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Deuteronomy 28:15

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Israel, today I am giving you the laws and teachings of the LORD your God. And if you don't obey them all, he will put many curses on you.

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So the LORD God said to the snake: “Because of what you have done, you will be the only animal to suffer this curse— for as long as you live, you will crawl on your stomach and eat dust.

And so, I'll put you under a curse. Because you killed Abel and made his blood run out on the ground, you will never be able to farm the land again.

If you try to farm the land, it won't produce anything for you. From now on, you'll be without a home, and you'll spend the rest of your life wandering from place to place.

Rehoboam and the leaders of Judah had gone to Jerusalem to escape Shishak's invasion. And while they were there, Shemaiah the prophet told them, “The LORD says that because you have disobeyed him, he has now abandoned you. The LORD will not help you against Shishak!”

“Josiah, I am the LORD! And I intend to punish this country and everyone in it, just as this book says.

But if you or any of the people of Israel disobey my laws or start worshipping foreign gods,

Tell those who disobey, “You're in big trouble— what you did to others will come back to you.”

have always been stubborn. You have refused to listen, and instead you have done whatever your sinful hearts have desired. You have not kept the agreement we made, so I will make you suffer every curse that goes with it.

Tell them that I have said: You have refused to listen to me and to obey my laws and teachings.

But when our ancestors took over the land, they did not obey you. And now you have punished Israel with disaster.

You, your children, and your servants are evil, and I will punish all of you. I warned you and the people of Judah and Jerusalem that I would bring disaster, but none of you have listened. So now you are doomed!

The LORD is furious, and if the people hear how he is going to punish them, perhaps they will ask to be forgiven.

Nebuzaradan said: Jeremiah, the LORD your God warned your people that he would bring disaster on this land.

The LORD has done everything that he had planned and threatened long ago. He destroyed you without mercy and let your enemies boast about their powerful forces.

But I will catch them in a net as hunters trap birds; I threatened to punish them, and indeed I will.

You had better take seriously the need to honour my name. Otherwise, when you give a blessing, I will turn it into a curse. In fact, I have already done this, because you haven't taken to heart your duties as priests.

Anyone who tries to please God by obeying the Law is under a curse. The Scriptures say, “Everyone who doesn't obey everything in the Law is under a curse.”

But if you disobey him and worship those gods that have never done anything for you, the LORD will put a curse on you.

Israel, if you don't obey the laws and teachings that the LORD your God is giving you, he will send these curses to chase, attack, and destroy you.

You may be an Israelite and know-all about the LORD's agreement with us, but he won't bless you if you rebel against him. You may think you can get away with it, but you will cause the rest of Israel to be punished along with you.

The LORD will be furious, and instead of forgiving you, he will separate you from the other tribes. Then he will destroy you, by piling on you all the curses in The Book of God's Law, and you will be forgotten for ever.

Moses called together the people of Israel and said: Today I am telling you the laws and teachings that you must follow, so listen carefully.

Yes, when the LORD makes a promise, he does what he has promised. But when he makes a threat, he will also do what he has threatened. The LORD is our God. He gave us this wonderful land and made an agreement with us that we would worship only him. But if you worship other gods, it will make the LORD furious. He will start getting rid of you, and soon not one of you will be left in this good land that he has given you.

The Philistines did fight. They killed thirty thousand Israelite soldiers, and all the rest ran off to their homes.




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