Deuteronomy 28:38
Much seed, shalt thou take out into the field,—and little, shalt thou gather in, for the locust shall consume it.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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Exodus 10:14And the locust came up over all the land of Egypt, and settled in all the bounds of Egypt,—very grievous, before it, had not been such a locust as that, neither after it, should be one like it.
Joel 1:4That which was left by the creeping locust, hath the swarming locust eaten, and, that which was left by the swarming locust, hath the grass locust eaten; and, that which was left by the grass locust, hath the corn locust eaten.
Joel 2:25Then will I make good to you the years which were eaten by the swarming locust, the grass locust, and the corn locust and the creeping locust,—even my great army, which I sent among you.
Amos 7:1Here, My Lord, Yahweh gave me to see, and lo! he was preparing the locust, in the beginning of the shooting up of the after-grass,—and lo! after-grass, cometh after the mowings for the king.
Haggai 1:6Ye have sown much, but have brought in little, have eaten, and not been filled, have drunk, and not been satisfied with drink, have clothed you, and none hath been warm,—and, he that hath hired himself out, hath put his wages into a bag with holes.
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 →