Deuteronomy 28:2

2 All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God:

Deuteronomy 28:2 in Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)
2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.
English Standard Version (ESV)
2 And all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the voice of the LORD your God.
New Living Translation (NLT)
2 You will experience all these blessings if you obey the LORD your God:
The Message Bible (MSG)
2 All these blessings will come down on you and spread out beyond you because you have responded to the Voice of God, your God:
American Standard Version (ASV)
2 and all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God.
GOD'S WORD Translation (GW)
2 These are all the blessings that will come to you and stay close to you because you obey the LORD your God:
Holman Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
2 All these blessings will come and overtake you, because you obey the Lord your God:
New International Reader's Version (NIRV)
2 If you obey the LORD your God, here are the blessings that will come to you and remain with you.

Deuteronomy 28:2 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 28:2

And all these blessings shall come on thee and overtake thee,
&c.] 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.

Deuteronomy 28:2 In-Context

1 If you fully obey the LORD your God and carefully follow all his commands I give you today, the LORD your God will set you high above all the nations on earth.
2 All these blessings will come on you and accompany you if you obey the LORD your God:
3 You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
4 The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.
5 Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.

Cross References 1

  • 1. Jeremiah 32:24; Zechariah 1:6
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