Deuteronomy 28:3
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 39:5And it came to pass from the time that he appointed him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had, in the house and in the field.
Psalms 112:1Hallelujah. Happy is the man that feareth the LORD, that delighteth greatly in His commandments.
Psalms 144:12We whose sons are as plants grown up in their youth; whose daughters are as corner-pillars carved after the fashion of a palace;
Amos 9:13Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt.
Zechariah 8:3Thus saith the LORD: I return unto Zion, and will dwell in the midst of Jerusalem; and Jerusalem shall be called The city of truth; and the mountain of the LORD of hosts The holy mountain.
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 →