Deuteronomy 28:40

Thou wilt have olive trees in all thy borders, but with the oil thou wilt not anoint, for thy olive trees shall waste;

Targum Onkelos

In The King James Version

Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.

In Context

39Thou wilt plant and till vineyards, but wilt not drink the wine, nor gather in, for the worm shall eat it;

41Thou wilt beget sons and daughters, but wilt not have them (with thee), for they shall go into captivity.

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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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