Deuteronomy 28:11

The Blessings of Obedience · Deuteronomy 28:1–14
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Translations

Modern
The LORD will make you prosper abundantly—in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land—in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give you.
Traditional
And the Lord shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
Literal
And YHWH will make you abound in prosperity, in the fruit of your womb, and in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your ground, in the land that YHWH swore to your fathers to give to you.
Latin
Abundare te faciet Dominus omnibus bonis, fructu uteri tui, et fructu jumentorum tuorum, fructu terræ tuæ, quam juravit Dominus patribus tuis ut daret tibi.

Original

Hebrew
English
The LORD will make you prosper abundantly—in the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your land—in the land that the LORD swore to your fathers to give you.

Notes

This section explains the conditions for receiving the covenant blessing, the types of blessings, and the curses that will occur if people ignore or disobey these rules (28:1–14; 28:15–68).

Parallels

Leviticus 25:18–22

Glossary

Archaeology and the Bible Biblical Concept of Law Deuteronomy, Book of Earth Hosea, Book of Joshua (Person) Mount Ebal Mount Gerizim Proverbs, Book of Reward

Topics

Blessing: Contingent Upon Obedience Blessing: Responsive Blessings of the Law God: Providence of Obedience to God: Blessedness of Obedience: Enjoined Rebellion Against God: Promises to Those Who Avoid Righteous: Promises To, Expressed or Implied