Deuteronomy 28:16

Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

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Interpretation

If we do not keep God's commandments, we not only come short of the blessing promised, but we lay ourselves under the curse, which includes all misery, as the blessing all happiness. Notice the justice of this curse.

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This thought runs through Deuteronomy 28:15-16.

Deuteronomy 28:15 Deuteronomy 28:16

Glossary

City People: The earliest mention of city-building is that of Enoch, which was built by Cain ( Gen. 4:17 ). After the confusion of tongues, the descendants of Nimrod founded several cities (10:10-12).