Deuteronomy 29:27

Therefore the anger of the LORD burned against this land, and He brought upon it every curse written in this book.

Berean Standard Bible

Study note

Setting — Moses speaks to the Israelites gathered at Moab, immediately after listing the covenant curses and just before the nation's entry into Canaan. He explains that future idolatry will trigger the full activation of those written penalties.

The words — אַף יְהוָה (af Yahweh) literally means "anger of Yahweh," paired with וַיִּֽחַר (va-yi-char) meaning "and it burned." The verb לְהָבִיא (le-havi) denotes the deliberate bringing of the curses upon the land.

The thread — This mechanism of covenant curses activating upon disobedience appears in Leviticus 26:14 and Deuteronomy 28:15, and is later cited in Daniel 9:11 as the fulfilled oath against Israel.

Why it lands — The text requires readers to recognize that covenant stipulations dictate national survival, and that breaking the commanded laws triggers the written penalties without exception.

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The Hebrew words

וַיִּֽחַר־va/i.yi.char-and/ it burned אַ֥ף'af[the] anger of יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh בָּאָ֣רֶץba./'A.retzon the/ land הַהִ֑ואha./Hiv'<the>/ that לְהָבִ֤יאle./ha.Vi'to/ bring עָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei./haon/ it אֶת־'et-<obj.>כָּל־kol-every הַקְּלָלָ֔הha./ke.la.Lah<the>/ curse הַכְּתוּבָ֖הha./ke.tu.Vahthat/ is written בַּסֵּ֥פֶרba./Se.ferin the/ book הַזֶּֽה׃ha./Zeh<the>/ this

King James Version

And the anger of the Lord was kindled against this land, to bring upon it all the curses that are written in this book:

Cross-references

Daniel 9:11 All Israel has transgressed Your law and turned away, refusing to obey Your voice; so the oath and the curse written in the Law of Moses the servant of God has been poured out on us, because we have sinned against You.
Deuteronomy 28:15 If, however, you do not obey the LORD your God by carefully following all His commandments and statutes I am giving you today, all these curses will come upon you and overtake you:
Leviticus 26:14 If, however, you fail to obey Me and to carry out all these commandments,
Deuteronomy 27:15 ‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’
Deuteronomy 29:20 The LORD will never be willing to forgive him. Instead, His anger and jealousy will burn against that man, and every curse written in this book will fall upon him. The LORD will blot out his name from under heaven