The curses correspond in form and number (Deuteronomy 28:15–19) to the blessings (Deuteronomy 28:3–6), and the special ways…

You shall not prosper in your ways. —The exact opposite is promised to Joshua (Deuteronomy 1:8) if he follows…

And you shall grope at noon day as the blind grope in
darkness
That is, being in darkne…

If we do not keep God's commandments, we not only fall short of the blessing promised, but we also lay ourselves under the curse, which includes al…