What Does Deuteronomy 28:45 Mean?

“shall come”

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“Moreover all these curses”

vilification

these or those

“upon thee and shall pursue”

to run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)

“thee and overtake”

to reach (literally or figuratively)

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

“thee till thou be destroyed”

to desolate

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“because thou hearkenedst”

to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)

“not unto the voice”

a voice or sound

“of the LORD”

(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

“thy God”

gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

“to keep”

properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc

“his commandments”

a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the law)

“and his statutes”

a statute

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“which he commanded”

(intensively) to constitute, enjoin