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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 />Because you did not serve the LORD your God joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />If you do not serve the LORD your God with joy and enthusiasm for the abundant benefits you have received,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joyfulness and gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all <i>things</i>;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart, for the abundance of everything,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Since you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and a cheerful heart, <i>in gratitude</i> for the abundance of all <i>things,</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and a glad heart, for the abundance of all things;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and a glad heart, for the abundance of all things;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Because you did not serve Yahweh your God with gladness and a merry heart—because of the abundance of all things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Because you did not serve the LORD your God with a heart full of joy and gladness for the abundance of all things [with which He blessed you],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because you didn’t serve the LORD your God with joy and a cheerful heart, even though you had an abundance of everything,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because you didn&#8217t serve the LORD your God with joy and a cheerful heart, even though you had an abundance of everything, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Because thou servedst not Jehovah thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If the LORD makes you wealthy, but you don't joyfully worship and honor him, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You didn't serve the LORD your God with a joyful and happy heart when you had so much.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD blessed you in every way, but you would not serve him with glad and joyful hearts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Because you didn't serve the LORD your God joyfully and wholeheartedly, despite the abundance of everything you have, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Because you have not served the LORD your God joyfully and wholeheartedly with the abundance of everything you have,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Because thou didst not serve the LORD thy God with joyfulness and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Because you didn’t serve Yahweh your God with joyfulness and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Because that you have not served your God YHWH with joy and with gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things—<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Because that thou hast not served Jehovah thy God with joy, and with gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things -- <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Because that thou servedst not Jehovah thy God in joy and in a good heart for the multitude of all things.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Because thou didst not serve the Lord thy God with joy and gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Because you did not serve the Lord your God, with gladness and a joyful heart, over the abundance of all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Since you would not serve the LORD, your God, with heartfelt joy for abundance of every kind,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Because you did not serve the LORD your God joyfully and with gladness of heart for the abundance of everything,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joyfulness and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because you did not work for LORD JEHOVAH your God in joy and in goodness of heart from the abundance of everything;<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />because thou didst not serve the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />because thou didst not serve the Lord thy God with gladness and a good heart, because of the abundance of all things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/28-47.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=7764" 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">46</span>These curses will be a sign and a wonder upon you and your descendants forever. <span class="reftext">47</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8478.htm" title="8478: ta·ḥaṯ (Prep) -- Underneath, below, instead of. From the same as Towach; the bottom; only adverbially, below, in lieu of, etc.">Because</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: ‘ā·ḇaḏ·tā (V-Qal-Perf-2ms) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">serve</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/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> <a href="/hebrew/8057.htm" title="8057: bə·śim·ḥāh (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Joy, gladness, mirth. From sameach; blithesomeness or glee.">with joy</a> <a href="/hebrew/2898.htm" title="2898: ū·ḇə·ṭūḇ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Good things, goods, goodness. From towb; good, in the widest sense, especially goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare.">and gladness</a> <a href="/hebrew/3824.htm" title="3824: lê·ḇāḇ (N-ms) -- Inner man, mind, will, heart. From labab; the heart; used also like leb.">of heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kōl (N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">in all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230: mê·rōḇ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness. From rabab; abundance.">your abundance,</a> </span><span class="reftext">48</span>you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed 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="/nehemiah/9-35.htm">Nehemiah 9:35</a></span><br />For even while they were in their kingdom, with the abundant goodness that You had given them, and in the spacious and fertile land that You had set before them, they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-10.htm">Jeremiah 13:10</a></span><br />These evil people, who refuse to listen to My words, who follow the stubbornness of their own hearts, and who go after other gods to serve and worship them, they will be like this loincloth—of no use at all.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-2.htm">Malachi 2:2</a></span><br />If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-3.htm">Isaiah 1:3</a></span><br />The ox knows its owner, and the donkey its master’s manger, but Israel does not know; My people do not understand.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a></span><br />My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-15.htm">2 Kings 17:15</a></span><br />They rejected His statutes and the covenant He had made with their fathers, as well as the decrees He had given them. They pursued worthless idols and became worthless themselves, going after the surrounding nations that the LORD had commanded them not to imitate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/12-8.htm">2 Chronicles 12:8</a></span><br />Nevertheless, they will become his servants, so that they may learn the difference between serving Me and serving the kings of other lands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/100-2.htm">Psalm 100:2</a></span><br />Serve the LORD with gladness; come into His presence with joyful songs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/65-12.htm">Isaiah 65:12</a></span><br />I will destine you for the sword, and you will all kneel down to be slaughtered, because I called and you did not answer, I spoke and you did not listen; you did evil in My sight and chose that in which I did not delight.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/5-19.htm">Jeremiah 5:19</a></span><br />And when the people ask, ‘For what offense has the LORD our God done all these things to us?’ You are to tell them, ‘Just as you have forsaken Me and served foreign gods in your land, so will you serve foreigners in a land that is not your own.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-21.htm">Romans 1:21</a></span><br />For although they knew God, they neither glorified Him as God nor gave thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking and darkened in their foolish hearts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-4.htm">Philippians 4:4</a></span><br />Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_thessalonians/5-16.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:16-18</a></span><br />Rejoice at all times. / Pray without ceasing. / Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-23.htm">Colossians 3:23</a></span><br />Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-7.htm">Ephesians 6:7</a></span><br />Serve with good will, as to the Lord and not to men,</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Because you served not the LORD your God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/12-7.htm">Deuteronomy 12:7-12</a></b></br> And there ye shall eat before the LORD your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the LORD thy God hath blessed thee… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/16-11.htm">Deuteronomy 16:11</a></b></br> And thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that <i>is</i> within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that <i>are</i> among you, in the place which the LORD thy God hath chosen to place his name there.