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Deuteronomy 28:38-40 KJV
Deuteronomy · chapter 28 · verses 38–40
38Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it. 39Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them. 40Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.Deuteronomy 28:38-40 · King James Version
Deuteronomy 28:38-40 in context
36The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.
37And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
38Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.
39Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.
40Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.
41Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.
42All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- vineyardskerema garden or vineyardH3754 →
- gatherʼâçaphto gather for any purposeH622 →
- littlemᵉʻaṭa little or fewH4592 →
- locustʼarbeha locustH697 →
- gatherʼâgarto harvestH103 →
- coastsgᵉbûwlproperly, a cordH1366 →
- anointçûwkproperly, to smear overH5480 →
- carryyâtsâʼto go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and…H3318 →
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Having viewed the bright side of the cloud, which is towards the obedient, we have now presented to us the dark side, which is towards the disobedient.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 15-44