Deuteronomy 28:47
Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things;
Context
This verse from Deuteronomy Chapter 28 connects to 9 cross-references. Obedience brings a comprehensive catalogue of blessings: fruitful land, families, and animals; victory over enemies; rain, prosperity, and lending rather than borrowing; and Israel as the head, not the tail, among nations. Disobedience brings an even longer catalogue of curses: …
Other Translations
Because thou servedst not Jehovah thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, by reason of the abundance of all things;
`Because that thou hast not served Jehovah thy God with joy, and with gladness of heart, because of the abundance of all things--
Because you did not give honour to the Lord your God, worshipping him gladly, with joy in your hearts on account of all your wealth of good things;
Cross References
But Jeshurun waxed fat, and kicked: thou art waxen fat, thou art grown thick, thou art covered with fatness; then …
He made him ride on the high places of the earth, that he might eat the increase of the fields; …
And thou shalt rejoice before the Lord thy God, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and …
And ye shall rejoice before the Lord your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and …
And there ye shall eat before the Lord your God, and ye shall rejoice in all that ye put your …
Laying up in store for themselves a good foundation against the time to come, that they may lay hold on …
Charge them that are rich in this world, that they be not highminded, nor trust in uncertain riches, but in …
And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they …
For they have not served thee in their kingdom, and in thy great goodness that thou gavest them, and in …