Deuteronomy 28:41
Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but they shall not be thine; for they shall go into captivity.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
In Context
42All thy trees and the fruit of thy land shall the locust possess.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:32Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day; and there shall be nought in the power of thy hand.
Isaiah 65:23They shall not labour in vain, nor bring forth for terror; for they are the seed blessed of the LORD, and their offspring with them.
Daniel 1:3And the king spoke unto Ashpenaz his chief officer, that he should bring in certain of the children of Israel, and of the seed royal, and of the nobles,
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 →