Deuteronomy 11:28

11:28 and the curse if you pay no attention ¹  to his ²  commandments and turn from the way I am setting before ³  you today to pursue ⁴  other gods you have not known.

Deuteronomy 30:1

The Results of Covenant Reaffirmation

30:1 “When you have experienced all these things, both the blessings and the curses ⁵  I have set before you, you will reflect upon them ⁶  in all the nations where the Lord your God has banished you.

Deuteronomy 30:19

30:19 Today I invoke heaven and earth as a witness against you that I have set life and death, blessing and curse, before you. Therefore choose life so that you and your descendants may live!

[11:28]  ¹ tn Heb “do not listen to,” that is, do not obey.

[11:28]  ² tn Heb “the commandments of the Lord your God.” The pronoun has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons to avoid redundancy.

[11:28]  ³ tn Heb “am commanding” (so NASB, NRSV).

[11:28]  ⁴ tn Heb “walk after”; NIV “by following”; NLT “by worshiping.” This is a violation of the first commandment, the most serious of the covenant violations (Deut 5:6-7).

[30:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “the blessing and the curse.”

[30:1]  ⁶ tn Heb “and you bring (them) back to your heart.”