Deuteronomy 28:17
New International Version
Your basket and your kneading trough will be cursed.

New Living Translation
Your fruit baskets and breadboards will be cursed.

English Standard Version
Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.

Berean Standard Bible
Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed.

King James Bible
Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.

New King James Version
“Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.

New American Standard Bible
“Cursed will be your basket and your kneading bowl.

NASB 1995
“Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.

NASB 1977
“Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.

Legacy Standard Bible
“Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.

Amplified Bible
“Your basket and your kneading bowl will be cursed.

Christian Standard Bible
Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed.

American Standard Version
Cursed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough.

Contemporary English Version
You won't have enough bread to eat.

English Revised Version
Cursed shall be thy basket and thy kneadingtrough.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The grain you harvest and the bread you bake will be cursed.

Good News Translation
"The LORD will curse your grain crops and the food you prepare from them.

International Standard Version
"Cursed will be your grain basket and your kneading bowl.

Majority Standard Bible
Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed.

NET Bible
Your basket and your mixing bowl will be cursed.

New Heart English Bible
Your basket and your kneading trough shall be cursed.

Webster's Bible Translation
Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store.

World English Bible
Your basket and your kneading trough will be cursed.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Cursed [is] your basket and your kneading-trough.

Young's Literal Translation
Cursed is thy basket and thy kneading-trough.

Smith's Literal Translation
Cursed thy basket and thy remainders.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Cursed shall be thy barn, and cursed thy stores.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Cursed shall be your barn, and cursed your storehouses.

New American Bible
Cursed be your grain basket and your kneading bowl!

New Revised Standard Version
Cursed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
Cursed shall be your breadbasket and your dough.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Cursed is your basket and your kneading trough.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Cursed shall be thy basket and thy kneading-trough.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Cursed shall be thy barns and thy stores.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Curses of Disobedience
16You will be cursed in the city and cursed in the country. 17Your basket and kneading bowl will be cursed. 18The fruit of your womb will be cursed, as well as the produce of your land, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.…

Cross References
Malachi 2:2
If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name,” says the LORD of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have already begun to curse them, because you are not taking it to heart.

Haggai 1:6
You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”

Leviticus 26:26
When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied.

Isaiah 3:1
For behold, the Lord GOD of Hosts is about to remove from Jerusalem and Judah both supply and support: the whole supply of food and water,

Jeremiah 14:3-4
The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads. / The ground is cracked because no rain has fallen on the land. The farmers are ashamed; they cover their heads.

Ezekiel 4:16
Then He told me, “Son of man, I am going to cut off the supply of food in Jerusalem. They will anxiously eat bread rationed by weight, and in despair they will drink water by measure.

Lamentations 5:10
Our skin is as hot as an oven with fever from our hunger.

Hosea 9:2
The threshing floor and winepress will not feed them, and the new wine will fail them.

Joel 1:10
The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails.

Amos 4:6
“I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.

Matthew 6:19-21
Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

Luke 12:33-34
Sell your possessions and give to the poor. Provide yourselves with purses that will not wear out, an inexhaustible treasure in heaven, where no thief approaches and no moth destroys. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.

James 5:1-3
Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.

Revelation 6:6
And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”

Romans 8:20-22
For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. / We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.


Treasury of Scripture

Cursed shall be your basket and your store.

Deuteronomy 28:5
Blessed shall be thy basket and thy store.

Psalm 69:22
Let their table become a snare before them: and that which should have been for their welfare, let it become a trap.

Proverbs 1:32
For the turning away of the simple shall slay them, and the prosperity of fools shall destroy them.

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Deuteronomy 28
1. The blessings for obedience
15. The curses for disobedience














Your basket
In ancient Israel, the basket was a common household item used for gathering and storing food, particularly grains and fruits. The curse on the basket signifies a lack of provision and sustenance, reflecting a direct consequence of disobedience to God's commandments. This imagery is reminiscent of the blessings and curses outlined in Leviticus 26, where obedience leads to abundance and disobedience results in scarcity. The basket, as a symbol of daily sustenance, highlights the dependence of the Israelites on God's provision.

and kneading bowl
The kneading bowl was essential for preparing bread, a staple in the diet of the Israelites. Bread is often used in the Bible as a symbol of life and sustenance, as seen in the Lord's Prayer, "Give us this day our daily bread" (Matthew 6:11). The curse on the kneading bowl indicates a disruption in the basic necessities of life, emphasizing the severity of turning away from God's laws. This also connects to the broader theme of reliance on God for daily needs, as seen in the provision of manna in the wilderness (Exodus 16).

will be cursed.
The concept of a curse in the biblical context is a divine judgment resulting from disobedience. In Deuteronomy 28, the curses are contrasted with blessings, serving as a warning to the Israelites about the consequences of forsaking their covenant with God. The curse on the basket and kneading bowl symbolizes a breakdown in the economic and social stability of the community, as food scarcity would lead to broader societal issues. This curse also foreshadows the ultimate exile and suffering that would come upon Israel for their unfaithfulness, as seen in the later historical books and prophetic writings.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Moses
The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws and blessings/curses to the Israelites.

2. Israelites
The chosen people of God, receiving the covenant and its stipulations.

3. Promised Land
The land of Canaan, which the Israelites are about to enter, contingent on their obedience to God's commands.

4. Mount Ebal and Mount Gerizim
The locations where blessings and curses were pronounced over Israel.

5. Covenant Renewal
The event where Moses reiterates the covenant, emphasizing the consequences of obedience and disobedience.
Teaching Points
The Importance of Obedience
Obedience to God's commands is crucial for receiving His blessings. The curse on the basket and kneading bowl symbolizes the broader consequences of disobedience.

The Role of Provision
The basket and kneading bowl represent daily sustenance. This curse highlights the dependence on God for provision and the futility of self-reliance without His blessing.

Covenant Faithfulness
The curses serve as a reminder of the seriousness of covenant faithfulness. God's relationship with His people is conditional upon their adherence to His laws.

Spiritual Implications
While the curse is physical, it has spiritual implications. Disobedience leads to spiritual barrenness, just as it leads to physical lack.

Redemption through Christ
In Christ, believers are redeemed from the curse of the law. This offers hope and a call to live in the freedom and obedience that Christ provides.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Your basket
טַנְאֲךָ֖ (ṭan·’ă·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2935: A basket

and kneading bowl
וּמִשְׁאַרְתֶּֽךָ׃ (ū·miš·’ar·te·ḵā)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 4863: Perhaps kneading trough

will be cursed.
אָר֥וּר (’ā·rūr)
Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 779: To execrate


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