Deuteronomy 28:47 “Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of h…”

Deuteronomy 28:47

Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;

World English Bible

Because you didn’t serve the LORD your God with joyfulness and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things;

American Standard Version

Because thou servedst not Jehovah thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things;

Geneva Bible 1599

Because thou seruedst not the Lord thy God with ioyfulnesse and with a good heart for the abundance of all things.

Darby Translation

Because thou servedst not Jehovah thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of everything,

Young's Literal Translation

'Because that thou hast not served Jehovah thy God with joy, and with gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things —

Bible in Basic English

Because you did not give honour to the Lord your God, worshipping him gladly, with joy in your hearts on account of all your wealth of good things;

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Cross references

“Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;”

Deuteronomy 16:11 Deuteronomy 12:7–12 1 Timothy 6:17–19 Deuteronomy 32:13–15 Nehemiah 9:35

Deuteronomy 16:11 · BSB

and you shall rejoice before the LORD your God in the place He will choose as a dwelling for His Name—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, as well as the fore…

Deuteronomy 12:7–12 · BSB

There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.

1 Timothy 6:17–19 · BSB

Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy.

Deuteronomy 32:13–15 · BSB

He made him ride on the heights of the land and fed him the produce of the field. He nourished him with honey from the rock and oil from the flinty crag,

Nehemiah 9:35 · BSB

For even while they were in their kingdom, with the abundant goodness that You had given them, and in the spacious and fertile land that You had set before them, they would not serve You or turn from their wicked ways.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

46These curses will be a sign and a wonder upon you and your descendants forever.

48you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.

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