(then the priestshall have the womanswearwith the oathof the curse,and the priestshall sayto the woman),"the LORDmakeyou a curseand an oathamongyour peopleby the LORD'Smakingyour thighwasteawayand your abdomenswell;
and you will suffer severesickness,a diseaseof your bowels,untilyour bowelscomeout becauseof the sickness,dayby day.'"
are joiningwith their kinsmen,their nobles,and are takingon themselves a curseand an oathto walkin God'slaw,whichwas giventhroughMoses,God'sservant,and to keepand to observeallthe commandmentsof GODour Lord,and His ordinancesand His statutes;
The memoryof the righteousis blessed,But the nameof the wickedwill rot.
"You will leaveyour namefor a curseto My chosenones,And the LordGODwill slayyou. But My servantswill be calledby anothername.
Becauseof them a cursewill be usedby allthe exilesfrom Judahwhoare in Babylon,saying,"May the LORDmakeyou like Zedekiahand like Ahab,whomthe kingof Babylonroastedin the fire,
When he has made her drinkthe water,then it shall comeabout, ifshe has defiledherself and has beenunfaithfulto her husband,that the waterwhich bringsa cursewill gointo her and [cause] bitterness,and her abdomenwill swelland her thighwill wasteaway,and the womanwill becomea curseamongher people.
Thenhe beganto curseand swear,"I do not knowthe man!"And immediatelya roostercrowed.
Then Joshuamade them takean oathat that time,saying,"Cursedbeforethe LORDis the manwhorisesup and buildsthiscityJericho;with [the loss of] his firstbornhe shall layits foundation,and with [the loss of] his youngestsonhe shall setup its gates."
Now the menof Israelwere hard-pressedon that day,for Saulhad putthe peopleunderoath,saying,"Cursedbe the manwhoeatsfoodbeforeevening,and untilI have avengedmyself on my enemies."So noneof the peopletastedfood.
