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Deuteronomy 28:18

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 28:18 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, the increase of thy cattle, and the young of thy flock.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, the increase of thy cattle, and the young of thy flock.
Deuteronomy 28:18 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 28

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
15But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of Jehovah thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day, that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee.
16Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.
17Cursed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough.
18Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, the increase of thy cattle, and the young of thy flock.
19Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
20Jehovah will send upon thee cursing, discomfiture, and rebuke, in all that thou puttest thy hand unto to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the evil of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.
21Jehovah will make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest in to possess it.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the fruit of thy body: Deu 28:4, Deu 5:9; Job 18:16-19; Psa 109:9-15; Lam 2:11, Lam 2:12, Lam 2:20; Hos 9:11-14; Mal 2:3; Luk 23:29, Luk 23:30 thy land: Deu 28:16; Lev 26:19, Lev 26:20, Lev 26:26; Hab 3:17 Deuteronomy 28:19”
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