World English Bible
Deuteronomy 28:38
“You shall carry much seed out into the field, and shall gather little in; for the locust shall consume it.”
Verse in context — Deuteronomy 28
Yahweh will bring you, and your king whom you shall set over you, to a nation that you have not known, you nor your fathers; and there you shall serve other gods, wood and stone.
You shall become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples where Yahweh shall lead you away.
You shall carry much seed out into the field, and shall gather little in; for the locust shall consume it.
You shall plant vineyards and dress them, but you shall neither drink of the wine, nor gather [the grapes]; for the worm shall eat them.
You shall have olive trees throughout all your borders, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olive shall cast [its fruit].
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Moses’ final speeches, reminding Israel of God’s law before entering the Promised Land.
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