1. "Now it shall be, if you diligently obey the Lord your God, being careful to do all His commandments which I command you today, the Lord your God will set you high above all the nations of the earth.
2. All these blessings will come upon you and overtake you if you obey the Lord your God:
3. "Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the country.
4. "Blessed shall be the offspring of your body and the produce of your ground and the offspring of your beasts, the increase of your herd and the young of your flock.
5. "Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.
6. "Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.
7. "The Lord shall cause your enemies who rise up against you to be defeated before you; they will come out against you one way and will flee before you seven ways.
8. The Lord will command the blessing upon you in your barns and in all that you put your hand to, and He will bless you in the land which the Lord your God gives you.