King James Version, Updated™

KJV:   1 And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth :

KJVu: 1 It shall come to pass, if you shall listen diligently to the voice of the LORD your God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command you this day, that the LORD your God will set you on high above all nations of the earth .

KJV:   2 And all these blessings shall come on thee, and overtake thee, if thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God.

KJVu: 2 And all these blessings shall come on you, and overtake you, if you shall listen to the voice of the LORD your God.

KJV:   3 Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed shalt thou be in the field.

KJVu: 3 You shall be blessed in the city, and you shall be blessed in the field.

KJV:   4 Blessed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy ground, and the fruit of thy cattle, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

KJVu: 4 Blessed shall be the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your ground, and the fruit of your animals, the increase of your cattle, and the flocks of your sheep.

KJV:   5 Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.

KJVu: 5 Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading trough.

Notes: "Store" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H4863 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "kneading trough, store -|- From sha’ar in the original sense of swelling; a kneading-trough (in which the dough rises) — kneading trough, store."

KJV:   6 Blessed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and blessed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

KJVu: 6 You shall be blessed when you come in, and you shall be blessed when you go out.

KJV:   7 The LORD shall cause thine enemies that rise up against thee to be smitten before thy face : they shall come out against thee one way, and flee before thee seven ways.

KJVu: 7 The LORD shall cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before your face ; they shall come out against you one way, and flee before you seven ways.

KJV:   8 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.

KJVu: 8 The LORD shall command the blessing on you in your storehouses, and in all that you set your hand to, and he shall bless you in the land which the LORD your God gives you.

KJV:   9 The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.

KJVu: 9 The LORD shall establish you as a holy people to himself, as he has sworn to you, if you shall keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and walk in his ways.

KJV:   10 And all people of the earth shall see that thou art called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of thee.

KJVu: 10 All people of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the LORD; and they shall be afraid of you.

KJV:   11 And the LORD shall make thee plenteous in goods, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy ground, in the land which the LORD sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

KJVu: 11 And the LORD shall grant you plenty of goods, in the fruit of your body, and in the fruit of your cattle, and in the fruit of your ground, in the land which the LORD swore to your fathers to give you.

KJV:   12 The LORD shall open unto thee his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain unto thy land in his season, and to bless all the work of thine hand : and thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow.

KJVu: 12 The LORD shall open to you his good treasure, the heaven to give the rain to your land in its season, and to bless all the work of your hand ; and you shall lend to many nations, and you shall not borrow.

KJV:   13 And the LORD shall make thee the head, and not the tail; and thou shalt be above only, and thou shalt not be beneath ; if that thou hearken unto the commandments of the LORD thy God, which I command thee this day, to observe and to do them :

KJVu: 13 And the LORD shall make you the head, and not the tail; you shall be above only, and you shall not be beneath , if you listen to the commandments of the LORD your God, which I command you this day, to observe and to do them .

KJV:   14 And thou shalt not go aside from any of the words which I command thee this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

KJVu: 14 You shall not turn aside from any of the words which I command you this day, to the right hand, or to the left, to go after other gods to serve them.

KJV:   15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day ; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee:

KJVu: 15 But it shall come to pass, if you will not listen to the voice of the LORD your God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command you this day , that all these curses shall come on you, and overtake you:

KJV:   16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field.

KJVu: 16 You shall be cursed in the city, and you shall be cursed in the field.

KJV:   17 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.

KJVu: 17 Your basket and your kneading trough shall be cursed.

KJV:   18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep.

KJVu: 18 Cursed shall be the fruit of your body, and the fruit of your land, the increase of your cattle, and the flocks of your sheep.

KJV:   19 Cursed shalt thou be when thou comest in, and cursed shalt thou be when thou goest out.

KJVu: 19 You shall be cursed when you come in, and you shall be cursed when you go out.

KJV:   20 The LORD shall send upon thee cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that thou settest thine hand unto for to do, until thou be destroyed, and until thou perish quickly; because of the wickedness of thy doings, whereby thou hast forsaken me.

KJVu: 20 The LORD shall send on you cursing, confusion, and rebuke, in all that you set your hand to do, until you are destroyed, and until you perish quickly, because of the wickedness of your doings, in which you have forsaken me.

