Deuteronomy 28:4
Blessed shall be the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the droves of thy herds, and the folds of thy sheep.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
3Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed in the field.
5Blessed shall be thy barns and blessed thy stores.
Cross References
Genesis 22:17I will bless thee, and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and as the sand that is by the seashore: thy seed shall possess the gates of their enemies.
Leviticus 26:9I will look on you, and make you increase: you shell be multiplied, and I will establish my covenant with you.
Deuteronomy 28:11The Lord will make thee abound with all goods, with the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy cattle, with the fruit of thy land, which the Lord swore to thy fathers that he would give thee.
Psalms 127:3The Lord hath done great things for us: we are become joyful.
Proverbs 10:22The blessing of the Lord maketh men rich: neither shall affliction be joined to them.
Proverbs 20:7The just that walketh in his simplicity, shall leave behind him blessed children.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 28:2-15
Promises. ( b. c. 1451.) 1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: 2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God. 3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field. 4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and… Read the whole commentary →