Deuteronomy 28:38

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 bring you and your king, whom you set over you, to a nation which neither you nor your fathers have known, and there you shall serve other gods, wood and stone. 37You shall become a horror, a proverb, and a taunt among all the people where the Lord drives you. “You shall bring out much seed to the field but you will gather in little, for the locust will consume it. 39You shall plant and cultivate vineyards, but you will neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes, for the worm will devour them. 40You shall have olive trees throughout your territory but you will not anoint yourself with the oil, for your olives will drop off.

Deuteronomy 28:38 word by word

זֶ֥רַע רַ֖ב תּוֹצִ֣יא הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה וּמְעַ֣ט תֶּאֱסֹ֔ף כִּ֥י יַחְסְלֶ֖נּוּ הָאַרְבֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear

• You shall bringיָצָאyâtsâ' · to come out: sendH3318
• out muchרַבrab · manyH7227
• seedזֶ֫רַעzera‛ · seedH2233
• to the fieldשָׂדֶהώâdeh ώâday · land: countryH7704
• but you will gatherאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• in littleמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• the locustאַרְבֶּה'arbeh · locustH697
• will consumeחָסַלchâsal · to consumeH2628

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:38

• Isaiah 5:10For ten acres of vineyard will yield only one bath of wine, And a homer of seed will yield but an ephah of grain.”
• Micah 6:15You will sow but you will not reap. You will tread the olive but will not anoint yourself with oil; And the grapes, but you will not drink wine.
• Haggai 1:6You have sown much, but harvest little; you eat, but there is not enough to be satisfied; you drink, but there is not enough to become drunk; you put on clothing, but no one is warm enough; and he who earns, earns wages to put into a purse with holes.”
• Exodus 10:14The locusts came up over all the land of Egypt and settled in all the territory of Egypt; they were very numerous. There had never been so many locusts, nor would there be so many again.
• Joel 1:4What the gnawing locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; And what the swarming locust has left, the creeping locust has eaten; And what the creeping locust has left, the stripping locust has eaten.
• Joel 2:3A fire consumes before them And behind them a flame burns. The land is like the garden of Eden before them But a desolate wilderness behind them, And nothing at all escapes them.
• Amos 4:9“I smote you with scorching wind and mildew; And the caterpillar was devouring Your many gardens and vineyards, fig trees and olive trees; Yet you have not returned to Me,” declares the Lord.
• Amos 7:1Thus the Lord God showed me, and behold, He was forming a locust-swarm when the spring crop began to sprout. And behold, the spring crop was after the king’s mowing.

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

Topics related to Deuteronomy 28:38

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

In the dictionaries

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• Caterpillar
• Command
• Crush
• Delicateness
• Doubt
• Dress
• Emerods
• Enjoy
• Famine

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