This verse is a summarizing statement; see verse 15.

All these curses: this refers to all the disasters foretold in verses 15-44.

Shall come upon you … pursue … overtake: again the use of vivid language, portraying these disasters as wild animals or merciless enemies.

Till you are destroyed: in the context, this is total destruction, extinction of the Israelites as a people.

Did not obey the voice of the LORD your God: see verse 1.

His commandments and his statutes: see 4.1-2. This clause and the previous one may be placed at the beginning of the verse, as follows:

• Moses said to the Israelites: “If you [plural] don’t obey the laws and teachings that the LORD your God is giving you, he will send all these disasters on you. They will follow you until they completely destroy you.

Quoted with permission from Bratcher, Robert G. and Hatton, Howard A. A Handbook on Deuteronomy. (UBS Helps for Translators). New York: UBS, 2000. For this and other handbooks for translators see here .