And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the LORD thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth:
If thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God. In this chapter the blessings and curses are enumerated at length, and in various minute details, so that on the first entry of the Israelites into the land of promise, their whole destiny was laid before them, as it was to result from their obedience or the contrary.