Bible Cross References
it shall come
Deuteronomy 4:30
When you are in trouble and all those things happen to you, then you will finally turn to the LORD and obey him.
Leviticus 26:40-46
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"But your descendants will confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors, who resisted me and rebelled against me,
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and caused me to turn against them and send them into exile in the land of their enemies. At last, when your descendants are humbled and they have paid the penalty for their sin and rebellion,
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I will remember my covenant with Jacob and with Isaac and with Abraham, and I will renew my promise to give my people the land.
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First, however, the land must be rid of its people, so that it can enjoy its complete rest, and they must pay the full penalty for having rejected my laws and my commands.
44
But even then, when they are still in the land of their enemies, I will not completely abandon them or destroy them. That would put an end to my covenant with them, and I am the LORD their God.
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I will renew the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I showed all the nations my power by bringing my people out of Egypt, in order that I, the LORD, might be their God."
46
All these are the laws and commands that the LORD gave to Moses on Mount Sinai for the people of Israel.
the blessing
Deuteronomy 30:15
"Today I am giving you a choice between good and evil, between life and death.
Deuteronomy 30:19
I am now giving you the choice between life and death, between God's blessing and God's curse, and I call heaven and earth to witness the choice you make. Choose life.
Deuteronomy 11:26-28
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"Today I am giving you the choice between a blessing and a curse---
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a blessing, if you obey the commands of the LORD your God that I am giving you today;
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but a curse, if you disobey these commands and turn away to worship other gods that you have never worshiped before.
Deuteronomy 27:1-28
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Then Moses, together with the leaders of Israel, said to the people, "Obey all the instructions that I am giving you today.
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On the day you cross the Jordan River and enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, you are to set up some large stones, cover them with plaster,
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and write on them all these laws and teachings. When you have entered the rich and fertile land that the LORD, the God of your ancestors, promised you,
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and you are on the other side of the Jordan, set up these stones on Mount Ebal, as I am instructing you today, and cover them with plaster.
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Build an altar there made of stones that have had no iron tools used on them,
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because any altar you build for the LORD your God must be made of uncut stones. There you are to offer the sacrifices that are to be burned,
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and there you are to sacrifice and eat your fellowship offerings and be grateful in the presence of the LORD your God.
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On the stones covered with plaster write clearly every word of God's laws."
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Then Moses, together with the levitical priests, said to all the people of Israel, "Give me your attention, people of Israel, and listen to me. Today you have become the people of the LORD your God;
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so obey him and keep all his laws that I am giving you today."
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Then Moses said to the people of Israel,
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"After you have crossed the Jordan, the following tribes are to stand on Mount Gerizim when the blessings are pronounced on the people: Simeon, Levi, Judah, Issachar, Joseph, and Benjamin.
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And the following tribes will stand on Mount Ebal when the curses are pronounced: Reuben, Gad, Asher, Zebulun, Dan, and Naphtali.
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The Levites will speak these words in a loud voice:
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" 'God's curse on anyone who makes an idol of stone, wood, or metal and secretly worships it; the LORD hates idolatry.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who dishonors his father or mother.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who moves a neighbor's property line.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who leads a blind person in the wrong direction.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who deprives foreigners, orphans, and widows of their rights.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who disgraces his father by having intercourse with any of his father's wives.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who has sexual relations with an animal.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who has intercourse with his sister or half sister.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who has intercourse with his mother-in-law.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who secretly commits murder.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who accepts money to murder an innocent person.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
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" 'God's curse on anyone who does not obey all of God's laws and teachings.' "And all the people will answer, 'Amen!'
Deuteronomy 29:18-23
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Make sure that no man, woman, family, or tribe standing here today turns from the LORD our God to worship the gods of other nations. This would be like a root that grows to be a bitter and poisonous plant.
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Make sure that there is no one here today who hears these solemn demands and yet convinces himself that all will be well with him, even if he stubbornly goes his own way. That would destroy all of you, good and evil alike.
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The LORD will not forgive such a man. Instead, the LORD's burning anger will flame up against him, and all the disasters written in this book will fall on him until the LORD has destroyed him completely.
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The LORD will make an example of him before all the tribes of Israel and will bring disaster on him in accordance with all the curses listed in the covenant that is written in this book of the LORD's teachings.
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"In future generations your descendants and foreigners from distant lands will see the disasters and sufferings that the LORD has brought on your land.
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The fields will be a barren waste, covered with sulfur and salt; nothing will be planted, and not even weeds will grow there. Your land will be like the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah, of Admah and Zeboiim, which the LORD destroyed when he was furiously angry.
Leviticus 26:1-46
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The LORD said, "Do not make idols or set up statues, stone pillars, or carved stones to worship. I am the LORD your God.
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Keep the religious festivals and honor the place where I am worshiped. I am the LORD.
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"If you live according to my laws and obey my commands,
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I will send you rain at the right time, so that the land will produce crops and the trees will bear fruit.
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Your crops will be so plentiful that you will still be harvesting grain when it is time to pick grapes, and you will still be picking grapes when it is time to plant grain. You will have all that you want to eat, and you can live in safety in your land.
