Deuteronomy - 28:47



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

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Explanation and meaning of Deuteronomy 28:47.

Differing Translations

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Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
Because thou didst not serve the Lord thy God with joy and gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things:
Because thou servedst not Jehovah thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of everything,
Because thou didst not serve the LORD thy God with joyfulness and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things:
Because that thou hast not served Jehovah thy God with joy, and with gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things,
Because you served not the LORD your God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
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;
Because you did not serve the Lord your God, with gladness and a joyful heart, over the abundance of all things.
Propterea quod non colueris Jehovam Deum tuum in laetitia, et in hilaritate cordis, propter abundantiam omnium rerum.

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Historical Commentaries

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Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God,.... By attending his worship, and keeping his commandments:
with joyfulness and gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; which they enjoyed in the land of Canaan, a land that abounded with all good things; which laid them under great obligations to serve the Lord: and yet, as they were wanting in a ready attendance on his worship, and in a cheerful obedience to his laws, so in their sacrifices, of praise and thanksgivings for their manifold mercies; and, because of all this, the curses written in this book came upon them.

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