Deuteronomy 28:9

Yahweh will confirm thee unto himself for a holy people, as he sware unto thee,—because thou dost keep the commandments of Yahweh thy God, and dost walk in his ways.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.

In Context

8Yahweh will command to be with thee the blessing, in thy storehouses and in all whereunto thou settest thy hand,—and will bless thee in the land which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee:

10And all the peoples of the earth shall see that, the name of Yahweh, hath been called upon thee,—and shall be afraid of thee.

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Cross References

Genesis 17:7And I will confirm my covenant betwixt me and thee and thy seed after thee to their generations for an age-abiding covenant,—to become to thee a God, and to thy seed after thee;

Exodus 19:5Now, therefore, if ye will, indeed hearken, to my voice, And keep my covenant, Then shall ye be mine as a treasure beyond all the peoples, For, mine, is all the earth;

Deuteronomy 7:8but because Yahweh loved you and because he would keep the oath which he sware unto your fathers, did Yahweh bring you forth with a firm hand,—and redeem thee out of the house of servants, out of the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.

Deuteronomy 26:18And, Yahweh, hath avowed to-day that thou shalt be, his people, as a treasure, as he spake unto thee,—and that thou shalt observe all his commandments;

Psalms 87:5But, of Zion, it shall be said—This man and that were born in her, And the Highest himself shall establish her.

Isaiah 62:12So shall men call them—The holy people The redeemed of Yahweh,—And, thou, shalt be called—Sought out, A city not forsaken,

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 →

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