THEOSISEphraem the Syrian
"Blessed are you in the city," which represents the community of believers within the Church. "Blessed are you in your village," referring to the endeavors of Christ's disciples.
Deuteronomy 28:3Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
Blessed shalt thou be in the city, and blessed in the field.
בָּר֥וּךְ אַתָּ֖ה בָּעִ֑יר וּבָר֥וּךְ אַתָּ֖ה בַּשָּׂדֶֽה׃
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- Ps 144 (143):12
- Ps 144 (143):15
- Gen 39:5And the Lord blessed the house of the Egyptian for Joseph's sake, and multiplied all his substance, both at home and in the fields.
- Hag 2:19Set your hearts from this day, and henceforward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninth month: from the day that the foundations of the temple of the Lord were laid, and lay it up in your hearts.
- Isa 65:21And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruits of them.
- Isa 65:23My elect shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth in trouble; for they are the seed of the blessed of the Lord, and their posterity with them.
- Gen 26:12And Isaac sowed in that land, and he found that same year a hundredfold: and the Lord blessed him.
- Ps 107 (106):36