Deuteronomy 28:39

Deuteronomy 28:39 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.
• New International Version (NIV)You will plant vineyards and cultivate them but you will not drink the wine or gather the grapes, because worms will eat them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall plant vineyards and dress them, but you shall neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes, for the worm shall eat them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall plant vineyards and tend them, but you shall neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.

Context of Deuteronomy 28:39

37The Lord will send you away to live among foreign people. When they see what has happened to you, they will all see that it is terrible. They will tell stories about you and they will laugh at you. 38You will plant many seeds in your fields, but you will not have much food at harvest time. Instead, locusts will eat your crops. You will plant vineyards to grow grapes. You will take care of the plants. But you will not drink any wine or bring in any grapes. Instead, worms will eat them. 40Olive trees will grow everywhere in your land, but you will never use any oil from them. The olives will drop off the trees before they are ready to pick. 41You will give birth to sons and daughters, but you will lose them. Enemies will take them away as prisoners.

Deuteronomy 28:39 word by word

כְּרָמִ֥ים תִּטַּ֖ע וְעָבָ֑דְתָּ וְיַ֤יִן לֹֽא־תִשְׁתֶּה֙ וְלֹ֣א תֶאֱגֹ֔ר כִּ֥י תֹאכְלֶ֖נּוּ הַתֹּלָֽעַת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt plantנָטַעnâţa‛ · to plantH5193
• vineyardsכֶּרֶםkerem · vineyardH3754
• and dressעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: labourH5647
• but shalt neither drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• the wineיַ֫יִןyayin · wineH3196
• nor gatherאָגַר'âgar · to gatherH103
• for the wormsתּוֹלָעtôlâ‛ tôlê‛âh tôla‛ath tôla‛ath · wormH8438
• shall eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:39

• Joel 1:4The great locusts have eaten what the big group of locusts left. The young locusts have eaten what the great locusts left. Other locusts have eaten what the young locusts left.
• Joel 2:2That day will be sad and dark. There will be dark clouds. A great big army is coming. It comes across the sky like light in the morning. A great army like this has never come before. And it will never come again in future years.
• Jonah 4:7But at dawn the next day, God sent a worm to attack the plant. So then the plant died.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:39

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15-68Verses 15-68 The curses correspond in form and number Deuteronomy 28:15-19 to the blessings Deuteronomy 28:3-6, and the special modes in which these threats should be executed are described in five groups of denunciations Deuteronomy 28:20-26 First series of judgments. The curse of God should rest on all they did, and should issue in manifold forms of disease, in famine, and in defeat in war. Deuteronomy 28:20 Vexation - Rather, confusion: the word in the…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-44Verses 15-44 If we do not keep God's commandments, we not only come short of the blessing promised, but we lay ourselves under the curse, which includes all misery, as the blessing all happiness. Observe the justice of this curse. It is not a curse causeless, or for some light cause. The extent and power of this curse. Wherever the sinner goes, the curse of God follows; wherever he is, it rests upon him. Whatever he has is under a curse. All his…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-68This section explains the conditions for receiving the covenant blessing, the types of blessings, and the curses that will occur if people ignore or disobey these rules (28:1–14; 28:15–68).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-681. 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 entrance 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.Read the comment

Topics related to Deuteronomy 28:39

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Backsliders
• Disobedience to God
• Famine
• Fear of God
• Grape
• Holy Spirit
• Idolatry
• Judgments
• Obedience
• Reprobacy
• War
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Above
• Command
• Crush
• Delicateness
• Doubt
• Dress
• Emerods
• Enjoy
• Famine
• Fearful

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings