Deuteronomy 28:17

Translations

Modern

Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed.

Traditional

Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.

Literal

Cursed is your basket and your kneading bowl.

Latin

Maledictum horreum tuum, et maledictæ reliquiæ tuæ.

Original

Hebrew

English

Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed.

Notes

Deuteronomy 28:17

If Israel disobeyed the commands of the covenant, they could expect God to judge them. One form of judgment would be empty fields and failed crops (compare 28:5).

Deuteronomy 28:1–68

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).

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah Joshua Ancient Law Codes Blessing Counsel from Others Curses and Blessings God’s Covenant with Israel’s Kings God’s Faithfulness to His People Making Sense of the Exile Oppression of God’s People The Land True Success

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