Deuteronomy 28:1

The Covenant Blessings

28:1 “If you indeed obey the Lord your God and are careful to observe all his commandments I am giving you today, the Lord your God will elevate you above all the nations of the earth.

Deuteronomy 28:15

Curses as Reversal of Blessings

28:15 “But if you ignore the Lord your God and are not careful to keep all his commandments and statutes I am giving you today, then all these curses will come upon you in full force:


tn The Hebrew text uses the infinitive absolute for emphasis, which the translation indicates with “indeed.”

tn Heb “commanding”; NAB “which I enjoin on you today” (likewise in v. 15).

tn Heb “do not hear the voice of.”

tn Heb “and overtake you” (so NIV, NRSV); NAB, NLT “and overwhelm you.”