Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, with blight and mildew, which will plague you until you perish. New Living Translation The LORD will strike you with wasting diseases, fever, and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, and with blight and mildew. These disasters will pursue you until you die. English Standard Version The LORD will strike you with wasting disease and with fever, inflammation and fiery heat, and with drought and with blight and with mildew. They shall pursue you until you perish. Berean Standard Bible The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, and with blight and mildew; these will pursue you until you perish. King James Bible The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish. New King James Version The LORD will strike you with consumption, with fever, with inflammation, with severe burning fever, with the sword, with scorching, and with mildew; they shall pursue you until you perish. New American Standard Bible The LORD will strike you with consumption, inflammation, fever, feverish heat, and with the sword, with blight, and with mildew, and they will pursue you until you perish. NASB 1995 “The LORD will smite you with consumption and with fever and with inflammation and with fiery heat and with the sword and with blight and with mildew, and they will pursue you until you perish. NASB 1977 “The LORD will smite you with consumption and with fever and with inflammation and with fiery heat and with the sword and with blight and with mildew, and they shall pursue you until you perish. Legacy Standard Bible Yahweh will strike you with consumption and with fever and with inflammation and with fiery heat and with the sword and with scorching wind and with mildew, and they will pursue you until you perish. Amplified Bible The LORD will strike you with consumption [causing you to waste away] and with fever and with inflammation and with fiery heat and with the sword and with blight and with mildew [on your crops]; and they will pursue you until you perish. Christian Standard Bible The LORD will afflict you with wasting disease, fever, inflammation, burning heat, drought, blight, and mildew; these will pursue you until you perish. Holman Christian Standard Bible The LORD will afflict you with wasting disease, fever, inflammation, burning heat, drought, blight, and mildew; these will pursue you until you perish. American Standard Version Jehovah will smite thee with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish. English Revised Version The LORD shall smite thee with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish. GOD'S WORD® Translation The LORD will strike you with disease, fever, and inflammation; heat waves, drought, scorching winds, and ruined crops. They will pursue you until you die. Good News Translation The LORD will strike you with infectious diseases, with swelling and fever; he will send drought and scorching winds to destroy your crops. These disasters will be with you until you die. International Standard Version The LORD will afflict you with tuberculosis, fever, inflammation, high fever, drought, blight, and mildew. These will attack you until you are completely destroyed. Majority Standard Bible The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, and with blight and mildew; these will pursue you until you perish. NET Bible He will afflict you with weakness, fever, inflammation, infection, sword, blight, and mildew; these will attack you until you perish. New Heart English Bible The LORD will strike you with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with the sword, and with blight, and with mildew; and they shall pursue you until you perish. Webster's Bible Translation The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew: and they shall pursue thee until thou dost perish. World English Bible Yahweh will strike you with consumption, with fever, with inflammation, with fiery heat, with the sword, with blight, and with mildew. They will pursue you until you perish. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYHWH strikes you with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with extreme burning, and with sword, and with blasting, and with mildew, and they have pursued you until you perish Young's Literal Translation 'Jehovah doth smite thee with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with extreme burning, and with sword, and with blasting, and with mildew, and they have pursued thee till thou perish Smith's Literal Translation Jehovah shall strike thee with consumption, and with burning fever, and with inflammation, and with sword and with burning, and with blasting, and with yellowness: and they shall pursue thee till he have destroyed thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMay the Lord afflict thee with miser- able want, with the fever and with cold, with burning and with heat, and with corrupted air and with blasting, and pursue thee till thou perish. Catholic Public Domain Version May the Lord strike you with destitution, with fever and cold, with burning and heat, and with polluted air and rot, and may he pursue you until you perish. New American Bible The LORD will strike you with consumption, fever, and inflammation, with fiery heat and drought, with blight and mildew, that will pursue you until you perish. New Revised Standard Version The LORD will afflict you with consumption, fever, inflammation, with fiery heat and drought, and with blight and mildew; they shall pursue you until you perish. