Deuteronomy 28:15-19

Deuteronomy 28:15-19

[15] 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 commandments  and his statutes  which I command  thee this day;  that all these curses  shall come  upon thee, and overtake  [16] Cursed  shalt thou be in the city,  and cursed  shalt thou be in the field.  [17] Cursed  shall be thy basket  and thy store.  [18] 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.  [19] Cursed  shalt thou be when thou comest in,  and cursed  shalt thou be when thou goest out. 

What does Deuteronomy 28:15-19 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Note that after a general statement ( Deuteronomy 28:15; cf. Deuteronomy 28:1-2) the six formal curses ( Deuteronomy 28:16-19) correspond almost exactly to the six blessings ( Deuteronomy 28:3-6). The exposition follows in Deuteronomy 28:20-68 (cf. Deuteronomy 28:7-14). We can divide it into five sections of increasingly severe disciplinary measures.