Deuteronomy 27:14-24

14 "And the Levites shall speak with a loud voice and say to all the men of Israel:

15 'Cursed is the one who makes a carved or molded image, an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and sets it up in secret.'And all the people shall answer and say, 'Amen!'

16 'Cursed is the one who treats his father or his mother with contempt.'And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

17 'Cursed is the one who moves his neighbor's landmark.'And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

18 'Cursed is the one who makes the blind to wander off the road.'And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

19 'Cursed is the one who perverts the justice due the stranger, the fatherless, and widow.'And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

20 'Cursed is the one who lies with his father's wife, because he has uncovered his father's bed.'And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

21 'Cursed is the one who lies with any kind of animal.'And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

22 'Cursed is the one who lies with his sister, the daughter of his father or the daughter of his mother.'And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

23 'Cursed is the one who lies with his mother-in-law.'And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

24 'Cursed is the one who attacks his neighbor secretly.'And all the people shall say, 'Amen!'

Deuteronomy 27:14-24 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO DEUTERONOMY 27

In this chapter the people of Israel are ordered to write the law on plastered stones, and set them on Mount Ebal, De 27:1-4; where they are bid to erect an altar, and offer sacrifices on it, De 27:5-8; and are charged by Moses and the priests to obey the Lord, and keep his commandments, De 27:9,10; and a direction is given to each tribes which should stand and bless, and which curse, and where, De 27:11-13; and the curses which the Levites should pronounce with a loud voice, and the people should say Amen to, are recited, De 27:14-25; and the whole is concluded with a curse on all who in general do not perform the whole law, De 27:26.