Deuteronomy 28:42

All thy trees and the fruit of thy ground shall the locust possess.

Darby Translation

In The King James Version

All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.

In Context

41Sons and daughters shalt thou beget, but thou shalt not have them [to be with thee]; for they shall go into captivity.

43The sojourner that is in thy midst shall rise above thee higher and higher, and thou shalt sink down lower and lower.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 28:38Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather little in; for the locust shall devour it.

Amos 4:9I have smitten you with blasting and mildew; the palmer-worm hath devoured the multitude of your gardens, and your vineyards, and your fig-trees and your olive-trees: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith Jehovah.

Matthew Henry on Deuteronomy 28:16-45

Threatenings. ( b. c. 1451.) 15 But it shall come to pass, if thou wilt not hearken unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe to do all his commandments and his statutes which I command thee this day; that all these curses shall come upon thee, and overtake thee: 16 Cursed shalt thou be in the city, and cursed shalt thou be in the field. 17 Cursed shall be thy basket and thy store. 18 Cursed shall be the fruit of thy body, and the fruit of thy land, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep. 19… Read the whole commentary →

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