And all these blessings shall come upon you and (A)overtake you, because you obey the voice of the Lord your God:

(B)“Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be (C)in the country.

“Blessed shall be (D)the [a]fruit of your body, the produce of your ground and the increase of your herds, the increase of your cattle and the offspring of your flocks.

“Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.

(E)“Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.

“The Lord (F)will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before your face; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.

“The Lord will (G)command the blessing on you in your storehouses and in all to which you (H)set your hand, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 28:4 offspring

All these blessings will come on you(A) and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God:

You will be blessed(B) in the city and blessed in the country.(C)

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.(D)

Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.

You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.(E)

The Lord will grant that the enemies(F) who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.(G)

The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless(H) you in the land he is giving you.

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