Deuteronomy 28:47
Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
Deuteronomy 28:47 in other translations
| BSB | Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance, |
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| WEB | Because you didn’t serve the LORD your God with joyfulness and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things; |
| ASV | Because thou servedst not Jehovah thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things; |
| YLT | ‘Because that thou hast not served Jehovah thy God with joy, and with gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things-- |
| DARBY | Because thou servedst not Jehovah thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of everything, |
| BBE | Because you did not give honour to the Lord your God, worshipping him gladly, with joy in your hearts on account of all your wealth of good things; |
| Webster | Because thou didst not serve the LORD thy God with joyfulness and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things: |
What does Deuteronomy 28:47 mean?
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 28:45-68
If God inflicts vengeance, what miseries his curse can bring upon mankind, even in this present world! Yet these are but the beginning of sorrows to those under the curse of God. What then will be the misery of that world where their worm dieth not, and their fire is not quenched! Observe what is here said of the wrath of God, which should come and remain upon the Israelites for their sins. It is amazing to think…
Deuteronomy 28:47 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Deuteronomy 28:47
- Deuteronomy 16:11
And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that is within thy gates, and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, that are among you, in the place which the Lord thy God hath chosen to place his name there.
- Nehemiah 9:35-37
For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in the large and fat land which thou gavest before them, neither turned they from their wicked works. Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it: And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.
- Deuteronomy 12:7-12
And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your hand unto, ye and your households, wherein the Lord thy God hath blessed thee. Ye shall not do after all the things that we do here this day, every man whatsoever is right in his own eyes. For ye are not as yet come to the rest and to the inheritance, which the Lord your God giveth you. But when ye go over Jordan, and dwell in the land which the Lord your God giveth you to inherit, and when he giveth you rest from all your enemies round about, so that ye dwell in safety; …
- 1 Timothy 6:17-19
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in the living God, who giveth us richly all things to enjoy; That they do good, that they be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate; Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on eternal life.
- Deuteronomy 32:13-15
He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; and he made him to suck honey out of the rock, and oil out of the flinty rock; Butter of kine, and milk of sheep, with fat of lambs, and rams of the breed of Bashan, and goats, with the fat of kidneys of wheat; and thou didst drink the pure blood of the grape. But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then he forsook God which made him, and lightly esteemed the Rock of his salvation.
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Context
- Deuteronomy 28:46
And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.
- Deuteronomy 28:47
Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
- Deuteronomy 28:48
Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.
Deuteronomy 28:47 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Por cuanto no serviste á Jehová tu Dios con alegría y con gozo de corazón, por la abundancia de todas las cosas; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Parce que tu n’as pas servi l’ Éternel, ton Dieu, avec joie et de bon cœur, à cause de l’abondance de toutes choses, |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Dafür daß du Jehova, deinem Gott, nicht mit Freude und mit fröhlichem Herzen gedient hast wegen des Überflusses an allem, |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | eo quod non servieris Domino Deo tuo in gaudio, cordisque lætitia, propter rerum omnium abundantiam. |