Deu 28:1-14 | NASB2020 | STEP | “ Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the Lord your God , being careful to do all His commandments which I am commanding you today , that the Lord your God will put you high above all the nations of the earth .

Deuteronomy 28:1-14

The Blessings at Mount Gerizim

1 “ ^aNow it shall be, if you diligently ^{▼▼Lit listen to the voice of}obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I am commanding you today, that the Lord your God ^cwill put you high above all the nations of the earth. 2 And all these blessings will come to you and ^dreach you if you ^{▼▼Lit listen to the voice of}obey the Lord your God:

3 “Blessed will you be in the city, and blessed will you be ^fin the ^{▼▼Lit field}country.

4 “Blessed will be the ^{▼▼Lit fruit}children of your womb, the ^{▼▼Lit fruit}produce of your ground, and the ^{▼▼Lit fruit}offspring of your animals: the newborn of your herd and the young of your flock.

5 “Blessed will be your basket and your kneading bowl.

6 “Blessed will you be ^kwhen you come in, and blessed will you be when you go out.

7 “The Lord will cause your enemies who rise up against you to be ^{▼▼Lit struck}defeated by you; they will go out against you one way and will flee at your presence seven ways. 8 The Lord will command the blessing for you in your ^{▼▼Or storehouses}barns and in ⁿeverything that you put your hand to, and He will bless you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. 9 ^oThe Lord will establish you as a holy people to Himself, as He swore to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in His ways. 10 So all the peoples of the earth will see that ^{▼▼Lit the name of the Lord is called upon you
,} ^qyou are called by the name of the Lord, and they will be afraid of you. 11 ^rAnd the Lord will give you more than enough prosperity, in the ^{▼▼Lit fruit}children of your womb, in the ^{▼▼Lit fruit}offspring of your livestock, and in the ^{▼▼Lit fruit}produce of your ground, in the land which the Lord swore to your fathers to give you. 12 The Lord will open for you His good storehouse, the heavens, to give rain to your land in its season and to bless every work of your hand; and ^vyou will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow. 13 ^wAnd the Lord will make you the head and not the tail, and you will only be above, and not be underneath, if you listen to the commandments of the Lord your God which I am commanding you today, to ^{▼▼Lit be careful and to perform}follow them carefully, 14 and ^ydo not turn aside from any of the words which I am commanding you today, to the right or the left, to pursue other gods to serve them.