You will be blessed in the city
and blessed in the country.(A)
Your offspring[a] will be blessed,
and your land’s produce,
and the offspring of your livestock,
including the young of your herds
and the newborn of your flocks.(B)
Your basket and kneading bowl will be blessed.
You will be blessed when you come in
and blessed when you go out.(C)

“The Lord will cause the enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you. They will march out against you from one direction but flee from you in seven directions. The Lord will grant you a blessing on your barns and on everything you do;[b](D) he will bless you in the land the Lord your God is giving you.(E) The Lord will establish you as his holy people,(F) as he swore to you, if you obey the commands of the Lord your God and walk in his ways. 10 Then all the peoples of the earth will see that you bear the Lord’s name,(G) and they will stand in awe of you.(H) 11 The Lord will make you prosper abundantly with offspring,[c] the offspring of your livestock, and your land’s produce in the land the Lord swore to your ancestors to give you. 12 The Lord will open for you his abundant storehouse,(I) the sky, to give your land rain in its season and to bless all the work of your hands.(J) You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.

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Footnotes

  1. 28:4 Lit The fruit of your womb, also in v. 18
  2. 28:8 Lit you put your hand to, also in v. 20
  3. 28:11 Lit abundantly in the fruit of your womb

You will be blessed(A) in the city and blessed in the country.(B)

The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.(C)

Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.

You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.(D)

The Lord will grant that the enemies(E) who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.(F)

The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless(G) you in the land he is giving you.

The Lord will establish you as his holy people,(H) as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands(I) of the Lord your God and walk in obedience to him. 10 Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name(J) 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(K) and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.(L)

12 The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse(M) of his bounty,(N) to send rain(O) on your land in season and to bless(P) all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.(Q)

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Why do you spend silver on what is not food,
and your wages on what does not satisfy?
Listen carefully to me, and eat what is good,
and you will enjoy the choicest of foods.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. 55:2 Lit enjoy fatness

Why spend money on what is not bread,
    and your labor on what does not satisfy?(A)
Listen, listen to me, and eat what is good,(B)
    and you will delight in the richest(C) of fare.

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