Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 28:38–42

³⁸You will sow much seed in the field but harvest little, because the locusts will consume it. ³⁹You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, because worms will eat them. ⁴⁰You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off. ⁴¹You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity. ⁴²Swarms of locusts will consume all your trees and the produce of your land.

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Deuteronomy 28:38

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You will sow	תּוֹצִ֣יא	tō·w·ṣî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
much	רַ֖ב	raḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7227 much, many, great
seed	זֶ֥רַע	ze·ra‘	Noun - masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
in the field	הַשָּׂדֶ֑ה	haś·śā·ḏeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7704 id.
but harvest	תֶּאֱסֹ֔ף	te·’ĕ·sōp̄	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H622 gather, remove
little	וּמְעַ֣ט	ū·mə·‘aṭ	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the locusts	הָאַרְבֶּֽה׃	hā·’ar·beh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H697 locust
will consume it	יַחְסְלֶ֖נּוּ	yaḥ·sə·len·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H2628 finish off, consume

Deuteronomy 28:39

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You will plant	תִּטַּ֖ע	tiṭ·ṭa‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5193 strike, fix, plant
and cultivate	וְעָבָ֑דְתָּ	wə·‘ā·ḇā·ḏə·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H5647 work, serve
vineyards	כְּרָמִ֥ים	kə·rā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3754 vineyard
but will neither	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
drink	תִשְׁתֶּה֙	ṯiš·teh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8354 drink
the wine	וְיַ֤יִן	wə·ya·yin	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3196 wine
nor	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
gather	תֶאֱגֹ֔ר	ṯe·’ĕ·ḡōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H103 gather
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
worms	הַתֹּלָֽעַת׃	hat·tō·lā·‘aṯ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8438 worm, scarlet stuff
will eat them	תֹאכְלֶ֖נּוּ	ṯō·ḵə·len·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular	H398 eat

Deuteronomy 28:40

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You will have	יִהְי֥וּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
olive trees	זֵיתִ֛ים	zê·ṯîm	Noun - masculine plural	H2132 olive-tree, olive
throughout	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your territory	גְּבוּלֶ֑ךָ	gə·ḇū·le·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1366 border, boundary, territory
but will never	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
anoint	תָס֔וּךְ	ṯā·sūḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5480 pour in anointing, anoint
yourself with oil	וְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙	wə·še·men	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8081 fat, oil
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
the olives	זֵיתֶֽךָ׃	zê·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2132 olive-tree, olive
will drop off	יִשַּׁ֖ל	yiš·šal	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5394 slip or drop off

Deuteronomy 28:41

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You will father	תּוֹלִ֑יד	tō·w·lîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
sons	בָּנִ֥ים	bā·nîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1121 son
and daughters	וּבָנ֖וֹת	ū·ḇā·nō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H1323 daughter
but they will not	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
remain	יִהְי֣וּ	yih·yū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
yours	לָ֔ךְ	lāḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they will go	יֵלְכ֖וּ	yê·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
into captivity	בַּשֶּֽׁבִי׃	baš·še·ḇî	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7628 captivity, captives

Deuteronomy 28:42

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Swarms of locusts	הַצְּלָצַֽל׃	haṣ·ṣə·lā·ṣal	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6767 whirring, buzzing
will consume	יְיָרֵ֖שׁ	yə·yā·rêš	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your trees	עֵצְךָ֖	‘ê·ṣə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood
and the produce	וּפְרִ֣י	ū·p̄ə·rî	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6529 fruit
of your land	אַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ	’aḏ·mā·ṯe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H127 ground, land

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Deuteronomy 28:38 Haggai 1:6 · Joel 1:4 · Micah 6:15 · Joel 2:25 · Amos 4:9

Deuteronomy 28:40 Micah 6:15

Deuteronomy 28:41 Deuteronomy 28:32 · Lamentations 1:5

Deuteronomy 28:42 Amos 7:1–2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.