Deuteronomy 28:39

Thou shalt plant kramim, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the yayin, nor gather the grapes; for the tola'at (worm) shall eat them.

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The 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.

In Context

38Thou shalt carry much zera out into the sadeh, and shalt gather but little in; for the arbeh shall devour it.

40Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy territory, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the shemen; for thine olives shall drop off.

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Cross References

Job 15:33He shall shake off his unripe grape like the gefen, 1 and shall cast off his blossom like the zayit (olive tree). 1

Isaiah 17:10Because thou hast forgotten the G-d of thy salvation, 1 and hast not been mindful of the Tzur of thy Ma'oz; 1 therefore shalt thou plant delightful plants, 1 and shalt set them with zemorat zar (foreign vines). 1

Joel 2:2A day of choshech and of gloominess, 1 a day of anan (cloud) and of thick darkness, 1 as the shachar (dawn) spread upon the mountains; 1 an am rav (great people, army) and strong; 1 there hath not been ever the like, 1 neither shall be any more after it, 1 even to the years of dor v'dor. 1

Habakkuk 3:17Although the etz te'enah shall not blossom, 1 neither shall grape be on the gefen; 1 the labor of the olive shall fail, 1 and the fields shall yield no okhel; 1 the tzon shall be cut off from the fold, 1 and there shall be no herd in the stalls; 1

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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