Deuteronomy 28:8

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“The LORD will decree a blessing on your barns and on everything to which you put your hand; the LORD your God will bless you in the land He is giving you.”

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BSBPD

“The LORD will decree a blessing on your barns and on everything to which you put your hand; the LORD your God will bless you in the land He is giving you.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The Lord shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Jehovah will command the blessing upon thee in thy barns, and in all that thou puttest thy hand unto; and he will bless thee in the land which Jehovah thy God giveth thee.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“`Jehovah commandeth with thee the blessing in thy storehouses, and in every putting forth of thy hand, and hath blessed thee in the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Deuteronomy 28:8 — 20 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Leviticus 25:21But I will send My blessing upon you in the sixth year, so that the land will yield a crop sufficient for three years.
  2. Leviticus 26:4I will give you rains in their season, and the land will yield its produce, and the trees of the field will bear their fruit.
  3. Leviticus 26:10You will still be eating the old supply of grain when you need to clear it out to make room for the new.
  4. Deuteronomy 14:29Then the Levite (because he has no portion or inheritance among you), the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow within your gates may come and eat and be satisfied. And the LORD your God will bless you in all the work of your hands.
  5. Deuteronomy 15:10Give generously to him, and do not let your heart be grieved when you do so. And because of this the LORD your God will bless you in all your work and in everything to which you put your hand.
  6. 2 Kings 6:27He answered, “If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?”
  7. Psalms 1:3He is like a tree planted by streams of water, yielding its fruit in season, whose leaf does not wither, and who prospers in all he does.
  8. Psalms 42:8The LORD decrees His loving devotion by day, and at night His song is with me as a prayer to the God of my life.
  9. Psalms 44:4You are my King, O God, who ordains victories for Jacob.
  10. Psalms 128:2For when you eat the fruit of your labor, blessings and prosperity will be yours.
  11. Psalms 133:3It is like the dew of Hermon falling on the mountains of Zion. For there the LORD has bestowed the blessing of life forevermore.
  12. Psalms 144:13Our storehouses will be full, supplying all manner of produce; our flocks will bring forth thousands, tens of thousands in our fields.
  13. Proverbs 3:9Honor the LORD with your wealth and with the firstfruits of all your harvest;
  14. Proverbs 3:10then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
  15. Haggai 2:19Is there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit. But from this day on, I will bless you.”
  16. Malachi 3:10Bring 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.
  17. Matthew 6:26Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns—and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?
  18. Matthew 13:30Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat into my barn.’”
  19. Luke 12:18Then he said, ‘This is what I will do: I will tear down my barns and will build bigger ones, and there I will store up all my grain and my goods.
  20. Luke 12:24Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!

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