Deuteronomy 28:19 BSB

Deuteronomy 28:19

You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out.

BSB

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ASV

Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

KJV

Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

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Commentary

1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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.

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Original language & word study

6 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אָר֥וּר	'a.Rur	[will be] cursed	H779 →
אַתָּ֖ה	'a.Tah	you	H859 →
בְּבֹאֶ֑ךָ	be.vo.'E.kha	when coming you	H935 →
וְאָר֥וּר	ve.'a.Rur	and [will be] cursed	H779 →
אַתָּ֖ה	'a.Tah	you	H859 →
בְּצֵאתֶֽךָ׃	be.tze.Te.kha	when going out you	H3318 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

H779ʾarur[will be] cursed63×

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Deuteronomy 28:6
You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.
leads to
- Psalms 121:8
  The LORD will watch over your coming and going, both now and forevermore.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Numbers 27:17
  who will go out and come in before them, and who will lead them out and bring them in, so that the congregation of the LORD will not be like sheep without a shepherd.”
- 2 Chronicles 1:10
  Now grant me wisdom and knowledge, so that I may lead this people. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”
- 2 Samuel 3:25
  Surely you realize that Abner son of Ner came to deceive you and to track your movements and all that you are doing.”
- Deuteronomy 31:2
  he said to them, “I am now a hundred and twenty years old; I am no longer able to come and go, and the LORD has said to me, ‘You shall not cross the…
Through
2 Chronicles 15:5
In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.
leads to
- Judges 5:6
  In the days of Shamgar son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were deserted and the travelers took the byways.
- 1 Samuel 13:6
  Seeing that they were in danger because their troops were hard-pressed, the men of Israel hid in caves and thickets, among the rocks, and in cellars and cisterns.
- Matthew 24:6–7
  You will hear of wars and rumors of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. These things must happen, but the end is still to come.

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About Deuteronomy

Where the connections lead

Commentary

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The walk

Related verses

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About Deuteronomy