57 and toward her afterbirth which issues from between her [a]legs and toward her children whom she bears; for (A)she will eat them secretly for lack of anything else, during the siege and the distress by which your enemy will [b]oppress you in your [c]towns.

58 “If you are not careful to observe all the words of this law which are written in this book, to [d](B)fear this honored and awesome (C)name, [e]the Lord your God, 59 then the Lord will bring extraordinary plagues on you and [f]your descendants, even [g]severe and lasting plagues, and miserable and chronic sicknesses.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 28:57 Lit feet
  2. Deuteronomy 28:57 Or distress
  3. Deuteronomy 28:57 Lit gates
  4. Deuteronomy 28:58 Or reverence
  5. Deuteronomy 28:58 Heb YHWH
  6. Deuteronomy 28:59 Lit plague on your seed
  7. Deuteronomy 28:59 Lit great