Notes: "Vexation" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H4103 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "destruction, discomfiture, trouble, tumult, vexation, vexed -|- From huwm; confusion or uproar — destruction, discomfiture, trouble, tumult, vexation, vexed.7"

KJV:   21 The LORD shall make the pestilence cleave unto thee, until he have consumed thee from off the land, whither thou goest to possess it.

KJVu: 21 The LORD shall make the pestilence cling to you, until he has consumed you from off the land, where you go to possess it.

KJV:   22 The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.

KJVu: 22 The LORD shall strike you with wasting disease, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blight, and with mildew; they shall pursue you until you perish.

Notes: "Blasting" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7711 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "blasted -|- Or shiddaphown {shid-daw-fone'}; from shadaph; blight — blasted(-ing)."

KJV:   23 And thy heaven that is over thy head shall be brass, and the earth that is under thee shall be iron.

KJVu: 23 And your heaven that is over your head shall be brass, and the earth that is under you shall be iron.

KJV:   24 The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust : from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

KJVu: 24 The LORD shall make the rain of your land powder and dust ; from heaven it shall come down on you, until you are destroyed.

KJV:   25 The LORD shall cause thee to be smitten before thine enemies : thou shalt go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them :. and shalt be removed into all the kingdoms of the earth.

KJVu: 25 The LORD shall cause you to be defeated before your enemies ; you shall go out one way against them, and flee seven ways before them ; and shall be trouble to all the kingdoms of the earth.

Notes: "Removed" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H2189 with a Strong’s definition of "removed, trouble."

KJV:   26 And thy carcase shall be meat unto all fowls of the air, and unto the beasts of the earth, and no man shall fray them away.

KJVu: 26 Your carcase shall be food to all birds of the air, and to the beasts of the earth, and no man shall frighten them away.

Notes: "Fray" highlighted in the KJV verse is defined by Webster’s 1828 Dictionary as "verb transitive To fright; to terrify. obsolete."

KJV:   27 The LORD will smite thee with the botch of Egypt, and with the emerods, and with the scab, and with the itch, whereof thou canst not be healed.

KJVu: 27 The LORD will strike you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors, with the scab, and with the itch, of which you can not be healed.

Notes:

- "Botch" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7822 with a Strong’s definition of "boil, botch."
- "Emerod" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H2914 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "emerod -|- From an unused root meaning to burn; a boil or ulcer (from the inflammation), especially a tumor in the anus or pudenda (the piles) — emerod."

KJV:   28 The LORD shall smite thee with madness, and blindness, and astonishment of heart :

KJVu: 28 The LORD shall strike you with madness, and blindness, and bewilderment of heart .

Notes: "Astonishment" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H8541 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs definition of "noun [masculine] bewilderment; — absolute ׳ת Zechariah 12:4; construct תִּמְהוֺן Deuteronomy 28:28; — bewilderment, slupefaction; לֵבָב ׳ת Deuteronomy 28:28, of those infatuated (see Dr.); ׳ת alone of bewildered horses Zechariah 12:4."

KJV:   29 And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways : and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee.

KJVu: 29 And you shall grope at noonday, as the blind gropes in darkness, and you shall not prosper in your ways , and you shall be only oppressed and robbed continually, and no man shall save you.

Notes:

KJV:   30 You shall betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her : thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.

KJVu: 30 You shall betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her ; you shall build a house, and you shall not dwell in it; you shall plant a vineyard, and shall not gather the grapes from it.

KJV:   31 Thine ox shall be slain before thine eyes, and thou shalt not eat thereof: thine ass shall be violently taken away from before thy face, and shall not be restored to thee: thy sheep shall be given unto thine enemies, and thou shalt have none to rescue them.

KJVu: 31 Your ox shall be slain before your eyes, and you shall not eat of it; your donkey shall be violently taken away from before your face, and shall not be restored to you; your sheep shall be given to your enemies, and you shall have no one to rescue them.

KJV:   32 Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long : and there shall be no might in thine hand.

KJVu: 32 Your sons and your daughters shall be given to another people, and your eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long , and there shall be no power in your hand.

Notes: "Might" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H410 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "God, goodly, great, idol, mighty one, power, strong -|- Shortened from 'ayil; strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity) — God (god), X goodly, X great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in -el."

