Deuteronomy 28:47
in Deuteronomy 28Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Because thou servedst not Jehovah thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things;
KJV
Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
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This verse in Deuteronomy 28
Commentary
3 notes on this verseGod is a Master that will be served with gladness, and delights to hear us sing at our work. (3.) If, when we receive the gifts of God's bounty, we either do not serve him at all or serve him with reluctance, it is a righteous thing with him to make us know the hardships of want and servitude.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God,....
The blessings are here put before the curses, to intimate, 1. That God is slow to anger, but swift to show mercy: he has said it, and sworn, that he would much rather we would obey and live than sin and die. It is his delight to bless.
The words behind it
12 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| תַּ֗חַת | tachat | because | H8478 → | 505 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ʾasher | that | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| עָבַ֙דְתָּ֙ | ʾavadta | you have served | H5647 → | 288 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| יְהוָ֣ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ | ʾeloheikha | God your | H430 → | 2601 times |
| בְּשִׂמְחָ֖ה | besimchah | with joy | H8057 → | |
| וּבְט֣וּב | uvetuv | and with goodness of | H2898 → | |
| לֵבָ֑ב | levav | heart | H3824 → | 252 times |
| מֵרֹ֖ב | mero | from [the] abundance of | H7230 → | 149 times |
| כֹּֽל׃ | kol | everything | H3605 → | 5413 times |
תַּ֗חַתbecause
tachatH8478 →505 times
אֲשֶׁ֤רthat
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לֹא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
עָבַ֙דְתָּ֙you have served
ʾavadtaH5647 →288 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
יְהוָ֣הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod your
ʾeloheikhaH430 →2601 times
בְּשִׂמְחָ֖הwith joy
besimchahH8057 →
וּבְט֣וּבand with goodness of
uvetuvH2898 →
לֵבָ֑בheart
levavH3824 →252 times
מֵרֹ֖בfrom [the] abundance of
meroH7230 →149 times
כֹּֽל׃everything
kolH3605 →5413 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Deuteronomy 16:11and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your…
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 12:7
There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.
- Deuteronomy 12:12
And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.
- Deuteronomy 12:18
Instead, you must eat them in the presence of the LORD your God at the place the LORD your God will choose—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within…
- Isaiah 64:5
You welcome those who gladly do right, who remember Your ways. Surely You were angry, for we sinned. How can we be saved if we remain in our sins?
- Philippians 4:4
Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!
- Deuteronomy 12:7
Where this verse is studied
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About Deuteronomy
This page draws on John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.