Deuteronomy 28:4
Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground and the fruit of thy cattle,—the young of thy kine, and the ewes of thy flock:
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
3Blessed shalt, thou be in the city,—and blessed shalt thou be in the field:
5Blessed, shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough:
Cross References
Genesis 22:17That I will, richly bless, thee, and, abundantly multiply, thy seed, as the stars of the heavens, and as the sand which is on the lip of the sea,—that thy seed may take possession of the gate of his foes:
Leviticus 26:9And I will turn unto you, And make you fruitful,—And multiply you, And will establish my covenant with you.
Deuteronomy 28:11And Yahweh will cause thee to abound in that which is good, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle and in the fruit of thy soil,—upon the soil which Yahweh sware unto thy fathers, to give unto thee:
Psalms 127:3Lo! an inheritance from Yahweh, are children, A reward, the fruit of the womb:
Proverbs 10:22The blessing of Yahweh, itself maketh rich, and he addeth no grievance therewith.
Proverbs 20:7As for a righteous man, walking in his integrity, how happy are his children after him!
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 →