King James Version (KJV)
Deuteronomy 28:38
“Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather [but] little in; for the locust shall consume it.”
Verse in context — Deuteronomy 28
The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather [but] little in; for the locust shall consume it.
Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress [them], but shalt neither drink [of] the wine, nor gather [the grapes]; for the worms shall eat them.
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].
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Moses’ final speeches, reminding Israel of God’s law before entering the Promised Land.
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