Deuteronomy 28 · Verse 15

Deuteronomy 28:15

But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:
Deuteronomy 28:15, King James Version

Deuteronomy 28:15 in other translations

BSBIf, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
WEBBut it shall come to pass, if you will not listen to the LORD 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.
ASVBut it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day, that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee.
YLT‘And it hath been, if thou dost not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God to observe to do all His commands, and His statutes, which I am commanding thee to-day, that all these revilings have come upon thee, and overtaken thee:
DARBYBut it shall come to pass if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to take heed to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day, that all these curses shall come upon thee and overtake thee.
BBEBut if you do not give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and take care to do all his orders and his laws which I give you today, then all these curses will come on you and overtake you:
WebsterBut it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:

What does Deuteronomy 28:15 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 28:15-20
15-20. But ... if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord--Curses that were to follow them in the event of disobedience are now enumerated, and they are almost exact counterparts of the blessings which were described in the preceding context as the reward of a faithful adherence to the covenant.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 28:15-44
If we do not keep God's commandments, we not only come short of the blessing promised, but we lay ourselves under the curse, which includes all misery, as the blessing all happiness. Observe the justice of this curse. It is not a curse causeless, or for some light cause. The extent and power of this curse. Wherever the sinner goes, the curse of God follows; wherever he is, it rests upon him. Whatever he has is under a curse. All his enjoyments are made bitter; he cannot take any true comfort in them, for the wrath of God mixes itself with them. Many judgments are here stated, which would be the fruits of the curse, and with which God would punish the people of the Jews, for their apostacy and disobedience. We may observe the fulfilling of these threatenings in their present state. To complete their misery, it is threatened that by these troubles they should be bereaved of all comfort and hope, and left to utter despair. Those who walk by sight, and not by faith, are in danger of losing reason itself, when every thing about them looks frightful.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Deuteronomy 28:15 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
אִם\־'im-ifH518
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808
תִשְׁמַע֙tish.Ma'you will listenH8085
בְּקוֹל֙be.kOlto [the] voice ofH6963
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430
לִשְׁמֹ֤רlish.Morto take careH8104
לַעֲשׂוֹת֙la.'a.sOtto observeH6213
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
מִצְוֹתָ֣יוmitz.vo.Tavcommandments hisH4687
וְחֻקֹּתָ֔יוve.chu.ko.Tavand statutes hisH2708
אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherwhichH834
אָנֹכִ֥י'a.no.KhiIH595
מְצַוְּךָ֖me.tza.ve.Kha[am] commanding youH6680
הַיּ֑וֹםhai.Yomthis dayH3117
וּבָ֧אוּu.Va.'uand they will comeH935
עָלֶ֛יךָ'a.Lei.khaon youH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַקְּלָל֥וֹתha.ke.la.Lotthe cursesH7045
הָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
וְהִשִּׂיגֽוּךָ\׃ve.hi.si.Gu.khaand they will overtake youH5381

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 28:15

  • Malachi 2:2

    If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the Lord of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.

  • Deuteronomy 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.

  • Lamentations 2:17

    The Lord hath done that which he had devised; he hath fulfilled his word that he had commanded in the days of old: he hath thrown down, and hath not pitied: and he hath caused thine enemy to rejoice over thee, he hath set up the horn of thine adversaries.

  • Romans 2:8-9

    But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, Tribulation and anguish, upon every soul of man that doeth evil, of the Jew first, and also of the Gentile;

  • Leviticus 26:14-46

    But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant: I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you. …

  • Deuteronomy 29:20

    The Lord will not spare him, but then the anger of the Lord and his jealousy shall smoke against that man, and all the curses that are written in this book shall lie upon him, and the Lord shall blot out his name from under heaven.

  • Daniel 9:11-13

    Yea, all Israel have transgressed thy law, even by departing, that they might not obey thy voice; therefore the curse is poured upon us, and the oath that is written in the law of Moses the servant of God, because we have sinned against him. And he hath confirmed his words, which he spake against us, and against our judges that judged us, by bringing upon us a great evil: for under the whole heaven hath not been done as hath been done upon Jerusalem. As it is written in the law of Moses, all this evil is come upon us: yet made we not our prayer before the Lord our God, that we might turn from our iniquities, and understand thy truth.

  • Joshua 23:15

    Therefore it shall come to pass, that as all good things are come upon you, which the Lord your God promised you; so shall the Lord bring upon you all evil things, until he have destroyed you from off this good land which the Lord your God hath given you.

  • Galatians 3:10

    For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed is every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

  • Deuteronomy 27:15-26

    Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen. Cursed be he that setteth light by his father or his mother. And all the people shall say, Amen. Cursed be he that removeth his neighbour’s landmark. And all the people shall say, Amen. Cursed be he that maketh the blind to wander out of the way. And all the people shall say, Amen. …

  • Isaiah 3:11

    Woe unto the wicked! it shall be ill with him: for the reward of his hands shall be given him.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
if thou wilt.
Le 26:14-46; La 2:17; Da 9:11-13; Mal 2:2; Ro 2:8,9
all these curses.The same variety of expression is used in these terrible curses, as in the preceding blessings, to intimate every kind of prosperity or adversity, personal, relative, and public. Consulting the marginal references will generally lead to the best exposition of the terms employed; and will frequently point out the fulfilment of the promises and threatenings.
2; 27:15-26; 29:20; Isa 3:11; Ga 3:10

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Deuteronomy 28:14

    And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

  • Deuteronomy 28:15

    But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:

  • Deuteronomy 28:16

    Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

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Deuteronomy 28:15 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y será, si no oyeres la voz de Jehová tu Dios, para cuidar de poner por obra todos sus mandamientos y sus estatutos, que yo te intimo hoy, que vendrán sobre ti todas estas maldiciones, y te alcanzarán.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et si tu n’écoutes pas la voix de l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, pour prendre garde à pratiquer tous ses commandements et ses statuts que je te commande aujourd’hui, il arrivera que toutes ces malédictions viendront sur toi et t’atteindront:
German
Elberfelder 1871
Es wird aber geschehen, wenn du der Stimme Jehovas, deines Gottes, nicht gehorchst, daß du darauf achtest, zu tun alle seine Gebote und seine Satzungen, die ich dir heute gebiete, so werden alle diese Flüche über dich kommen und dich treffen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quod si audire nolueris vocem Domini Dei tui, ut custodias, et facias omnia mandata ejus et cæremonias, quas ego præcipio tibi hodie, venient super te omnes maledictiones istæ, et apprehendent te.