All these blessings will come upon you, and overtake you, if you listen to Yahweh your God’s voice.
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All these blessings will come upon you, and overtake you, if you listen to Yahweh your God’s voice.
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And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
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And all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
Cross-references (4)
Passages linked to Deuteronomy 28:2 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Zechariah 1:6 But my words and my decrees, which I commanded my servants the prophets, didn’t they overtake your fathers? “Then they repented and said, ‘Just as Yahweh of Armies determined to do to us, according to our ways, and according to our practices, so he has dealt with us.’ ”
- Deuteronomy 28:15 But it shall come to pass, if you will not listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command you today, that all these curses will come on you and overtake you.
- 1 Timothy 4:8 For bodily exercise has some value, but godliness has value in all things, having the promise of the life which is now, and of that which is to come.
- Deuteronomy 28:45 All these curses will come on you, and will pursue you and overtake you, until you are destroyed, because you didn’t listen to Yahweh your God’s voice, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded you.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain When thou thinkest thyself forsaken.
When thou thinkest thyself forsaken.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain Deu 28:2 And all these blessings shall come on…
Deu 28:2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
Ver. 2. And overtake thee.] Unexpectedly befall thee. "Surely goodness and mercy shall follow thee," {Psa 23:6} as the evening sunbeams follow the passenger, as the rock water followed the Israelites in the wilderness, and overtook them at their stations. {1Co 10:4} "O continue," or draw out to the length, "thy lovingkindness unto them that know thee." {Psa 36:10} There will be a continued series, a connection between them, to all such.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Those blessings which others greedily follow after, and ofttimes…
Those blessings which others greedily follow after, and ofttimes never overtake, they shall follow after thee, and shall be thrown into thy lap by my special kindness.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And all these blessings shall come on thee and…
And all these blessings shall come on thee and overtake thee,.... After mentioned, which should come upon them from God from heaven, by the direction of his providence, and that freely and plentifully, and beyond their expectations and deserts, and continue with them:
if thou shall hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God; obedience to the law being the condition of their coming and continuance; for only temporal blessings in the land of Canaan are here intended, as follow.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Overtake thee - Those blessings which others greedily follow…
Overtake thee - Those blessings which others greedily follow after, and never overtake, shall follow after thee, and shall be thrown into thy lap by special kindness.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 2. All these blessings shall come on thee]…
Verse 2. All these blessings shall come on thee] God shall pour out his blessing from heaven upon thee. And overtake thee. Upright men are represented as going to the kingdom of God, and God's blessings as following and overtaking them in their heavenly journey. There are several things in this verse worthy of the most careful observation: -
1. If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. The voice of God must be heard; without a Divine revelation how can the Divine will be known? And if not known, it cannot be fulfilled.
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2. When God speaks, men must hearken to the words of his mouth. He who does not hearken will not obey.
3. He who hearkens to the words of God must set out for the kingdom of heaven. The curse must fall on him who stands in the way of sinners, and will overtake them who loiter in the way of righteousness.
4. Those who run in the way of God's testimonies shall have an abundance of blessing. Blessings shall come upon them, and blessings shall overtake them - in every part of their march through life they shall continue to receive the fulfilment of the various promises of God which relate to all circumstances, vicissitudes, trials, stages of life, &c., &c., each overtaking them in the time and place where most needed.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain Deu 28:2-6. All these blessings shall overtake thee —…
Deu 28:2-6. All these blessings shall overtake thee — The blessings which others greedily follow after, and never overtake, shall follow after thee, and shall be thrown into thy lap by special kindness. In the city, and in the field — Whether they were husbandmen or tradesmen, whether in the town or country, they should be preserved from the dangers of both, and have the comforts of both. How constantly must we depend upon God, both for the continuance and comfort of life. We need him at every turn: we cannot be safe if he withdraw his protection, nor easy if he suspend his favour: but if he bless us, go where we will, it is well with us. Store — Store-house, it shall always be well replenished, and the provision thou hast there shall be preserved for thy use and service. Comest in — That is, in all thy affairs and administrations.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain All these blessings, &c. In the Old Testament God…
All these blessings, &c. In the Old Testament God promised temporal blessings to the keepers of his law, heaven being not opened as yet; and that gross and sensual people being more moved with present and sensible things. But in the New Testament, the goods that are promised us are spiritual and eternal: and temporal evils are turned into blessings.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown 1871 · Public Domain all these blessings shall come on thee--Their national obedience…
all these blessings shall come on thee--Their national obedience was to be rewarded by extraordinary and universal prosperity.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 2. overtake] This vb. is used of the avenger,…
2. overtake] This vb. is used of the avenger, Deu_19:6. A man’s goodness as well as his sin is sure to find him out, even when he does not expect this: see Mat_25:37.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (2) And overtake thee.—A beautiful expression, i.e., shall come…
(2) And overtake thee.—A beautiful expression, i.e., shall come home to thee, and impress the heart with the thought of God’s love and of His promises, even when it is least expected. Comp. Zec_1:6. “My words and my statutes, did they not take hold of (i.e., overtake) your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the Lord of hosts thought to do unto us . . . so hath he dealt with us.” The opposite is true also of the curses (Deu_28:15).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The blessings about to be specified are represented as…
The blessings about to be specified are represented as personified, as actual agencies coming upon their objects and following them along their path.
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