Deuteronomy 28:42
All your trees and the fruit of your ground shall the locust possess.
New Heart English Bible
In The King James Version
All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.
In Context
41You shall father sons and daughters, but they shall not be yours; for they shall go into captivity.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 28:38You shall carry much seed out into the field, and shall gather little in; for the locust shall consume it.
Amos 4:9"I struck you with blight and mildew many times in your gardens and your vineyards;and your fig trees and your olive trees have the swarming locust devoured:yet you haven't returned to me," says the Lord.
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 →