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Deuteronomy 28:16 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:16 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Deuteronomy chapter 28 verse 16 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.”
Deuteronomy 28:16 (KJV)
Commentary on Deuteronomy 28:16
Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field—The Hebrew arur (אָרוּר, cursed) appears repeatedly in verses 16-19, forming an anaphoric litany that mirrors the baruk (blessed) pattern of verses 3-6. This verse encompasses the totality of human activity: ba'ir (בָּעִיר, in the city) represents commerce, government, craftsmanship, and communal life, while basadeh (בַּשָּׂדֶה, in the field) covers agriculture, livestock, and rural sustenance. The comprehensive scope means no sphere of covenant life escapes judgment's reach.The city/field polarity reflects ancient Israel'...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Deuteronomy 28:16
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“even this whole nation.”
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“Because of my house that lies waste, while each of you is busy with his own house.,Ye looked for much, and, lo it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house., פָּנֹה אֶל־הַרְבֵּה וְהִנֵּה לִמְעָט וַהֲבֵאתֶם הַבַּיִת וְנָפַחְתִּי בוֹ יַעַן מֶה נְאֻם יְהוָה צְבָאוֹת יַעַן בֵּיתִי אֲשֶׁר־הוּא חָרֵב וְאַתֶּם רָצִים אִישׁ לְבֵיתוֹ׃ ,Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of My house that lieth waste, while ye run every man for his own house.,ἐπεβλέψατε εἰς πολλά καὶ ἐγένετο ὀλίγα καὶ εἰσηνέχθη εἰς τὸν οἶκον καὶ ἐξεφύσησα αὐτά διὰ τοῦτο τάδε λέγει κύριος παντοκράτωρ ἀνθ' ὧν ὁ οἶκός μού ἐστιν ἔρημος ὑμεῖς δὲ διώκετε ἕκαστος εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτοῦ,Ye looked for much, and there came little; and it was brought into the house, and I blew it away. Therefore thus saith the Lord Almighty, Because my house is desolate, and ye run everyone into his own house;,,,,”
“my heart is troubled; My liver is poured on the earth”
“when one came to a heap of twenty measures”
“and if you will not lay it to heart”
“and the gates of it languish”
“because of the evil of your doings”
“Lament like a virgin girded with sackcloth for the husband of her youth.”
“and behind them”