Deuteronomy 28:40

Deuteronomy 28:40 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You shall have olive trees throughout all your territory, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil, for your olives shall drop off.
• New King James Version (NKJV)You shall have olive trees throughout all your territory, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olives shall drop off.
• New Living Translation (NLT)You will grow olive trees throughout your land, but you will never use the olive oil, for the fruit will drop before it ripens.

Context of Deuteronomy 28:40

38You will sow much seed in the field but you will harvest little, because locusts will devour it. 39You will plant vineyards and cultivate them but you will not drink the wine or gather the grapes, because worms will eat them. You will have olive trees throughout your country but you will not use the oil, because the olives will drop off. 41You will have sons and daughters but you will not keep them, because they will go into captivity. 42Swarms of locusts will take over all your trees and the crops of your land.

Deuteronomy 28:40 word by word

זֵיתִ֛ים יִהְי֥וּ לְךָ֖ בְּכָל־גְּבוּלֶ֑ךָ וְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙ לֹ֣א תָס֔וּךְ כִּ֥י יִשַּׁ֖ל זֵיתֶֽךָ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thou shalt have olive treesזַ֫יִתzayith · oliveH2132
• throughout all thy coastsגְּבוּלgebûl gebûl · border: areaH1366
• but thou shalt not anointסוּךְsûk · to anointH5480
• with the oilשֶׁ֫מֶןshemen · oilH8081
• shall castנָשַׁלnâshal · to slipH5394

Cross-references for Deuteronomy 28:40

• Psalms 23:5You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
• Psalms 104:15wine that gladdens human hearts, oil to make their faces shine, and bread that sustains their hearts.
• Micah 6:15You will plant but not harvest; you will press olives but not use the oil, you will crush grapes but not drink the wine.

Commentaries on Deuteronomy 28:40

• 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 28:40

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

In the dictionaries

• Above
• Anoint
• 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