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"I will give you peace in your land, and you can sleep without being afraid of anyone. I will get rid of the dangerous animals in the land, and there will be no more war there.
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You will be victorious over your enemies;
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five of you will be able to defeat a hundred, and a hundred will be able to defeat ten thousand.
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I will bless you and give you many children; I will keep my part of the covenant that I made with you.
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Your harvests will be so plentiful that they will last for a year, and even then you will have to throw away what is left of the old harvest to make room for the new.
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I will live among you in my sacred Tent, and I will never turn away from you.
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I will be with you; I will be your God, and you will be my people.
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I, the LORD your God, brought you out of Egypt so that you would no longer be slaves. I broke the power that held you down and I let you walk with your head held high."
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The LORD said, "If you will not obey my commands, you will be punished.
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If you refuse to obey my laws and commands and break the covenant I have made with you,
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I will punish you. I will bring disaster on you---incurable diseases and fevers that will make you blind and cause your life to waste away. You will plant your crops, but it will do you no good, because your enemies will conquer you and eat what you have grown.
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I will turn against you, so that you will be defeated, and those who hate you will rule over you; you will be so terrified that you will run when no one is chasing you.
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"If even after all of this you still do not obey me, I will increase your punishment seven times.
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I will break your stubborn pride; there will be no rain, and your land will be dry and as hard as iron.
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All your hard work will do you no good, because your land will not produce crops and the trees will not bear fruit.
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"If you still continue to resist me and refuse to obey me, I will again increase your punishment seven times.
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I will send dangerous animals among you, and they will kill your children, destroy your livestock, and leave so few of you that your roads will be deserted.
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"If after all of this punishment you still do not listen to me, but continue to defy me,
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then I will turn on you and punish you seven times harder than before.
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I will bring war on you to punish you for breaking our covenant, and if you gather in your cities for safety, I will send incurable diseases among you, and you will be forced to surrender to your enemies.
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I will cut off your food supply, so that ten women will need only one oven to bake all the bread they have. They will ration it out, and when you have eaten it all, you will still be hungry.
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"If after all of this you still continue to defy me and refuse to obey me,
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then in my anger I will turn on you and again make your punishment seven times worse than before.
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Your hunger will be so great that you will eat your own children.
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I will destroy your places of worship on the hills, tear down your incense altars, and throw your dead bodies on your fallen idols. In utter disgust
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I will turn your cities into ruins, destroy your places of worship, and refuse to accept your sacrifices.
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I will destroy your land so completely that the enemies who occupy it will be shocked at the destruction.
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I will bring war on you and scatter you in foreign lands. Your land will be deserted, and your cities left in ruins.
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Then the land will enjoy the years of complete rest that you would not give it; it will lie abandoned and get its rest while you are in exile in the land of your enemies.
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"I will make those of you who are in exile so terrified that the sound of a leaf blowing in the wind will make you run. You will run as if you were being pursued in battle, and you will fall when there is no enemy near you.
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You will stumble over one another when no one is chasing you, and you will be unable to fight against any enemy.
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You will die in exile, swallowed up by the land of your enemies.
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The few of you who survive in the land of your enemies will waste away because of your own sin and the sin of your ancestors.
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"But your descendants will confess their sins and the sins of their ancestors, who resisted me and rebelled against me,
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and caused me to turn against them and send them into exile in the land of their enemies. At last, when your descendants are humbled and they have paid the penalty for their sin and rebellion,
42
I will remember my covenant with Jacob and with Isaac and with Abraham, and I will renew my promise to give my people the land.
43
First, however, the land must be rid of its people, so that it can enjoy its complete rest, and they must pay the full penalty for having rejected my laws and my commands.
44
But even then, when they are still in the land of their enemies, I will not completely abandon them or destroy them. That would put an end to my covenant with them, and I am the LORD their God.
45
I will renew the covenant that I made with their ancestors when I showed all the nations my power by bringing my people out of Egypt, in order that I, the LORD, might be their God."
46
All these are the laws and commands that the LORD gave to Moses on Mount Sinai for the people of Israel.
thou shalt call
Deuteronomy 4:29
There you will look for the LORD your God, and if you search for him with all your heart, you will find him.
1 Kings 8:47
listen to your people's prayers. If there in that land they repent and pray to you, confessing how sinful and wicked they have been, hear their prayers, O LORD.
1 Kings 8:48
If in that land they truly and sincerely repent and pray to you as they face toward this land which you gave to our ancestors, this city which you have chosen, and this Temple which I have built for you,
Isaiah 46:8
"Remember this, you sinners; consider what I have done.
Ezekiel 18:28
He realizes what he is doing and stops sinning, so he will certainly not die, but go on living.
Luke 15:17
At last he came to his senses and said, 'All my father's hired workers have more than they can eat, and here I am about to starve!
whither
Genesis 4:14
You are driving me off the land and away from your presence. I will be a homeless wanderer on the earth, and anyone who finds me will kill me."
Jeremiah 8:3
And the people of this evil nation who survive, who live in the places where I have scattered them, will prefer to die rather than to go on living. I, the LORD Almighty, have spoken."