King James Version
What Does Deuteronomy 11:26 Mean?
“Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;”
Context
24
Every place whereon the soles of your feet shall tread shall be yours: from the wilderness and Lebanon, from the river, the river Euphrates, even unto the uttermost sea shall your coast be.
25
There shall no man be able to stand before you: for the LORD your God shall lay the fear of you and the dread of you upon all the land that ye shall tread upon, as he hath said unto you.
26
Behold, I set before you this day a blessing and a curse;
27
A blessing, if ye obey the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day:
28
And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(26) **Behold.**—Another of the Jewish divisions of Deuteronomy begins here.
**A blessing and a curse.**—Literally, *blessing and cursing*—*the blessing if ye obey, and the curse if ye do not.*
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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