Deuteronomy 28

“And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.” Naming Blessed keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.” Naming Blessed keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face: they shall come out…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he…” The promise, blessing, or covenant language needs its named recipient and scope. Those details prevent a personal word in the story from becoming a promise detached from context.

“The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD ; and they shall be afraid of thee.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the…” The promise, blessing, or covenant language needs its named recipient and scope. Those details prevent a personal word in the story from becoming a promise detached from context.

“The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless…” The promise, blessing, or covenant language needs its named recipient and scope. Those details prevent a personal word in the story from becoming a promise detached from context.

“And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to…” The line’s distinctive content terms include aside, command, gods. Its relationship to verses 13 and 15 shows what work it does in this passage.

“But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.” Naming Cursed keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.” Naming Cursed keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies: thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof…” Naming Egypt keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart:” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the LORD thy God…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“So that the man that is tender among you, and very delicate, his eye shall be evil toward his brother, and toward the…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“So that he will not give to any of them of the flesh of his children whom he shall eat: because he hath nothing left…” This line supplies a reason, result, or conclusion. It should stay attached to the claim or action that gives it meaning.

“The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And toward her young one that cometh out from between her feet, and toward her children which she shall bear: for she…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“If thou wilt not observe to do all the words of this law that are written in this book, that thou mayest fear this…” The line’s distinctive content terms include book, fear, fearful. Its relationship to verses 57 and 59 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Then the LORD will make thy plagues wonderful, and the plagues of thy seed, even great plagues, and of long…” The line’s distinctive content terms include plagues, continuance, long. Its relationship to verses 58 and 60 shows what work it does in this passage.

“Moreover he will bring upon thee all the diseases of Egypt, which thou wast afraid of; and they shall cleave unto…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“Also every sickness, and every plague, which is not written in the book of this law, them will the LORD bring upon…” Naming Also keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And ye shall be left few in number, whereas ye were as the stars of heaven for multitude; because thou wouldest not…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And it shall come to pass, that as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And the LORD shall scatter thee among all people, from the one end of the earth even unto the other; and there thou…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And among these nations shalt thou find no ease, neither shall the sole of thy foot have rest: but the LORD shall give…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“And thy life shall hang in doubt before thee; and thou shalt fear day and night, and shalt have none assurance of thy…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.

“In the morning thou shalt say, Would God it were even! and at even thou shalt say, Would God it were morning! for the…” Naming Would keeps the account rooted in particular people or places. Follow where the name returns and what changes around it.

“And the LORD shall bring thee into Egypt again with ships, by the way whereof I spake unto thee, Thou shalt see it no…” The command cannot be understood from the verb alone. Its recipient, purpose, and place in the larger covenant or argument define the responsibility.