Deuteronomy 28:3
New International Version
You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.

New Living Translation
Your towns and your fields will be blessed.

English Standard Version
Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.

Berean Standard Bible
You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.

King James Bible
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

New King James Version
“Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.

New American Standard Bible
“Blessed will you be in the city, and blessed will you be in the country.

NASB 1995
“Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.

NASB 1977
“Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.

Legacy Standard Bible
“Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.

Amplified Bible
“You will be blessed in the city, and you will be blessed in the field.

Christian Standard Bible
You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.

American Standard Version
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

Contemporary English Version
The LORD will make your businesses and your farms successful.

English Revised Version
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.

Good News Translation
"The LORD will bless your towns and your fields.

International Standard Version
"Blessed will you be in the city and blessed will you be in the country.

Majority Standard Bible
You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country.

NET Bible
You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the field.

New Heart English Bible
You shall be blessed in the city, and you shall be blessed in the field.

Webster's Bible Translation
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

World English Bible
You shall be blessed in the city, and you shall be blessed in the field.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Blessed [are] you in the city, and blessed [are] you in the field.

Young's Literal Translation
Blessed art thou in the city, and blessed art thou in the field.

Smith's Literal Translation
Blessed thou in the city, blessed thou in the field.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed in the field.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed in the field.

New American Bible
May you be blessed in the city, and blessed in the country!

New Revised Standard Version
Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
You are blessed in the city; you are blessed in the field.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Blessings of Obedience
2And all these blessings will come upon you and overtake you, if you will obey the voice of the LORD your God: 3You will be blessed in the city and blessed in the country. 4The fruit of your womb will be blessed, as well as the produce of your land and the offspring of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.…

Cross References
Genesis 12:2-3
I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. / I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.”

Genesis 26:4
I will make your descendants as numerous as the stars in the sky, and I will give them all these lands, and through your offspring all nations of the earth will be blessed,

Genesis 28:14
Your descendants will be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west and east and north and south. All the families of the earth will be blessed through you and your offspring.

Psalm 128:1-2
A song of ascents. Blessed are all who fear the LORD, who walk in His ways! / For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.

Psalm 144:13-15
Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields. / Our oxen will bear great loads. There will be no breach in the walls, no going into captivity, and no cry of lament in our streets. / Blessed are the people of whom this is so; blessed are the people whose God is the LORD.

Leviticus 26:3-4
If you follow My statutes and carefully keep My commandments, / I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.

Proverbs 3:9-10
Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your crops; / then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.

Isaiah 61:9
Their descendants will be known among the nations, and their offspring among the peoples. All who see them will acknowledge that they are a people the LORD has blessed.

Malachi 3:10-12
Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure. / I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land, and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the LORD of Hosts. / “Then all the nations will call you blessed, for you will be a land of delight,” says the LORD of Hosts.

Matthew 5:3-12
“Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted. / Blessed are the meek, for they will inherit the earth. ...

Luke 6:20-23
Looking up at His disciples, Jesus said: “Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. / Blessed are you who hunger now, for you will be filled. Blessed are you who weep now, for you will laugh. / Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man. ...

John 15:16
You did not choose Me, but I chose you. And I appointed you to go and bear fruit—fruit that will remain—so that whatever you ask the Father in My name, He will give you.

Romans 8:28
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose.

2 Corinthians 9:8-11
And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work. / As it is written: “He has scattered abroad His gifts to the poor; His righteousness endures forever.” / Now He who supplies seed to the sower and bread for food will supply and multiply your store of seed and will increase the harvest of your righteousness. ...

Galatians 3:14
He redeemed us in order that the blessing promised to Abraham would come to the Gentiles in Christ Jesus, so that by faith we might receive the promise of the Spirit.


Treasury of Scripture

Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.

in the city

Psalm 107:36,37
And there he maketh the hungry to dwell, that they may prepare a city for habitation; …

Psalm 128:1-5
A Song of degrees. Blessed is every one that feareth the LORD; that walketh in his ways…

Psalm 144:12-15
That our sons may be as plants grown up in their youth; that our daughters may be as corner stones, polished after the similitude of a palace: …

in the field

Genesis 26:12
Then Isaac sowed in that land, and received in the same year an hundredfold: and the LORD blessed him.

Genesis 39:5
And it came to pass from the time that he had made him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, that the LORD blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's sake; and the blessing of the LORD was upon all that he had in the house, and in the field.

Amos 9:13,14
Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the plowman shall overtake the reaper, and the treader of grapes him that soweth seed; and the mountains shall drop sweet wine, and all the hills shall melt…

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You will be blessed
The Hebrew word for "blessed" is "בָּרוּךְ" (baruch), which conveys a state of happiness, prosperity, and divine favor. In the context of Deuteronomy, this blessing is a direct result of obedience to God's commandments. The promise of blessing is a recurring theme in the covenant relationship between God and Israel, emphasizing that adherence to God's laws brings about His favor and protection. This assurance of blessing is not just material but encompasses spiritual well-being and fulfillment.

in the city
The city, in ancient Israelite society, was a hub of economic, social, and religious activity. Cities were often fortified and served as centers of trade and governance. Being blessed in the city implies prosperity in one's business endeavors, social relationships, and communal life. It suggests that God's favor will be evident in the public and communal aspects of life, where interactions with others are frequent and visible.

and blessed in the country
The Hebrew term for "country" is "שָׂדֶה" (sadeh), which refers to the open fields or rural areas. This part of the blessing covers agricultural prosperity, which was crucial for an agrarian society like ancient Israel. It signifies that God's favor extends beyond the urban centers to the rural areas, ensuring that the land yields its produce and that the people have sustenance and abundance. This duality of blessing in both city and country underscores the comprehensive nature of God's provision, covering all aspects of life, whether in bustling cities or quiet countryside.

Verses 3-7. - The fullness of the blessing in all the relations of life, external and internal, is presented in six particulars, each introduced by the word "blessed." Israel should be blessed in the house and in the field, in the fruit of the body, in the productions of the soil and the increase of herd and flock, in the store and in the use of what nature provided, - in all their undertakings, whether in peace or in war, at home or abroad. Basket and thy store; rather, basket and kneading-trough (see Exodus 8:3; Exodus 12:34); "the basket" representing the store in which the fruits of the earth were laid up, the "kneading-trough" the use of these for the supply of daily needs (ver. 6; cf. Numbers 27:17; Psalm 121:8).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
You
אַתָּ֖ה (’at·tāh)
Pronoun - second person masculine singular
Strong's 859: Thou and thee, ye and you

will be blessed
בָּר֥וּךְ (bā·rūḵ)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

in the city
בָּעִ֑יר (bā·‘îr)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

and blessed
וּבָר֥וּךְ (ū·ḇā·rūḵ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 1288: To kneel, to bless God, man, to curse

in the country.
בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃ (baś·śā·ḏeh)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7704: Field, land


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