KJV:   33 The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway:

KJVu: 33 A nation which you do not know shall eat up the fruit of your land, and all your labors, and you shall be only oppressed and crushed always.

KJV:   34 So that thou shalt be mad for the sight of thine eyes which thou shalt see.

KJVu: 34 So you shall be driven insane by the sight of what you shall see with your eyes.

Notes: "Mad" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H7696 with a Strong’s definition of "play the mad man -|- A primitive root; to rave through insanity — (be, play the) mad (man)."

KJV:   35 The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.

KJVu: 35 The LORD shall strike you in the knees, and in the legs, with a severe boil that cannot be healed, from the sole of your foot to the top of your head.

KJV:   36 The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known ; and there shalt thou serve other gods , wood and stone.

KJVu: 36 The LORD shall bring you, and your king whom you set over you, to a nation which neither you nor your fathers have known , and there you shall serve other gods of wood and stone.

KJV:   37 And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.

KJVu: 37 And you shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations where the LORD shall lead you.

KJV:   38 Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in ; for the locust shall consume it.

KJVu: 38 You shall carry much seed out to the field, and shall gather in little , for the locust shall consume it.

KJV:   39 Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes ; for the worms shall eat them.

KJVu: 39 You shall plant vineyards, and dress them, but shall neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes , for the worms shall eat them.

KJV:   40 Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil ; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.

KJVu: 40 You shall have olive trees throughout all your territory, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil , for your olives shall drop off.

Notes: "Cast" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5394 with a Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance definition of "cast out, drive, loose, put off out, slip -|- A primitive root; to pluck off, i.e. Divest, eject or drop — cast (out), drive, loose, put off (out), slip."

KJV:   41 Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them ; for they shall go into captivity.

KJVu: 41 You shall father sons and daughters, but you shall not enjoy them , for they shall go into captivity.

KJV:   42 All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.

KJVu: 42 All your trees and fruit of your land the locust shall consume.

KJV:   43 The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high ; and thou shalt come down very low.

KJVu: 43 The stranger who is among you shall rise up above you very high , and you shall come down very low.

Notes:

KJV:   44 He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him : he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.

KJVu: 44 He shall lend to you, and you shall not lend to him ; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.

KJV:   45 Moreover all these curses shall come upon thee, and shall pursue thee, and overtake thee, till thou be destroyed ; because thou hearkenedst not unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded thee:

KJVu: 45 Moreover all these curses shall come on you, and shall pursue you, and overtake you, until you are destroyed , because you did not listen to the voice of the LORD your God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which he commanded you.

KJV:   46 And they shall be upon thee for a sign and for a wonder, and upon thy seed for ever.

KJVu: 46 They shall be on you for a sign and for a wonder, and on your descendants forever.

KJV:   47 Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things ;

KJVu: 47 Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things ,

KJV:   48 Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the LORD shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things : and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

KJVu: 48 therefore you shall serve your enemies whom the LORD shall send against you, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and lacking of all things , and he shall put a yoke of iron on your neck, until he has destroyed you.

Notes: "Want" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H2640 with a Brown-Driver-Briggs definition of "want, lack (LagBN 144) — only construct לֶחֶם ׳ח Amos 4:6; כֹּל ׳ח Deuteronomy 28:48,57."

KJV:   49 The LORD shall bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand ;

KJVu: 49 The LORD shall bring a nation against you from afar, from the end of the earth, as swift as the eagle flies, a nation whose language you shall not understand ,

KJV:   50 A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young :

KJVu: 50 a nation of fierce countenance, which shall not respect old people, nor show favor to the young .

Notes: "Regard" highlighted in the KJV verse is Strong’s H5375 with a Strong’s definition of " accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable (+ man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, X needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, + swear, take (away, up), X utterly, wear, yield."

KJV:   51 And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed : also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.

KJVu: 51 And he shall eat the fruit of your cattle, and the fruit of your land, until you are destroyed ; he shall not leave you corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of your cattle, or flocks of your sheep, until he has destroyed you.

KJV:   52 And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land : and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the LORD thy God hath given thee.

KJVu: 52 He shall besiege you in all your gates, until your high and fortified walls come down, in which you trusted, throughout all your land; and he shall besiege you in all your gates throughout all your land, which the LORD your God has given you.