God’s Word Translation
Deuteronomy 28:38
38You will plant many crops in your fields, but harvest little because locusts will destroy your crops.
Deuteronomy 28:38 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.
- New International Version (NIV)You will sow much seed in the field but you will harvest little, because locusts will devour it.
- English Standard Version (ESV)You shall carry much seed into the field and shall gather in little, for the locust shall consume it.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“You shall carry much seed out to the field but gather little in, for the locust shall consume it.
Context of Deuteronomy 28:38
36The Lord will lead you and the king you choose to a nation that you and your ancestors never knew. There you will worship gods made of wood and stone. 37You will become a thing of horror. All the nations where the Lord will send you will make an example of you and ridicule you. You will plant many crops in your fields, but harvest little because locusts will destroy your crops. 39You will plant vineyards and take care of them, but you won’t drink any wine or gather any grapes, because worms will eat them. 40You will have olive trees everywhere in your country but no olive oil to rub on your skin, because the olives will fall off the trees.
Read all of Deuteronomy 28Deuteronomy 28:38 word by word
זֶ֥רַע רַ֖ב תּוֹצִ֣יא הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וּמְעַ֣ט תֶּאֱסֹ֔ף כִּ֥י יַחְסְלֶ֖נּוּ הָאַרְבֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Thou shalt carryיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: comeH3318
- muchרַבrab · manyH7227
- seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seedH2233
- into the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
- and shalt gatherאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
- littleמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
- for the locustאַרְבֶּה'arbeh · locustH697
- shall consumeחָסַלchâsal · to consumeH2628
Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:38
- Isaiah 5:10A ten-acre vineyard will produce only six gallons of wine, and two quarts of seed will produce only four quarts of grain.”
- Micah 6:15You will plant, but you won’t harvest. You will crush olives, but you won’t rub the oil on your skin. You will make new wine, but you won’t drink it.
- Haggai 1:6You planted a lot, but you harvested little. You eat, but you’re never full. You drink, but you’re still thirsty. You wear clothing, but you never have enough to keep you warm. You spend money as fast as you earn it.
- Exodus 10:14They invaded all of Egypt and landed all over the country in great swarms. Never before had there been so many locusts like this, nor would there ever be that many again.
- Joel 1:4What young locusts leave, mature locusts will eat. What mature locusts leave, adult locusts will eat. What adult locusts leave, grasshoppers will eat.
- Joel 2:3In front of this army a fire burns. Behind it flames are blazing. In front of it the land is like the garden of Eden. Behind it the land is like a barren desert. Nothing escapes it!
- Amos 4:9I struck your ⌞crops⌟ with blight and mildew. Locusts repeatedly devoured your gardens, vineyards, fig trees, and olive trees. And you still didn’t return to me, declares the Lord.
- Amos 7:1This is what the Almighty Lord showed me: He was preparing swarms of locusts when the second crop was being harvested. It was the harvest that followed the harvest for the king.
Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:38
- 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
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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
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