Deuteronomy 28:18

Verse

The fruit of your womb will be cursed, as well as the produce of your land, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Bible in Basic English

A curse will be on the fruit of your body, and on the fruit of your land, on the increase of your cattle, and the young of your flock.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Cursed shall be the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy ground, the herds of thy oxen, and the flocks of thy sheep.

Free Bible Version

You will be cursed by not having children, and by not having good harvests, and by your cattle not having calves, and your sheep not having lambs.

Geneva Bible 1599

Cursed shall be the fruite of thy body, and the fruite of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flockes of thy sheepe.

King James (Authorized) Version

Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

One Unity Resource Bible

The fruit of your body, the fruit of your ground, the increase of your livestock, and the young of your flock will be cursed.

Translation for Translators

He will curse you by giving you only a few children [IDM], by causing you to have poor crops, and by not enabling you to have many cattle and sheep.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Cursed will be the fruit of your body, the fruit of your ground, the increase of your cattle, and the young of your flock.

Noah Webster Bible

Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

World English Bible

The fruit of your body, the fruit of your ground, the increase of your livestock, and the young of your flock will be cursed.

Young's Literal Translation

'Cursed [is] the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, increase of thine oxen, and wealth of thy flock.

Context

The Curses of Disobedience

¹⁷Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed. ¹⁸The fruit of your womb will be cursed, as well as the produce of your land, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.

Summary

Deuteronomy 28:18 is part of the blessings and curses chapter, where Moses outlines the consequences of obedience and disobedience to God's commands. In this verse, God warns that if His people turn away from Him and do not carefully follow His instructions, they will experience various hardships and calamities. It serves as a reminder of the importance of faithfulness and obedience in maintaining a close relationship with God, as well as the reality of the consequences of straying from His ways. Ultimately, it underscores the principle that God's blessings are tied to our obedience and faithfulness to Him.

Commentary

John Gill

John Gill Bible Commentary

The Lord shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee,.... Not only to come upon them; but to continue with them: until he have consumed thee from off the land whither thou goest to possess it; which shows that this respects not some particular seasons, when the pestilence came and continued awhile, and then ceased, as in the times of David; but when it became more general, and issued with other judgments in the utter consumption of them, as at the destruction of Jerusalem, both by the Babylonians and the Romans; at what times the pestilence raged and remained, until by that and other sore judgments the land was wholly depopulated.

Deuteronomy 28:18

The Curses of Disobedience

¹⁷Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed. ¹⁸The fruit of your womb will be cursed, as well as the produce of your land, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.

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Berean Standard Bible

The fruit of your womb will be cursed, as well as the produce of your land, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Bible in Basic English

A curse will be on the fruit of your body, and on the fruit of your land, on the increase of your cattle, and the young of your flock.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Cursed shall be the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy ground, the herds of thy oxen, and the flocks of thy sheep.

Free Bible Version

You will be cursed by not having children, and by not having good harvests, and by your cattle not having calves, and your sheep not having lambs.

Geneva Bible 1599

Cursed shall be the fruite of thy body, and the fruite of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flockes of thy sheepe.

King James (Authorized) Version

Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

One Unity Resource Bible

The fruit of your body, the fruit of your ground, the increase of your livestock, and the young of your flock will be cursed.

Translation for Translators

He will curse you by giving you only a few children [IDM], by causing you to have poor crops, and by not enabling you to have many cattle and sheep.

Unlocked Literal Bible

Cursed will be the fruit of your body, the fruit of your ground, the increase of your cattle, and the young of your flock.

Noah Webster Bible

Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

World English Bible

The fruit of your body, the fruit of your ground, the increase of your livestock, and the young of your flock will be cursed.

Young's Literal Translation

'Cursed [is] the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, increase of thine oxen, and wealth of thy flock.