Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version the curse if you disobey the commands of the LORD your God and turn from the way that I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known. New Living Translation But you will be cursed if you reject the commands of the LORD your God and turn away from him and worship gods you have not known before. English Standard Version and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the way that I am commanding you today, to go after other gods that you have not known. Berean Standard Bible but a curse if you disobey the commandments of the LORD your God and turn aside from the path I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known. King James Bible And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known. New King James Version and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known. New American Standard Bible and the curse, if you do not listen to the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the way which I am commanding you today, by following other gods which you have not known. NASB 1995 and the curse, if you do not listen to the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the way which I am commanding you today, by following other gods which you have not known. NASB 1977 and the curse, if you do not listen to the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the way which I am commanding you today, by following other gods which you have not known. Legacy Standard Bible and the curse, if you do not listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God, but turn aside from the way which I am commanding you today, by walking after other gods which you have not known. Amplified Bible and the curse, if you do not listen to and obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the way which I am commanding you today, by following (acknowledging, worshiping) other gods which you have not known. Christian Standard Bible and a curse, if you do not obey the commands of the LORD your God and you turn aside from the path I command you today by following other gods you have not known. Holman Christian Standard Bible and a curse, if you do not obey the commands of the LORD your God and you turn aside from the path I command you today by following other gods you have not known. American Standard Version and the curse, if ye shall not hearken unto the commandments of Jehovah your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known. Contemporary English Version But if you disobey him and worship those gods that have never done anything for you, the LORD will put a curse on you. English Revised Version and the curse, if ye shall not hearken unto the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known. GOD'S WORD® Translation You'll be cursed if you disobey the commands of the LORD your God, if you turn from the way I'm commanding you to live today, and if you worship other gods you never knew. Good News Translation but a curse, if you disobey these commands and turn away to worship other gods that you have never worshiped before. International Standard Version or a curse if you don't obey the commands of the LORD your God, by turning from the way that I'm commanding you today and following other gods whom you have not known." Majority Standard Bible but a curse if you disobey the commandments of the LORD your God and turn aside from the path I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known. NET Bible and the curse if you pay no attention to his commandments and turn from the way I am setting before you today to pursue other gods you have not known. New Heart English Bible and the curse, if you shall not listen to the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which you have not known. Webster's Bible Translation And a curse, if ye will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside from the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods which ye have not known. World English Bible and the curse, if you do not listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God, but turn away out of the way which I command you today, to go after other gods which you have not known. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand the reviling if you do not listen to the commands of your God YHWH, and have turned aside from the way which I am commanding you today, to go after other gods which you have not known. Young's Literal Translation and the reviling, if ye do not hearken unto the commands of Jehovah your God, and have turned aside out of the way which I am commanding you to-day, to go after other gods which ye have not known. Smith's Literal Translation And a cursing if ye shall not hear to the commands of Jehovah your God, and ye turned aside from the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods which thou knewest not. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleA curse, if you obey not the commandments of the Lord your. God, but revolt from the way which now I shew you, and walk after strange gods which you know not. Catholic Public Domain Version It will be a curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the Lord your God, but instead you withdraw from the way, which I am revealing to you now, and you walk after foreign gods that you have not known. New American Bible a curse if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD, your God, but turn aside from the way I command you today, to go after other gods, whom you do not know. New Revised Standard Version and the curse, if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn from the way that I am commanding you today, to follow other gods that you have not known. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd curses, if you will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, and if you turn aside from the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which you have not known. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And a curse if you will not hear the commandments of LORD JEHOVAH your God and if you turn away from the way that I command you today, and you go after other gods that you do not know. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and the curse, if ye shall not hearken unto the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which ye have not known. Brenton Septuagint Translation and the curse, if ye do not hearken to the commands of the Lord our God, as many as I command you this day, and ye wander from the way which I have commanded you, having gone to serve other gods, which ye know not. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context A Blessing and a Curse …27a blessing if you obey the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you today, 28but a curse if you disobey the commandments of the LORD your God and turn aside from the path I command you today by following other gods, which you have not known. 29When the LORD your God brings you into the land you are entering to possess, you are to proclaim the blessing on Mount Gerizim and the curse on Mount Ebal.