Deuteronomy 11:26

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Today I put before you a blessing and a curse:

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  • Deut 30:1 : 1 Now when all these things have come on you, the blessing and the curse which I have put before you, if the thought of them comes back to your minds, when you are living among the nations where the Lord your God has sent you,
  • Deut 30:15-20 : 15 See, I have put before you today, life and good, and death and evil; 16 In giving you orders today to have love for the Lord your God, to go in his ways and keep his laws and his orders and his decisions, so that you may have life and be increased, and that the blessing of the Lord your God may be with you in the land where you are going, the land of your heritage. 17 But if your heart is turned away and your ear is shut, and you go after those who would make you servants and worshippers of other gods: 18 I give witness against you this day that destruction will certainly be your fate, and your days will be cut short in the land where you are going, the land of your heritage on the other side of Jordan. 19 Let heaven and earth be my witnesses against you this day that I have put before you life and death, a blessing and a curse: so take life for yourselves and for your seed: 20 In loving the Lord your God, hearing his voice and being true to him: for he is your life and by him will your days be long: so that you may go on living in the land which the Lord gave by an oath to your fathers, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
  • Gal 3:10 : 10 For all who are of the works of the law are under a curse: because it is said in the Writings, A curse is on everyone who does not keep on doing all the things which are ordered in the book of the law.
  • Gal 3:13-14 : 13 Christ has made us free from the curse of the law, having become a curse for us: because it is said in the Writings, A curse on everyone who is put to death by hanging on a tree: 14 So that on the Gentiles might come the blessing of Abraham in Christ Jesus; in order that we through faith might have the Spirit which God had undertaken to give.

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    27The blessing if you give ear to the orders of the Lord your God, which I give you this day:

    28And the curse if you do not give ear to the orders of the Lord your God, but let yourselves be turned from the way which I have put before you this day, and go after other gods which are not yours.

    29And when the Lord your God has taken you into the land of your heritage, you are to put the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.

  • Deut 30:15-16
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    15See, I have put before you today, life and good, and death and evil;

    16In giving you orders today to have love for the Lord your God, to go in his ways and keep his laws and his orders and his decisions, so that you may have life and be increased, and that the blessing of the Lord your God may be with you in the land where you are going, the land of your heritage.

  • Deut 30:1
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    1Now when all these things have come on you, the blessing and the curse which I have put before you, if the thought of them comes back to your minds, when you are living among the nations where the Lord your God has sent you,

  • Deut 30:18-19
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    18I give witness against you this day that destruction will certainly be your fate, and your days will be cut short in the land where you are going, the land of your heritage on the other side of Jordan.

    19Let heaven and earth be my witnesses against you this day that I have put before you life and death, a blessing and a curse: so take life for yourselves and for your seed:

  • Deut 28:13-17
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    13The Lord will make you the head and not the tail; and you will ever have the highest place, if you give ear to the orders of the Lord your God which I give you today, to keep and to do them;

    14Not 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.

    15But if you do not give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and take care to do all his orders and his laws which I give you today, then all these curses will come on you and overtake you:

    16You will be cursed in the town and cursed in the field.

    17A curse will be on your basket and on your bread-basin.

  • Deut 11:32
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    32And you are to take care to keep all the laws and the decisions which I put before you today.

  • Deut 11:25
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    25All people will give way before you: for the Lord your God will put the fear of you on all the land through which you go, as he has said.

  • Jer 11:3
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    3The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, Let that man be cursed who does not give ear to the words of this agreement,

  • Deut 11:17-18
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    17For if you do so, the wrath of the Lord will be burning against you, and the heaven will be shut up so that there is no rain and the land will give no fruit; and in a very little time you will be cut off from the good land which the Lord is giving you.

    18So keep these words deep in your heart and in your soul, and have them fixed on your hand for a sign and marked on your brow;

  • Deut 28:45-46
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    45And all these curses will come after you and overtake you, till your destruction is complete; because you did not give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, or keep his laws and his orders which he gave you:

    46These things will come on you and on your seed, to be a sign and a wonder for ever;

  • Deut 28:1-2
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    1Now if you give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and keep with care all these orders which I have given you today, then the Lord your God will put you high over all the nations of the earth:

    2And all these blessings will come on you and overtake you, if your ears are open to the voice of the Lord your God.

  • Deut 28:19-20
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    19You will be cursed when you come in and cursed when you go out.

    20The Lord will send on you cursing and trouble and punishment in everything to which you put your hand, till sudden destruction overtakes you; because of your evil ways in which you have been false to me.

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    8The Lord will send his blessing on your store-houses and on everything to which you put your hand: his blessing will be on you in the land which the Lord your God is giving you.

  • Mal 2:2
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    2If you will not give ear and take it to heart, to give glory to my name, says the Lord of armies, then I will send the curse on you and will put a curse on your blessing: truly, even now I have put a curse on it, because you do not take it to heart.

  • Josh 23:15
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    15And you will see that, as all the good things which the Lord your God undertook to do for you, have come to you, so the Lord will send down on you all the evil things till he has made your destruction complete, and you are cut off from the good land which the Lord your God has given you.

  • Deut 30:8
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    8And you will again give ear to the voice of the Lord, and do all his orders which I have given you today.

  • Deut 27:10-11
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    10For this cause you are to give ear to the voice of the Lord your God, and do his orders and his laws which I give you this day.

    11That same day Moses said to the people,

  • Deut 11:13
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    13And it will be that if you truly give ear to the orders which I put before you this day, loving the Lord your God and worshipping him with all your heart and all your soul,

  • Deut 7:11
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  • Num 22:6
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    6Come now, in answer to my prayer, and put a curse on this people, for they are greater than I: and then I may be strong enough to overcome them and send them out of the land: for it is clear that good comes to him who has your blessing, but he on whom you put your curse is cursed.

  • Deut 29:9-10
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    9So keep the words of this agreement and do them, so that it may be well for you in everything you do.

    10You have come here today, all of you, before the Lord your God; the heads of your tribes, the overseers, and those who are in authority over you, with all the men of Israel,

  • Deut 11:2
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    2And be certain in your minds this day; for these words are not said to your children, who have had no experience of the training of the Lord your God, and who have not seen his great power or his strong hand and his stretched-out arm,

  • Deut 26:16-17
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    16Today the Lord your God gives you orders to keep all these laws and decisions: so then keep and do them with all your heart and all your soul.

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    12With the purpose of taking part in the agreement of the Lord your God, and his oath which he makes with you today:

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    8So keep all the orders which I give you today, so that you may be strong, and go in and take the land which is to be your heritage;

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