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Deuteronomy 28:3
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You will be blessed in the cityand blessed in the country.
Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
"You will be blessed in the city, and you will be blessed in the field.
Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.
You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the field.
"You will be blessed in the city, and you will be blessed in the field.
"Blessed will you be in the city, and blessed will you be in the country.
Blessed shalt thou be in the citie, & blessed also in the fielde.
"Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.
The Lord will make your businesses and your farms successful.
"A blessing on you in the city, and a blessing on you in the countryside.
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.
"The Lord will bless your towns and your fields.
You shall be blessed in the city, and you shall be blessed in the field.
Blessed shalt thou be in the towne, and blessed in the felde.
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
A blessing will be on you in the town, and a blessing in the field.
Blessed shalt thou be in the citie, and blessed in the fielde
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
Blessed shalt thou bee in the citie, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.
Thou schalt be blessid in citee, and blessid in feeld;
`Blessed [art] thou in the city, and blessed [art] thou in the field.
Blessed you shall be in the city, and blessed you shall be in the field.
Blessed [shalt] thou [be] in the city, and blessed [shalt] thou [be] in the field.
Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.
"Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.
Your towns and your fields will be blessed.
Good will come to you in the city, and good will come to you in the country.
Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.
Blessed shalt, thou be in the city, - and blessed shalt thou be in the field:
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed in the field.
Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.
"Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
in the city: Psalms 107:36, Psalms 107:37, Psalms 128:1-5, Psalms 144:12-15, Isaiah 65:21-23, Zechariah 8:3-5
in the field: Genesis 26:12, Genesis 39:5, Amos 9:13, Amos 9:14, Haggai 2:19, Malachi 3:10, Malachi 3:11
Reciprocal: Leviticus 25:21 - I will Deuteronomy 7:13 - he will also Deuteronomy 28:16 - in the city Isaiah 65:23 - shall Mark 10:16 - General
Cross-References
God blessed them and said to them, "Have many children. Fill the earth and take control of it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. Rule over every living thing that moves on the earth."
God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, "Have many children. Fill the earth with your people.
I will make your people so many that they will be like the dust of the earth. If people could count all the particles of dust on earth, they could count your people.
While Rebekah was leaving they said to her, "Our sister, may you be the mother of millions of people, and may your descendants defeat their enemies and take their cities."
Isaac called Jacob and blessed him. Then Isaac gave him a command and said, "You must not marry a Canaanite woman.
Esau learned that his father Isaac blessed Jacob and sent him away to Paddan Aram to find a wife there. He also learned that Isaac commanded Jacob not to marry a Canaanite woman.
Jacob was afraid and said, "This is a very great place. This is the house of God. This is the gate to heaven."
Jacob got up very early in the morning. He took the rock he had slept on and set it up on its edge. Then he poured oil on the rock. In this way he made it a memorial to God.
God said to him, "I am God All-Powerful, and I give you this blessing: Have many children and grow into a great nation. Other nations and other kings will come out of you.
Joseph named the second son Ephraim. Joseph gave him this name because he said, "I had great troubles, but God has made me successful in everything."
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Blessed [shalt] thou [be] in the city,.... Not only in the city of Jerusalem, where the temple would be built, and there be blessed with the service, worship, and ordinances of God, but in all other cities of the land; where they should dwell in title, large, and spacious houses, and their cities should be walled and fenced, and be very populous; yet should enjoy health, and have plenty of all sorts of provisions brought unto them, as well as prosper in all kinds of merchandise there, as Aben Ezra notes:
and blessed [shalt] thou [be] in the field; in the country villages, and in all rural employments, in sowing and planting, as the same writer observes; in all kinds of husbandry, in the culture of the fields for corn, and of vineyards and oliveyards; all should prosper and succeed, and bring forth fruit abundantly.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
A comparison of this chapter with Exodus 23:20-23 and Leviticus 26:0 will show how Moses here resumes and amplifies the promises and threats already set forth in the earlier records of the Law. The language rises in this chapter to the sublimest strains, especially in the latter part of it; and the prophecies respecting the dispersion and degradation of the Jewish nation in its later days are among the most remarkable in scripture. They are plain, precise, and circumstantial; and the fulfillment of them has been literal, complete, and undeniable.
The Blessing. The six repetitions of the word “blessed” introduce the particular forms which the blessing would take in the various relations of life.
Deuteronomy 28:5
The “basket” or bag was a customary means in the East for carrying about whatever might be needed for personal uses (compare Deuteronomy 26:2; John 13:29).
The “store” is rather the kneading-trough Exodus 8:3; Exodus 12:34. The blessings here promised relate, it will be observed, to private and personal life: in Deuteronomy 28:7 those which are of a more public and national character are brought forward.
Deuteronomy 28:9
The oath with which God vouchsafed to confirm His promises to the patriarchs (compare Genesis 22:16; Hebrews 6:13-14) contained by implication these gifts of holiness and eminence to Israel (compare the marginal references).
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Deuteronomy 28:3. In the city — In all civil employments. In the field - in all agricultural pursuits.
