Deuteronomy 28:14

Verse

Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from any of the words I command you today, and do not go after other gods to serve them.

American Standard Version (1901)

and shalt not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

Bible in Basic English

Not turning away from any of the orders which I give you today, to the right hand or to the left, or going after any other gods to give them worship.

Douay-Rheims 1899

And turn not away from them neither to the right hand, nor to the left, nor follow strange gods, nor worship them.

Free Bible Version

Don't deviate from any of my instructions today. Don't go and worship other gods.

Geneva Bible 1599

But thou shalt not decline from any of the wordes, which I command you this day, either to the right hand or to the left, to goe after other gods to serue them.

King James (Authorized) Version

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 go after other gods to serve them.

One Unity Resource Bible

and shall not turn aside from any of the words which I enjoin you today, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other deities to abad ·serve· them.

Translation for Translators

Yahweh will do all these things for you if you do not turn away from obeying what I am commanding you today, and if you never worship or serve other gods.

Unlocked Literal Bible

and if you do not turn away from any of the words that I am commanding you today, to the right hand or to the left, so as to go after other gods to serve them.

Noah Webster Bible

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 go after other gods to serve them.

World English Bible

and shall not turn away from any of the words which I command you today, to the right hand or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

Young's Literal Translation

and thou dost not turn aside from all the words which I am commanding you to-day — right or left — to go after other gods, to serve them.

Context

The Blessings of Obedience

¹³The LORD will make you the head and not the tail; you will only move upward and never downward, if you hear and carefully follow the commandments of the LORD your God, which I am giving you today.¹⁴Do not turn aside to the right or to the left from any of the words I command you today, and do not go after other gods to serve them.

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Summary

In this verse, God promises to bless the Israelites abundantly if they faithfully obey His commands and walk in His ways. The blessings mentioned include prosperity in their fields, livestock, and families. This verse underscores the importance of obedience and faithfulness in experiencing God's favor and blessings. It serves as a reminder that God's blessings are often tied to our willingness to follow His will and live according to His principles. Ultimately, it reflects God's desire for His people to thrive and prosper under His loving care.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken to the voice of the Lord thy God,.... As directed, exhorted, and encouraged to, Deu 28:1, &c. to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes, which I command thee this day; both moral and ceremonial: that all these curses shall come upon thee; from the hand of God, certainly, suddenly, and unawares: and overtake thee; pursuing after thee, will come up to thee, and seize upon thee, though they may seem to move slowly; see Zac 5:3; namely, the curses which follow. Manasseh Ben Israel (f) divides them into two parts, the first from hence to Deu 28:45; which respects the destruction of the first temple, and the things that went before or related to that; and the second from thence to the end of the chapter, which he thinks refers to the destruction of the second temple, and their present case and circumstances; and it must be owned that for the most part the distinction may seem to hold good; what is prophesied of that should befall the Jews for their disobedience being more remarkably and distinctly fulfilled in the one than in the other; yet there are things in the whole which respect both, or that were fulfilled, some under one dispensation, and some under another, and some that were fulfilled in both; but chiefly and more manifestly at and since their dispersion by the Romans. (f) De Termino Vitae, l. 3. sect. 3. p. 126.