Deuteronomy 28:12

Yahweh will open to you his good treasure in the sky, to give the rain of your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You will lend to many nations, and you will not borrow.

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WEBBE

The LORD will open to you his good treasure in the sky, to give the rain of your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand. You will lend to many nations, and you will not borrow.

BSB

The LORD will open the heavens, His abundant storehouse, to send rain on your land in season and to bless all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations, but borrow from none.

KJV

The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

ASV

Jehovah 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.

BBE

Opening his store-house in heaven, the Lord will send rain on your land at the right time, blessing all the work of your hands: other nations will make use of your wealth, and you will have no need of theirs.

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יִפְתַּח yif·tach he will open H6605 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 לְךָ le·kha for (the) you H9031 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 אוֹצָרוֹ 'o·tza·ro storehouse his H214 הַטּוֹב ha·tov (the) good H2896 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 הַשָּׁמַיִם ha·sha·ma·yim the heavens H8064 לָתֵת la·tet to give H5414 מְטַר־ me·tar- [the] rain of H4306 אַרְצְךָ 'ar·tze·kha land your H776 בְּעִתּוֹ be·'i·to at appropriate time its H6256 וּלְבָרֵךְ u·le·va·rekh and to bless H1288 אֵת 'et (marks the object) H853 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 מַעֲשֵׂה ma·'a·seh [the] work of H4639 יָדֶךָ ya·de·kha hand your H3027 וְהִלְוִיתָ ve·hil·vi·ta and you will lend to H3867 גּוֹיִם go·yim nations H1471 רַבִּים ra·bim many H7227 וְאַתָּה ve·'a·tah and you H859 לֹא lo' not H3808 תִלְוֶה til·veh you will borrow H3867

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–14

This chapter is a very large exposition of two words, the blessing and the curse. They are real things and have real effects. The blessings are here put before the curses. God is slow to anger, but swift to show mercy. It is his delight to bless. It is better that we should be drawn to what is good by a child-like hope of God's favour, than that we be frightened to it by a slavish fear of his wrath. The blessing is promised, upon condition that they diligently hearken to the voice of God. Let them keep up religion, the form and power of it, in their families and nation, then the providence of God would prosper all their outward concerns.

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