Deuteronomy 28 · Verse 2

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.
Deuteronomy 28:2, King James Version

Deuteronomy 28:2 in other translations

BSBAnd all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God:
WEBAll these blessings will come upon you, and overtake you, if you listen to the LORD your God’s voice.
ASVand all these blessings shall come upon thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God.
YLTand all these blessings have come upon thee, and overtaken thee, because thou dost hearken to the voice of Jehovah thy God:
DARBYand all these blessings shall come on thee and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God.
BBEAnd all these blessings will come on you and overtake you, if your ears are open to the voice of the Lord your God.
WebsterAnd all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken to the voice of the LORD thy God.

What does Deuteronomy 28:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. all these blessings shall come on thee--Their national obedience was to be rewarded by extraordinary and universal prosperity.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
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. 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 fulfillment of the various promises of God which relate to all circumstances, vicissitudes, trials, stages of life, etc., etc., each overtaking them in the time and place where most needed.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 28:1-14

This chapter is a very large exposition of two words, the blessing and the curse. They are real things and have real effects. The blessings are here put before the curses. God is slow to anger, but swift to show mercy. It is his delight to bless. It is better that we should be drawn to what is good by a child-like hope of God's favour, than that we be frightened to it by a slavish fear of his wrath. The blessing is…

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Deuteronomy 28:2 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.

וּבָ֧אוּu.Va.'uand they will comeH935
עָלֶ֛יךָ'a.Lei.khaon youH5921
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
הַבְּרָכ֥וֹתha.be.ra.Khotthe blessingsH1293
הָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
וְהִשִּׂיגֻ֑ךָve.hi.si.Gu.khaand they will overtake youH5381
כִּ֣יkiifH3588
תִשְׁמַ֔עtish.Ma'you will listenH8085
בְּק֖וֹלbe.Kolto [the] voice ofH6963
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהֶֽיךָ\׃'e.lo.Hei.khaGod yourH430

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Deuteronomy 28:2

  • Zechariah 1:6

    But my words and my statutes, which I commanded my servants the prophets, did they not take hold of your fathers? and they returned and said, Like as the Lord of hosts thought to do unto us, according to our ways, and according to our doings, so hath he dealt with us.

  • 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:

  • 1 Timothy 4:8

    For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

  • Deuteronomy 28:45

    Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
come on thee.
15,45; Zec 1:6; 1Ti 4:8

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 28:1

    And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:

  • 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.

  • Deuteronomy 28:3

    Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

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Deuteronomy 28:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y vendrán sobre ti todas estas bendiciones, y te alcanzarán, cuando oyeres la voz de Jehová tu Dios.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et toutes ces bénédictions viendront sur toi et t’atteindront, si tu écoutes la voix de l’ Éternel, ton Dieu.
German
Elberfelder 1871		und alle diese Segnungen werden über dich kommen und werden dich erreichen, wenn du der Stimme Jehovas, deines Gottes, gehorchst.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Venientque super te universæ benedictiones istæ, et apprehendent te: si tamen præcepta ejus audieris.