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Deuteronomy 28:9

Old Testament Law (Torah) ASV (1901)

What does Deuteronomy 28:9 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Jehovah will establish thee for a holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee; if thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, and walk in his ways.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Jehovah will establish thee for a holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee; if thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, and walk in his ways.
Deuteronomy 28:9 — American Standard Version

Context — Deuteronomy 28

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
6Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.
7Jehovah will cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thee: they shall come out against thee one way, and shall flee before thee seven ways.
8Jehovah will command the blessing upon thee in thy barns, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto; and he will bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.
9Jehovah will establish thee for a holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee; if thou shalt keep the commandments of Jehovah thy God, and walk in his ways.
10And all the peoples of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of Jehovah; and they shall be afraid of thee.
11And Jehovah will make thee plenteous for good, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which Jehovah sware unto thy fathers to give thee.
12Jehovah will open unto thee his good treasure the heavens, to give the rain of thy land in its season, and to bless all the work of thy hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.
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What do historical commentaries say?

Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“A comparison of this chapter with Exodus 23:20-23 and Leviticus 26:0 will show how Moses here resumes and amplifies the promises and threats already set forth in the earlier records of the Law. The language rises in this chapter to the sublimest strains, especially in the latter part of it; and the prophecies respecting the dispersion and degradation of the Jewish nation in its later days are among the most remarkable in scripture. They are plain, precise, and circumstantial; and the fulfillment of them has been literal, complete, and undeniable. The Blessing. The six repetitions of the word “blessed” introduce the particular forms which the blessing would take in the various relations of…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Establish thee - Shall confirm his covenant with thee, by which he separated thee to himself as an holy and peculiar people. Deuteronomy 28:10”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“establish: Deu 7:6, Deu 26:18, Deu 26:19, Deu 29:13; Gen 17:7; Exo 19:5, Exo 19:6; Psa 87:5; Isa 1:26, Isa 62:12; Th2 3:3; Tit 2:14; Pe1 2:9-11, Pe1 5:10 sworn: Deu 7:8, Deu 13:17, Deu 29:12; Exo 19:5, Exo 19:6; Jer 11:5; Heb 6:13-18 Deuteronomy 28:10”
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