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-13.htm">Deuteronomy 32:13-15</a></b></br> He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock; … </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-11.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-20.htm">Account</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-28.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-16.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/27-7.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/hebrews/13-17.htm">Joyfully</a> <a href="/colossians/1-11.htm">Joyfulness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-11.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/23-10.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-36.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/26-3.htm">Time</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-44.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/17-3.htm">Worshipping</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/33-15.htm">Abundance</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-18.htm">Account</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-65.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-67.htm">Hearts</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-3.htm">Honour</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-43.htm">Joy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-27.htm">Joyfully</a> <a href="/colossians/1-11.htm">Joyfulness</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-15.htm">Prosperity</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-24.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-48.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/31-10.htm">Time</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-9.htm">Wealth</a> <a href="/judges/2-12.htm">Worshipping</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">The blessings for obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">The curses for disobedience</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of Deuteronomy, Moses is addressing the Israelites, reminding them of the blessings and curses associated with obedience and disobedience to God's commandments. Serving the LORD is a fundamental expectation for the Israelites, as seen throughout the Pentateuch. The concept of serving God is deeply rooted in the covenant relationship established at Sinai (<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a>). The failure to serve God is not merely a neglect of duty but a breach of the covenant, which has serious consequences.<p><b>with joy and gladness of heart</b><br>Joy and gladness are not just emotions but are indicative of a heart aligned with God's will. The Israelites were expected to serve God not out of mere obligation but with a genuine sense of joy and gratitude. This reflects the broader biblical theme that God desires heartfelt worship (<a href="/psalms/100-2.htm">Psalm 100:2</a>). The absence of joy and gladness in service suggests a disconnect from the true understanding of God's blessings and character. In the New Testament, this theme is echoed in passages like <a href="/2_corinthians/9-7.htm">2 Corinthians 9:7</a>, where cheerful giving is emphasized.<p><b>in all your abundance</b><br>The abundance refers to the material blessings and prosperity that God promised to the Israelites if they remained faithful (<a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28:1-14</a>). This abundance was a sign of God's favor and a fulfillment of His promises to the patriarchs. However, the abundance was not an end in itself but a means to facilitate worship and service to God. The failure to serve God with joy despite having abundance indicates a misuse of God's blessings. This serves as a warning against complacency and ingratitude, which can lead to spiritual decline. The principle of stewardship is evident here, as seen in the parable of the talents (<a href="/matthew/25-14.htm">Matthew 25:14-30</a>), where faithful use of resources is commended.<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 instructions 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/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which the Israelites are about to enter, representing God's promise and provision.<br><br>4. <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.<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/j/joyful_service.htm">Joyful Service</a></b><br>Serving God should be characterized by joy and gladness, not out of obligation or duty alone. Reflect on your attitude in service and seek to cultivate joy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_in_abundance.htm">Gratitude in Abundance</a></b><br>Recognize and appreciate the abundance God has provided. Gratitude fuels joy and prevents a sense of entitlement or complacency.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/heart_condition.htm">Heart Condition</a></b><br>God is concerned with the heart's condition. Evaluate whether your heart is aligned with joy and gladness in your relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a></b><br>Understand that neglecting to serve God joyfully can lead to negative consequences, as outlined in the broader context of <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultivating_joy.htm">Cultivating Joy</a></b><br>Engage in practices that foster joy, such as worship, prayer, and community, to maintain a heart of gladness in serving God.<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/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/what_does_'called_by_his_purpose'_mean.htm">How is Jesus represented in each book of the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_is_god_both_protector_and_punisher.htm">According to Judges 2:14, God allowed Israel to be plundered; how does this harmonize with passages portraying Him as ever-faithful protector? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_declare_devastation_yet_not_end.htm">Jeremiah 4:27: Why does God declare total devastation yet say He won’t “make a full end,” and isn’t this contradictory? </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">Verses 47-57.</span> <span class="accented">- Fourth group</span>. In order still more to impress on the minds of the people the evil and danger of rebellion and apostasy, Moses enlarges on the calamities that would ensue on their being given up to the power of the heathen. Because they would not serve Jehovah their God, they should be delivered to be servants to their enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/28-47.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">Because</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּ֗חַת</span> <span class="translit">(ta·ḥaṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8478.htm">Strong's 8478: </a> </span><span class="str2">The bottom, below, in lieu of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you did not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">serve</span><br /><span class="heb">עָבַ֙דְתָּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ḇaḏ·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</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">אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ</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 /><br /><span class="word">with joy</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּשִׂמְחָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(bə·śim·ḥāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8057.htm">Strong's 8057: </a> </span><span class="str2">Blithesomeness, glee</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and gladness</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְט֣וּב</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·ṭūḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2898.htm">Strong's 2898: </a> </span><span class="str2">Good, goodness, beauty, gladness, welfare</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵבָ֑ב</span> <span class="translit">(lê·ḇāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3824.htm">Strong's 3824: </a> </span><span class="str2">Inner man, mind, will, heart</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in all</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(kōl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<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">your abundance,</span><br /><span class="heb">מֵרֹ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(mê·rōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7230.htm">Strong's 7230: </a> </span><span class="str2">Multitude, abundance, greatness</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">Deuteronomy 28:47 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/28-47.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:47 Because you didn't serve Yahweh your God (Deut. 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