:15</a></span><br />You will leave behind your name as a curse for My chosen ones, and the Lord GOD will slay you; but to His servants He will give another name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/9-7.htm">1 Kings 9:7</a></span><br />then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/7-20.htm">2 Chronicles 7:20</a></span><br />then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/42-18.htm">Jeremiah 42:18</a></span><br />For this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: ‘Just as My anger and wrath were poured out on the residents of Jerusalem, so will My wrath be poured out on you if you go to Egypt. You will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and disgrace, and you will never see this place again.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/44-12.htm">Jeremiah 44:12</a></span><br />And I will take away the remnant of Judah who have resolved to go to the land of Egypt to reside there; they will meet their end. They will all fall by the sword or be consumed by famine. From the least to the greatest, they will die by sword or famine; and they will become an object of cursing and horror, of vilification and reproach.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-11.htm">Daniel 9:11</a></span><br />All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/24-9.htm">Matthew 24:9</a></span><br />Then they will deliver you over to be persecuted and killed, and you will be hated by all nations because of My name.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-24.htm">Luke 21:24</a></span><br />They will fall by the edge of the sword and be led captive into all the nations. And Jerusalem will be trodden down by the Gentiles, until the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/11-9.htm">Romans 11:9-10</a></span><br />And David says: “May their table become a snare and a trap, a stumbling block and a retribution to them. / May their eyes be darkened so they cannot see, and their backs be bent forever.”<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">And they shall be on you for a sign and for a wonder, and on your seed for ever.</p><p class="hdg">a sign</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Deuteronomy 28:37,59</a></b></br> And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee… </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="/isaiah/8-18.htm">Isaiah 8:18</a></b></br> Behold, I and the children whom the LORD hath given me <i>are</i> for signs and for wonders in Israel from the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth in mount Zion.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/23-6.htm">Age</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-3.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-38.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-10.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-37.htm">Wonder</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/29-29.htm">Age</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Descendants</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-59.htm">Seed</a> <a href="/joshua/4-6.htm">Sign</a> <a href="/joshua/3-5.htm">Wonder</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>These curses will be a sign and a wonder</b><br>The phrase "a sign and a wonder" indicates that the curses will serve as a visible and extraordinary demonstration of God's judgment. In biblical context, signs and wonders often refer to miraculous events that reveal divine power, such as the plagues in Egypt (Exodus 7-11). Here, the curses are meant to be a clear indication of the consequences of disobedience to God's covenant. This aligns with the broader biblical theme that God uses signs to communicate with His people, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/8-18.htm">Isaiah 8:18</a> and <a href="/acts/2-19.htm">Acts 2:19</a>.<p><b>upon you and your descendants</b><br>The inclusion of "your descendants" emphasizes the generational impact of disobedience. This reflects the covenantal nature of the relationship between God and Israel, where blessings and curses extend beyond the immediate generation (<a href="/exodus/20-5.htm">Exodus 20:5-6</a>). Historically, this was understood within the context of the ancient Near Eastern treaties, where the actions of one generation could affect future generations. This also underscores the importance of teaching and maintaining faithfulness to God's laws across generations, as seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/6-6.htm">Deuteronomy 6:6-7</a>.<p><b>forever</b><br>The term "forever" signifies the enduring nature of the consequences of disobedience. While the immediate context applies to Israel, it also points to the eternal principles of God's justice and the lasting impact of sin. This can be connected to the New Testament understanding of eternal consequences, as seen in <a href="/romans/6-23.htm">Romans 6:23</a>. Theologically, it highlights the need for redemption and points to the ultimate fulfillment of the law in Jesus Christ, who offers a way to break the cycle of sin and its consequences (<a href="/galatians/3-13.htm">Galatians 3:13</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 blessings and curses based on their obedience or disobedience.<br><br>3. <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 pronounced over Israel (Deuteronomy 27-28).<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/c/covenant.htm">Covenant</a></b><br>The agreement between God and Israel, which includes blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience.<br><br>5. <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 faithfulness to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_the_covenant.htm">Understanding the Covenant</a></b><br>Recognize the seriousness of the covenant relationship with God, which includes both blessings and curses.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_consequences.htm">Obedience and Consequences</a></b><br>Reflect on how obedience to God leads to blessings, while disobedience results in consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/signs_and_wonders.htm">Signs and Wonders</a></b><br>Consider how God uses signs and wonders to communicate His will and remind us of His sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_impact.htm">Generational Impact</a></b><br>Acknowledge that our actions can have lasting effects on future generations, for better or worse.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/redemption_through_christ.htm">Redemption through Christ</a></b><br>Embrace the redemption offered through Jesus, who frees us from the curse of the law.<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/why_does_deut._28_link_prosperity_to_obedience.htm">Why does Deuteronomy 28 emphasize material prosperity or catastrophe as divine favor or curse, while other passages (e.g., Job) depict suffering as potentially unrelated to personal obedience?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_there_little_evidence_for_deut._28.htm">If these curses were historically fulfilled, why is there limited archaeological evidence supporting widespread devastation on the scale described in Deuteronomy 28?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_do_false_prophets_perform_miracles.htm">How can signs and wonders performed by false prophets (Deuteronomy 13:1-2) align with the belief that only God can grant miracles?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 46.</span> - These curses would be for a sign and for a wonder, exciting astonishment and dismay in the beholder, and showing that it was indeed the hand of God that was upon the rebellious nation. <span class="cmt_word">Forever.</span> This, though it may imply the final and utter rejection of Israel as a nation, does not preclude the hope of restoration of a part of Israel as individuals, or as a remnant remaining in or returning to faith and obedience (cf. <a href="/isaiah/10-22.htm">Isaiah 10:22</a>; <a href="/isaiah/6-13.htm">Isaiah 6:13</a>; <a href="/romans/9-27.htm">Romans 9:27</a>; <a href="/romans/11-5.htm">Romans 11:5</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/28-46.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">These curses will be</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָי֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a sign</span><br /><span class="heb">לְא֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(lə·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | Noun - common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_226.htm">Strong's 226: </a> </span><span class="str2">A signal, as a, flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and a wonder</span><br /><span class="heb">וּלְמוֹפֵ֑ת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·lə·mō·w·p̄êṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4159.htm">Strong's 4159: </a> </span><span class="str2">A miracle, a token, omen</span><br /><br /><span class="word">upon you</span><br /><span class="heb">בְךָ֔</span> <span class="translit">(ḇə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">and your descendants</span><br /><span class="heb">וּֽבְזַרְעֲךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·zar·‘ă·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | 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">forever.</span><br /><span class="heb">עַד־</span> <span class="translit">(‘aḏ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> </span><span class="str2">As far as, even to, up to, until, while</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/28-46.htm">Deuteronomy 28:46 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28-46.htm">Deuteronomy 28:46 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28-46.htm">Deuteronomy 28:46 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28-46.htm">Deuteronomy 28:46 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28-46.htm">Deuteronomy 28:46 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/28-46.htm">Deuteronomy 28:46 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/28-46.htm">Deuteronomy 28:46 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/28-46.htm">Deuteronomy 28:46 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/28-46.htm">Deuteronomy 28:46 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/28-46.htm">Deuteronomy 28:46 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/28-46.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:46 And they shall be on you (Deut. 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