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe LORD shall afflict you with confusion and with skin disease and with an inflammation and with burning fever and with the sword and with blasting and with mildew; and they shall pursue you until you perish. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated LORD JEHOVAH shall strike you with shock and with scab and with burning and with burning fever and with jaundice and with sword and by wind of parching heat, and they shall pursue you until they destroy you. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The LORD will smite thee with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with drought, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish. Brenton Septuagint Translation The Lord smite thee with distress, and fever, and cold, and inflammation, and blighting, and paleness, and they shall pursue thee until they have destroyed thee. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Curses of Disobedience…21The LORD will make the plague cling to you until He has exterminated you from the land that you are entering to possess. 22The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, with fever and inflammation, with scorching heat and drought, and with blight and mildew; these will pursue you until you perish. 23The sky over your head will be bronze, and the earth beneath you iron.… Cross References Leviticus 26:16 then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it. Amos 4:9 “I struck you with blight and mildew in your growing gardens and vineyards; the locust devoured your fig and olive trees, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. 1 Kings 8:37 When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemy besieges them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come, 2 Chronicles 6:28 When famine or plague comes upon the land, or blight or mildew or locusts or grasshoppers, or when their enemies besiege them in their cities, whatever plague or sickness may come, Jeremiah 14:12 Although they may fast, I will not listen to their cry; although they may offer burnt offerings and grain offerings, I will not accept them. Instead, I will finish them off by sword and famine and plague.” Ezekiel 14:21 For this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘How much worse will it be when I send against Jerusalem My four dire judgments—sword, famine, wild beasts, and plague—in order to cut off from it both man and beast? Haggai 2:17 I struck you—all the work of your hands—with blight, mildew, and hail, but you did not turn to Me, declares the LORD. Isaiah 42:25 So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart. Jeremiah 24:10 And I will send against them sword and famine and plague, until they have perished from the land that I gave to them and their fathers.’” Ezekiel 5:12 A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them. Matthew 24:7 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places. Luke 21:11 There will be great earthquakes, famines, and pestilences in various places, along with fearful sights and great signs from heaven. Revelation 6:8 Then I looked and saw a pale green horse. Its rider’s name was Death, and Hades followed close behind. And they were given authority over a fourth of the earth, to kill by sword, by famine, by plague, and by the beasts of the earth. Revelation 16:9 And the people were scorched by intense heat, and they cursed the name of God, who had authority over these plagues. Yet they did not repent and give Him glory. Mark 13:8 Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains. Treasury of Scripture The LORD shall smite you with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue you until you perish. a consumption Leviticus 26:16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. 2 Chronicles 6:28 If there be dearth in the land, if there be pestilence, if there be blasting, or mildew, locusts, or caterpillers; if their enemies besiege them in the cities of their land; whatsoever sore or whatsoever sickness there be: Jeremiah 14:12 When they fast, I will not hear their cry; and when they offer burnt offering and an oblation, I will not accept them: but I will consume them by the sword, and by the famine, and by the pestilence. sword. 