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47 “The Lord your God gave you many blessings. But you did not serve him with joy and a glad heart. 48 So you will serve the enemies the Lord will send against you. You will be hungry, thirsty, naked, and poor. He will put a load on you that cannot be removed. You will carry that load until he destroys you.[a]

The Curse of an Enemy Nation

49 “The Lord will bring a nation from far away to fight you. You will not understand their language. They will come quickly, like an eagle coming down from the sky.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 28:48 He … destroys you Literally, “He will put an iron yoke on your neck until he destroys you.”

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