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13 And Yahweh shall make you[a] as head and not the tail, and you shall be only at the top of the nations, and you shall not be at the bottom, if you listen to the commandments of Yahweh your God that I am commanding you today[b] and diligently observe them.[c] 14 And you shall not turn aside from any of[d] the words that I am commanding you today[e] to the right or left by going after other gods to serve them.

15 And then[f] if you do not listen to the voice of Yahweh your God by diligently observing[g] all of his commandments and his statutes that I am commanding you today,[h] then all of these curses shall come upon you, and they shall overtake you:

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 28:13 Literally “place/set you up”
  2. Deuteronomy 28:13 Literally “the day”
  3. Deuteronomy 28:13 Literally “to observe them and to do them”
  4. Deuteronomy 28:14 Literally “all of”
  5. Deuteronomy 28:14 Literally “the day”
  6. Deuteronomy 28:15 Literally “and it will happen”
  7. Deuteronomy 28:15 Literally “to observe and to do”
  8. Deuteronomy 28:15 Literally “the day”

13 The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow(A) them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.(B) 14 Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left,(C) following other gods and serving them.

Curses for Disobedience

15 However, if you do not obey(D) the Lord your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today,(E) all these curses will come on you and overtake you:(F)

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