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

A nation which you do not know. —Compare Jeremiah 5:15-17, “A nation whose language you do not know ... shall eat up …

The fruit of your land, and all your labour, shall a nation
which you know not eat up
…

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…