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10 All the peoples of the earth will see that the name of the Lord is proclaimed over you,[a] and they will be afraid of you.(A) 11 The Lord will generously increase the fruit of your womb, the offspring of your livestock, and the produce of your soil, upon the land which the Lord swore to your ancestors he would give you.(B) 12 The Lord will open up for you his rich storehouse, the heavens, to give your land rain in due season and to bless all the works of your hands. You will lend to many nations but borrow from none.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 28:10 The name of the Lord is proclaimed over you: an expression signifying ownership and protection. Cf. 2 Sm 12:28; 1 Kgs 8:43; Is 4:1; 63:19; Jer 7:10–11; 14:9; 15:16; 25:29; Am 9:12.

10 Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name(A) of the Lord, and they will fear you. 11 The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock(B) and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.(C)

12 The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse(D) of his bounty,(E) to send rain(F) on your land in season and to bless(G) all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.(H)

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