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Deuteronomy 28:38
38“Much seed you will take out to the field—but little will you bring in, for the locust will eat it up.
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
36“Adonai will bring you and the king you set over you to a nation you and your fathers have not known—and there you will serve other gods, wood and stone. 37You will become a horror, a proverb, and a byword—among all the peoples where Adonai will drive you. “Much seed you will take out to the field—but little will you bring in, for the locust will eat it up. 39Vineyards you will plant and tend—but wine you will not drink or bring in, for the worm will devour it. 40Olive trees you will have in all your territory—but oil you will not rub on yourself, for your olives will drop off.
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 5:10Ten acres of vineyard will yield six gallons, and an omer of seed will yield one ephah.
- Micah 6:15You will sow but not reap; You will tread olives but not anoint yourself with oil, and grapes but not drink wine.
- Haggai 1:6You sowed much but bring in little. You eat but are never satisfied. You drink but not enough to get filled. You put on clothes but no one is warm. And whoever earns wages works for a bag full of holes.”
- Exodus 10:14The locusts came up over all the land of Egypt and rested on the entire territory of Egypt. So dense—there was nothing like it before them, nor will there ever be again.
- Joel 1:4What the locust left, the swarming locust has eaten, and what the swarming locust left, the canker-worm has eaten, and what the canker-worm left, the caterpillar has eaten.
- Joel 2:3A fire devours before them and behind them flame blazes up. Like the Garden of Eden is the land before them, and behind them a desolate wilderness. Nothing at all ever escapes them.
- Amos 4:9“I struck you with blight and mildew. Your many gardens and vineyards, your fig-trees and olive trees the locust has devoured— yet you have not returned to Me,” declares Adonai.
- Amos 7:1This is what my Lord Adonai has shown me: Behold, He was forming locusts at the beginning of the spring crop—after the cutting of the king’s hay.
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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