37 And you shall become aan astonishment, a proverb, band a byword among all nations where the Lord will drive you.
38 a“You shall carry much seed out to the field but gather little in, for bthe locust shall consume it.
39 You shall plant vineyards and tend them, but you shall neither drink of the awine nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.
40 You shall have olive trees throughout all your territory, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olives shall drop off.
41 You shall beget sons and daughters, but they shall not be yours; for athey shall go into captivity.
42 Locusts shall consume all your trees and the produce of your land.
43 “The alien who is among you shall rise higher and higher above you, and you shall come down lower and lower.
44 He shall lend to you, but you shall not lend to him; he shall be the head, and you shall be the tail.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
Commentaries:
No entry exists in John Wesley's Notes for Deuteronomy 28:39.
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