Deuteronomy 28:17
Cursed, shall be thy basket, and thy kneading-trough:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.
In Context
16Cursed, shalt thou be in the city,—and cursed, shalt thou be in the field:
Cross References
Psalms 69:22Let their table, before them, become a snare, And unto their friends, a lure;
Haggai 1:6Ye have sown much, but have brought in little, have eaten, and not been filled, have drunk, and not been satisfied with drink, have clothed you, and none hath been warm,—and, he that hath hired himself out, hath put his wages into a bag with holes.
Malachi 2:2If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory to my Name, saith Yahweh of hosts, then will I send among you the curse, and will curse your blessings,—and indeed I have cursed them, because ye are not at all laying it to heart.
Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 28:16-45
Threatenings. ( b. c. 1451.) 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: 16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field. 17 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store. 18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 19… Read the whole commentary →