Deuteronomy 28:40

40 You might have many olive trees throughout your territories, but you won't cover yourself with their oil because your olive trees will fail.

Deuteronomy 28:40 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 28:40

Thou shalt have olive trees throughout thy coasts
In the several parts of the land of Canaan, which is therefore called a land of olive oil, ( Deuteronomy 8:8 ) ;

but thou shalt not anoint [thyself] with the oil;
nor any other relations, friends, guests, as was usual at entertainments; see ( Psalms 23:5 ) ( Luke 7:38 Luke 7:46 ) ; for the phrase "thyself" is not in the text. The reason why they should not anoint is, because they would have no oil to anoint with:

for thine olive shall cast [his fruit];
before it is ripe, by one means or another, as by winds, or blasting and mildew; see ( Amos 4:9 ) ( Habakkuk 3:17 ) .

Deuteronomy 28:40 In-Context

38 You might scatter a lot of seed on the field, but you will gather almost nothing because the locusts will eat it all.

39 You might plant lots of vineyards and work hard in them, but you won't drink any wine or harvest the grapes because worms will devour them.

40 You might have many olive trees throughout your territories, but you won't cover yourself with their oil because your olive trees will fail.

41 You might have sons and daughters, but they won't be yours for long because they will be taken away as prisoners.

42 Crickets will take over all your trees and your soil's produce.