1And it shall be, when all these things have come upon you, the blessing and the curse, which I have set before you, and you shall recall them to mind among all the nations, to which the LORD your God has driven you,
2And shall return unto the LORD your God, and shall obey His voice according to all that I command you this day, you and your children, with all your heart, and with all your soul;
3That then the LORD your God will return you from your captivity, and have compassion upon you, and will gather you from all the nations, where the LORD your God has scattered you.
4Even if any of you have been banished to the outermost parts of heaven, from there will the LORD your God fetch and gather you;
5And the LORD your God will bring you into the land which your fathers possessed, and you shall possess it; and He will do you good, and multiply you above your fathers.
6And the LORD your God will circumcise your heart, and the heart of your children, to love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, that you may live.
7And the LORD your God will put all these curses upon your enemies, and on those that hate you, who persecuted you.
8And you shall return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all His commandments which I command you this day.
9And the LORD your God will make you prosperous in every work of your hand, in the fruit of your womb, and in that of your cattle, and of your land, for good; for the LORD will again rejoice over you for good, as He rejoiced over your fathers;
10If you shall listen to the voice of the LORD your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if you turn unto the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul.
11For this commandment which I command you this day, is not hidden from you, nor is it far off.
12It is not in heaven, that you should say, “Who shall go up for us to heaven, and bring it to us, that we may hear it, and do it?”
13Nor is it beyond the sea, that you should say, “Who shall go over the sea for us, and bring it to us, that we may hear it, and do it?”
14But the word is very near to you, in your mouth, and in your heart, that you may do it.
15See, I have set before you this day life and good, and death and evil;
16In that I command you this day to love the LORD your God, to walk in His ways, and to keep His commandments and His statutes and His ordinances, that you may live and multiply; and the LORD your God shall bless you in the land that you go to possess.
17But if your heart turns away, so that you refuse to hear, but are drawn away, and worship and serve t other gods,
18I declare to you this day, that you shall surely perish, and that you shall not prolong your days upon the land that you cross over the Jordan to possess.
19I call heaven and earth to record this day against you, that I have set before you life and death, blessing and cursing; therefore, choose life, that both you and your children may live,
20That you may love the LORD your God, and that you may obey His voice, and that you may cling to Him; for He is your life, and will give you long life; that you may dwell in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers, to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, to give them.” Easy Reader Bible: Purple Letter Edition © 2023 by Jim Musser. Used by Permission. All rights Reserved. Bible Hub |
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