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Deuteronomy 28

Deut. 28:3 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Blessed
barak (Hebrew #1288)
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV usage: X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.
Pronounce: baw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
i shalt thou be in the city
`iyr (Hebrew #5892)
or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; from 5782 a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
KJV usage: Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.
Pronounce: eer
Origin: or (in the plural) par {awr}
, and blessed
barak (Hebrew #1288)
to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)
KJV usage: X abundantly, X altogether, X at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, X greatly, X indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, X still, thank.
Pronounce: baw-rak'
Origin: a primitive root
shalt thou be in the field
sadeh (Hebrew #7704)
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat)
KJV usage: country, field, ground, land, soil, X wild.
Pronounce: saw-deh'
Origin: or saday {saw-dah'-ee}
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Gen. 39:5• 5And it came to pass, from the time he made him overseer in his house and over all that was his, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was on all that was his in house and in field. (Gen. 39:5)
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Psa. 128:1‑4• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Happy [is] every fearer of Jehovah,{HR}That walketh in his ways.
 2Labour of thy hands when thou shalt eat,{HR}Happy thou and well with thee:
 3Thy wife as a fruitful vine on the sides of thy house;{HR}Thy sons as plants of olives around thy table.
 4Behold, thus shall be blessed{HR}A man fearing Jehovah. (Psa. 128:1‑4)

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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in the city.
Psa. 107:36‑37• 36And he settleth there hungry [men],{HR}And they establish a city of habitation,
 37And sow fields, and plant vineyards,{HR}And gain fruits of increase. (Psa. 107:36‑37)
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Psa. 128:1‑5• 1A song of the ascents.{HR}Happy [is] every fearer of Jehovah,{HR}That walketh in his ways.
 2Labour of thy hands when thou shalt eat,{HR}Happy thou and well with thee:
 3Thy wife as a fruitful vine on the sides of thy house;{HR}Thy sons as plants of olives around thy table.
 4Behold, thus shall be blessed{HR}A man fearing Jehovah.
 5Jehovah shall bless thee out of Zion;{HR}And see thou (in) the good of Jerusalem all thy life's days; (Psa. 128:1‑5)
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Psa. 144:12‑15• 12That our sons [be] as plants grown up in their youth,{HR}Our daughters as corner-stones hewn [in] the fashion of a palace;
 13Our granaries full, affording from kind to kind;{HR}Our sheep bearing thousands,{HR}Bearing ten thousands in our fields;
 14Our oxen laden; no breach, and no loss,{HR}And no outcry in our streets.
 15Blessed the people to which [it is] thus;{HR}Blessed the people whose God [is] Jehovah. (Psa. 144:12‑15)
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Isa. 65:21‑23• 21And they shall build houses, and inhabit [them]; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.
 22They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree [shall be] the days of my people, and my chosen shall long enjoy the work of their hands.
 23They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for trouble; for they [are] the seed of the blessed of Jehovah, and their offspring with them. (Isa. 65:21‑23)
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Zech. 8:3‑5• 3Thus saith Jehovah; I am returned unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem shall be called a city of truth; and the mountain of Jehovah of hosts the holy mountain.
 4Thus saith Jehovah of hosts; There shall yet old men and old women dwell in the streets of Jerusalem, and every man with his staff in his hand for very age.
 5And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof. (Zech. 8:3‑5)
in the field.
Gen. 26:12• 12And Isaac sowed in that land and found in the same year a hundredfold; and Jehovah blessed him. (Gen. 26:12)
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Gen. 39:5• 5And it came to pass, from the time he made him overseer in his house and over all that was his, that Jehovah blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of Jehovah was on all that was his in house and in field. (Gen. 39:5)
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Amos 9:13‑14• 13Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
 14And I will bring again the captivity of my people of Israel, and they shall build the waste cities, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and drink the wine thereof; they shall also make gardens, and eat the fruit of them. (Amos 9:13‑14)
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Hag. 2:19• 19Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you. (Hag. 2:19)
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Mal. 3:10‑11• 10Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith Jehovah of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
 11And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith Jehovah of hosts. (Mal. 3:10‑11)
• Some expositors have adopted a system of interpretation by which the covenant blessings of Israel are spiritualized and made over to the church of God. This is a most fatal mistake. Indeed, it is hardly possible to set forth in language, or even to conceive the pernicious effects of such a method of handling the precious word of God. Nothing is more certain than that it is diametrically opposed to the mind and will of God. He will not and cannot sanction such tampering with His truth, or such an unwarrantable alienation of the blessings and privileges of His people Israel. True, we read, in Galatians 3, “That the blessing of Abraham might come on the Gentiles through Jesus Christ; that we might receive”—what? Blessings in the city and in the field? Blessings in our basket and store? Nay; but “the promise of the Spirit through faith.” (“Deuteronomy 28” by C.H. Mackintosh)
• God has pledged Himself, by an oath, to bless the seed of Abraham His friend—to bless them with all earthly blessings, in the land of Canaan. This promise holds good and is absolutely inalienable. Woe be to all who attempt to interfere with its literal fulfillment, in God’s own time....We must ever remember that Israel’s blessings are earthly; the church’s blessings are heavenly. “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in the heavenlies in Christ.” (“Deuteronomy 28” by C.H. Mackintosh)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

W. Kelly Translation

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Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.