19 It shall be when he hears the words of this curse, that he will [a]boast, saying, ‘I have peace though I walk in the stubbornness of my heart in order [b]to destroy the watered land with the dry.’ 20 The Lord shall never be willing to forgive him, but rather the anger of the Lord and (A)His jealousy will [c](B)burn against that man, and every curse which is written in this book will [d]rest on him, and the Lord will (C)blot out his name from under heaven. 21 Then the Lord will single him out for [e]adversity from all the tribes of Israel, according to all the curses of the covenant (D)which are written in this book of the law.

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 29:19 Lit bless himself in his heart
  2. Deuteronomy 29:19 I.e. to destroy everything
  3. Deuteronomy 29:20 Lit smoke
  4. Deuteronomy 29:20 Lit lie down
  5. Deuteronomy 29:21 Lit evil

19 When such a person hears the words of this oath and they invoke a blessing(A) on themselves, thinking, “I will be safe, even though I persist in going my own way,”(B) they will bring disaster on the watered land as well as the dry. 20 The Lord will never be willing to forgive(C) them; his wrath and zeal(D) will burn(E) against them. All the curses written in this book will fall on them, and the Lord will blot(F) out their names from under heaven. 21 The Lord will single them out from all the tribes of Israel for disaster,(G) according to all the curses of the covenant written in this Book of the Law.(H)

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