47Because you did not serve the Lord your God joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity,


In Context

44 He will lend to you, but you will not lend to him. He will be the head, but you will be the tail.

45 All these curses will come upon you. They will pursue you and overtake you until you are destroyed, because you did not obey the Lord your God and observe the commands and decrees he gave you.

46 They will be a sign and a wonder to you and your descendants forever.

47 Because you did not serve the Lord your God joyfully and gladly in the time of prosperity,

48 therefore in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the Lord sends against you. He will put an iron yoke on your neck until he has destroyed you.

49 The Lord will bring a nation against you from far away, from the ends of the earth, like an eagle swooping down, a nation whose language you will not understand,

Deuteronomy 28:47 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:47Because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all [things; ]

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:47Because thou didst not serve the Lord thy God with joy and gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:47Because thou servedst not Jehovah thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things;

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:47Because thou servedst not Jehovah thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of everything,

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:47because thou servedst not the LORD thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:47Because thou didst not serve the LORD thy God with joyfulness and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things:

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:47Because you didn't serve Yahweh your God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things;

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:47Because that thou hast not served Jehovah thy God with joy, and with gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things —

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:47Because you served not the LORD your God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;