Deuteronomy 28:12

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
open	יִפְתַּ֣ח yif.Tach	H6605	to open wide (literally or figuratively) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
good	הַטּ֜וֹב ha.Tov	H2896	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense · definite article + adjective, masculine singular absolute
treasure	אוֹצָר֨וֹ 'o.tza.Ro	H214	a depository · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֗יִם ha.sha.Ma.yim	H8064	the sky (as aloft · definite article + noun, common masculine plural absolute
give	לָתֵ֤ת la.Tet	H5414	to give · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
rain	מְטַֽר me.tar-	H4306	rain · noun, common masculine singular construct
land	אַרְצְךָ֙ 'ar.tze.Kha	H776	the earth (at large · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
season	בְּעִתּ֔וֹ be.'i.To	H6256	time · preposition + noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
bless	וּלְבָרֵ֕ךְ u.le.va.Rekh	H1288	to kneel · conjunction + preposition + verb, piel infinitive construct
work	מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה ma.'a.Seh	H4639	an action (good or bad) · noun, common masculine singular construct
hand	יָדֶ֑ךָ ya.De.kha	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine singular
lend	וְהִלְוִ֙יתָ֙ ve.hil.Vi.ta	H3867	properly · conjunction + verb, hiphil sequential perfect, 2nd person masculine singular
many	רַבִּ֔ים ra.Bim	H7227	abundant (in quantity · adjective, masculine plural absolute
nations	גּוֹיִ֣ם go.Yim	H1471	a foreign nation · noun, common masculine plural absolute
borrow	תִלְוֶֽה til.Veh	H3867	properly · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 15:6 For the LORD thy God blesseth thee, as he promised thee: and thou shalt lend unto many nations, but thou shalt not borrow; and thou shalt re…
Joel 2:23-24 Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to…
Deuteronomy 11:14 That I will give you the rain of your land in his due season, the first rain and the latter rain, that thou mayest gather in thy corn, and t…
Leviticus 26:4 Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit.
Deuteronomy 15:10 Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God sha…
Deuteronomy 14:29 And the Levite, (because he hath no part nor inheritance with thee,) and the stranger, and the fatherless, and the widow, which are within t…
Proverbs 22:7 The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.
Psalms 135:7 He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 28:1-14

The blessings are here put before the curses, to intimate, 1. That God is slow to anger, but swift to show mercy: he has said it, and sworn, that he would much rather we would obey and live than sin and die. It is his delight to bless. 2. That though both the promises and the threatenings are designed to bring and hold us to our duty, yet it is better that we be allured to that which is good by a filial hope of God's favour than that we be frightened to it by a servile fear of his wrath. That obedience pleases best which comes from a principle of delight in God's goodness. Now, I. We have here the conditions upon which the blessing is promised. 1. It is upon condition that they diligently he…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 28:12

The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure--The seasonable supply of the early and latter rain was one of the principal means by which their land was so uncommonly fruitful. thou shalt lend unto many nations, and thou shalt not borrow--that is, thou shalt be in such affluent circumstances, as to be capable, out of thy superfluous wealth, to give aid to thy poorer neighbors.

John Gill on Deuteronomy 28:12

The Lord shall open unto thee his good treasure,.... The Lord has his treasures of snow and of hail, and of wind, Job 38:22; but here his good treasure, as appears by what follows, is his treasure of rain. In the Targum of Jonathan it is said, "there are four keys in the hand of the Lord of the whole world, which he does not deliver into the hands of any prince; the keys of life, and of the grave, and of food, and of rain:" the heaven, to give the rain unto thy land in its season; that is, he will open the heaven, where his good treasure of rain is laid up, and bring it forth or, the land of Canaan for the enriching of it; or will open the windows thereof, and pour down the blessing; see M…

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John Calvin on Deuteronomy 28:1-14

The Church Fathers

The knowledge hereof the good God opens to His saints, and grants it out of His good treasury, even as the sacred Law testifies, saying, The Lord sware unto thy fathers to give thee and open unto thee His good treasure. From this heavenly treasure He gives rain to His lands, to bless all the works of thy hands. By this rain is signified the utterance of the Law, which moistens the soul fruitful and fertile in good works, that it may receive the dew of Grace.
— Ambrose of Milan, Letters 21-30

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Dictionary and topics

Borrow — The Israelites “borrowed” from the Egyptians (Ex. 12:35, R.V., “asked”) in accordance with a divine command (3:22; 11:2). But the word (sha’al) so rendered here means simply and always to “request”…
Heathen — (Heb. plural goyum). At first the word goyim denoted generally all the nations of the world (Gen. 18:18; comp. Gal. 3:8). The Jews afterwards became a people distinguished in a marked manner from the…
Jerusalem — Called also Salem, Ariel, Jebus, the “city of God,” the “holy city;” by the modern Arabs el-Khuds, meaning “the holy;” once “the city of Judah” (2 Chr. 25:28). This name is in the original in the…
Blessing · RESPONSIVE BLESSINGS OF THE LAW — RESPONSIVE BLESSINGS OF THE LAW
Obedience · ENJOINED — ENJOINED
Obedience To God · Blessedness of — Blessedness of
Rebellion Against God · Promises to those who avoid — Promises to those who avoid

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Deuteronomy 28:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 28:1-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 28:12

John Gill on Deuteronomy 28:12

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 28:1-14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Deuteronomy 28:12

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 28:1-14

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Deuteronomy 28:12

John Gill on Deuteronomy 28:12

John Calvin on Deuteronomy 28:1-14

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Deuteronomy 28:1-14

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Deuteronomy 28:12

Rashi on Deuteronomy 28:7