… Cross References Deuteronomy 28:15 If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you: Deuteronomy 30:17-18 But if your heart turns away and you do not listen, but are drawn away to bow down to other gods and worship them, / I declare to you today that you will surely perish; you shall not prolong your days in the land that you are crossing the Jordan to possess. Joshua 23:16 If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.” Judges 2:11-15 And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals. / Thus they forsook the LORD, the God of their fathers, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt, and they followed after various gods of the peoples around them. They bowed down to them and provoked the LORD to anger, / for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. ... 1 Kings 9:6-9 But if indeed you or your sons turn away from following Me and do not keep the commandments and statutes I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods, / then I will cut off Israel from the land that I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. Then Israel will become an object of scorn and ridicule among all peoples. / And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and will hiss and say, ‘Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?’ ... 2 Kings 17:7-23 All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ... Jeremiah 11:10-11 They have returned to the sins of their forefathers who refused to obey My words. They have followed other gods to serve them. The house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken the covenant I made with their fathers. / Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I am about to bring upon them a disaster that they cannot escape. They will cry out to Me, but I will not listen to them. Jeremiah 17:5 This is what the LORD says: “Cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, who makes mere flesh his strength and turns his heart from the LORD. Jeremiah 25:4-7 And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear. / The prophets told you, ‘Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways and deeds, and you can dwell in the land that the LORD has given to you and your fathers forever and ever. / Do not follow other gods to serve and worship them, and do not provoke Me to anger with the works of your hands. Then I will do you no harm.’ ... Hosea 4:6 My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children. Malachi 2:2 If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart. Matthew 7:26-27 But everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them is like a foolish man who built his house on sand. / The rain fell, the torrents raged, and the winds blew and beat against that house, and it fell—and great was its collapse!” Matthew 23:37-38 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate. Luke 6:46-49 Why do you call Me ‘Lord, Lord,’ but do not do what I say? / I will show you what he is like who comes to Me and hears My words and acts on them: / He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid his foundation on the rock. When the flood came, the torrent crashed against that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. ... John 3:36 Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.” Treasury of Scripture And a curse, if you will not obey the commandments of the LORD your God, but turn aside out of the way which I command you this day, to go after other gods, which you have not known. Deuteronomy 28:15 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 thee: Deuteronomy 29:19-28 And it come to pass, when he heareth the words of this curse, that he bless himself in his heart, saying, I shall have peace, though I walk in the imagination of mine heart, to add drunkenness to thirst: … Leviticus 26:14 But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; Jump to Previous Command Commanding Commandments Commands Curse Disobey Ear Hearken Obey Today To-Day Turn Turned Way YourselvesJump to Next Command Commanding Commandments Commands Curse Disobey Ear Hearken Obey Today To-Day Turn Turned Way YourselvesDeuteronomy 11 1. Another exhortation to obedience2. by their own experience of God's great works 8. by promise of God's great blessings 16. and by threatenings 18. A careful study is required in God's words 26. The blessing and curse set before them but a curse The Hebrew word for "curse" is "קְלָלָה" (qelalah), which signifies a solemn pronouncement of judgment or misfortune. In the ancient Near Eastern context, curses were understood as powerful declarations that could bring about real consequences. Theologically, this highlights the seriousness of disobedience to God's commandments. The curse is not merely punitive but serves as a divine warning to steer the Israelites back to the covenantal path. if you do not obey the commandments of the LORD your God and turn aside from the path I command you today by following other gods which you have not known Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew but a curseוְהַקְּלָלָ֗ה (wə·haq·qə·lā·lāh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7045: Vilification if אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not you do not לֹ֤א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no obey תִשְׁמְעוּ֙ (ṯiš·mə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the commandments מִצְוֺת֙ (miṣ·wōṯ) Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 4687: Commandment of the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and turn aside וְסַרְתֶּ֣ם (wə·sar·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 5493: To turn aside from מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of the path הַדֶּ֔רֶךְ (had·de·reḵ) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action I אָנֹכִ֛י (’ā·nō·ḵî) Pronoun - first person common singular Strong's 595: I command מְצַוֶּ֥ה (mə·ṣaw·weh) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 6680: To lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, order you today הַיּ֑וֹם (hay·yō·wm) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3117: A day by following לָלֶ֗כֶת (lā·le·ḵeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk other אֲחֵרִ֖ים (’ă·ḥê·rîm) Adjective - masculine plural Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other gods, אֱלֹהִ֥ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative which you have not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no known. יְדַעְתֶּֽם׃ (yə·ḏa‘·tem) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 3045: To know Links Deuteronomy 11:28 NIVDeuteronomy 11:28 NLT Deuteronomy 11:28 ESV Deuteronomy 11:28 NASB Deuteronomy 11:28 KJV Deuteronomy 11:28 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 11:28 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 11:28 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 11:28 French Bible Deuteronomy 11:28 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 11:28 And the curse if you shall not (Deut. 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