Deuteronomy 28:39

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.

45 “Moreover all these curses shall come upon you and pursue and overtake you, until you are destroyed, because you¹ did not obey the voice of the Lord your God, to keep His commandments and His statutes which He commanded you.

Verse Comparison: Deuteronomy 28:39

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American Standard Version
Thou shalt plant vineyards and dress them, but thou shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather `the grapes'; for the worm shall eat them.

Amplified® Bible
You shall plant vineyards and dress them but shall neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes, for the worm shall eat them.

Contemporary English Version
You will plant vineyards and work hard at taking care of them, but you won't gather any grapes, much less get any wine, and the vines themselves will be eaten by worms.

Darby English Version
Thou shalt plant and till vineyards, but shalt drink no wine, nor gather [the fruit]; for the worms shall eat it.

Good News Bible
You will plant vineyards and take care of them, but you will not gather their grapes or drink wine from them, because worms will eat the vines.

King James Version
Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.

New American Standard Bible
"You shall plant and cultivate vineyards, but you will neither drink of the wine nor gather {the grapes,} for the worm will devour them.

New International Version
You will plant vineyards and cultivate them but you will not drink the wine or gather the grapes, because worms will eat them.

New King James Version
You shall plant vineyards and tend them, but you shall neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" You shall plant and cultivate vineyards, but you will neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes, for the worm will devour them.

Revised Standard Version
You shall plant vineyards and dress them, but you shall neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes; for the worm shall eat them.

Young's Literal Translation
vineyards thou dost plant, and hast laboured, and wine thou dost not drink nor gather, for the worm doth consume it;

New English Translation
You will plant vineyards and cultivate them, but you will not drink wine or gather in grapes, because worms will eat them.

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