1 Kings 8:37 If there be in the land famine, if there be pestilence, blasting, mildew, locust, or if there be caterpiller; if their enemy besiege them in the land of their cities; whatsoever plague, whatsoever sickness there be; Amos 4:9 I have smitten you with blasting and mildew: when your gardens and your vineyards and your fig trees and your olive trees increased, the palmerworm devoured them: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. Haggai 2:17 I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD. Jump to Previous Ague Blasting Blight Burning Complete Consumption Dead Destruction Disease Drought Extreme Heat Inflammation Keeping Mildew Pain Perish Plague Pursue Rain Scorching Smite Strike Sword Waste WastingJump to Next Ague Blasting Blight Burning Complete Consumption Dead Destruction Disease Drought Extreme Heat Inflammation Keeping Mildew Pain Perish Plague Pursue Rain Scorching Smite Strike Sword Waste WastingDeuteronomy 28 1. The blessings for obedience15. The curses for disobedience The LORD will strike you with wasting disease This phrase indicates divine judgment, reflecting the covenantal relationship between God and Israel. Wasting disease can be understood as a physical ailment that gradually deteriorates the body, symbolizing the spiritual decay that results from disobedience. In the ancient Near East, health was often seen as a sign of divine favor, while illness was viewed as a curse or punishment. This aligns with the broader Deuteronomic theme of blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience (Deuteronomy 28:1-14). with fever and inflammation with scorching heat and drought and with blight and mildew these will pursue you until you perish Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws and warnings to the Israelites. 2. Israelites The chosen people of God, receiving the blessings and curses based on their obedience or disobedience. 3. Promised Land The land of Canaan, which the Israelites are about to enter, contingent on their faithfulness to God's covenant. 4. Covenant The agreement between God and Israel, involving blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience. 5. God (Yahweh) The sovereign Lord who enforces the covenant and administers justice. Teaching Points The Seriousness of DisobedienceGod's warnings are not to be taken lightly. The consequences of turning away from His commands are severe and affect all aspects of life. The Sovereignty of God God is in control of all circumstances, including natural phenomena. His power is evident in both blessings and curses. The Call to Repentance Even in the face of judgment, there is always a call to return to God. Repentance can restore the relationship and bring healing. The Importance of Covenant Faithfulness The covenant relationship with God requires faithfulness. Our actions have spiritual and physical consequences. The Role of Community The curses affect the entire community, highlighting the importance of collective obedience and accountability.(22) Consumption.--Only here and in Leviticus 26:16. "With which the flesh is consumed and puffed out" (Rashi). Fever.--Only here and in Leviticus 26:16, where it is rendered "burning ague." ( Comp. Deuteronomy 32:22 : "A fire is kindled in mine anger.") Inflammation.--Here only. The word is derived from a verb signifying to burn, or pursue hotly, like a fire that hastens on its way. "A heat greater than the fever" (Rashi). Extreme burning.--Here only. "A disease which heats the body inwardly" (Rashi). Blasting and mildew.--"I have smitten you with blasting and with mildew" (Amos 4:9, same words). (See also 1Kings 8:37, where "pestilence, blasting, and mildew" are contemplated as possibilities, very probably in view of this curse. Also Haggai 2:17.) . . . Hebrew The LORDיְ֠הוָה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel will strike you יַכְּכָ֣ה (yak·kə·ḵāh) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike with wasting disease, בַּשַּׁחֶ֨פֶת (baš·ša·ḥe·p̄eṯ) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7829: (a wasting disease) consumption with fever וּבַקַּדַּ֜חַת (ū·ḇaq·qad·da·ḥaṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 6920: Inflammation, febrile disease and inflammation, וּבַדַּלֶּ֗קֶת (ū·ḇad·dal·le·qeṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 1816: A burning fever with severe heat וּבַֽחַרְחֻר֙ (ū·ḇa·ḥar·ḥur) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2746: Violent heat, fever and drought, וּבַחֶ֔רֶב (ū·ḇa·ḥe·reḇ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword with blight וּבַשִּׁדָּפ֖וֹן (ū·ḇaš·šid·dā·p̄ō·wn) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7711: Blighted or blasted thing and mildew; וּבַיֵּרָק֑וֹן (ū·ḇay·yê·rā·qō·wn) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3420: Mildew, paleness, lividness these will pursue וּרְדָפ֖וּךָ (ū·rə·ḏā·p̄ū·ḵā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | second person masculine singular Strong's 7291: To pursue, chase, persecute you until עַ֥ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while you perish. אָבְדֶֽךָ׃ (’ā·ḇə·ḏe·ḵā) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish Links Deuteronomy 28:22 NIVDeuteronomy 28:22 NLT Deuteronomy 28:22 ESV Deuteronomy 28:22 NASB Deuteronomy 28:22 KJV Deuteronomy 28:22 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 28:22 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 28:22 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 28:22 French Bible Deuteronomy 28:22 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:22 Yahweh will strike you with consumption (Deut. 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