Deuteronomy 28:41

41 You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will be taken prisoner.

Deuteronomy 28:41 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 28:41

Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shall not enjoy
them
Or, "they shall not be thine" ^F17; being taken from them, and given to others, see ( Deuteronomy 28:32 ) ; and for the following reason:

for they shall go into captivity;
as when the ten tribes were carried captive by Shalmaneser, and the two tribes by Nebuchadnezzar, and all the people of the Jews by the Romans.

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FOOTNOTES:

F17 (Kl wyhy alw) "et non erunt tibi", Pagninus, Montanus.

Deuteronomy 28:41 In-Context

39 You will plant and cultivate vineyards but not drink the wine or gather [the grapes], because worms will eat them.

40 You will have olive trees throughout your territory but not anoint yourself with oil, because your olives will drop off.

41 You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will be taken prisoner.

42 Whirring insects will take possession of all your trees and your land's produce.

43 The foreign resident among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you sink lower and lower.