Deuteronomy 28:38

38 You will sow much seed in the field but you will harvest little, because locusts will devour it.

Deuteronomy 28:38 in Other Translations

38 Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.

38 You shall carry much seed into the field and shall gather in little, for the locust shall consume it.

38 “You will plant much but harvest little, for locusts will eat your crops.

38 You'll plant sacks and sacks of seed in the field but get almost nothing - the grasshoppers will devour it.

38 "You will sow much seed in the field but harvest little, because locusts will devour it.

Deuteronomy 28:38 Meaning and Commentary

Deuteronomy 28:38

Thou shall carry much seed into the field
And sow it plentifully; this and what is said in some following verses plainly refer to them while in their own land, before carried captive, and not to their present case and circumstances:

and shall gather [but] little in at harvest;
little springing up, or not coming to perfection, being blighted and blasted, and so yielded but a small crop; see ( Haggai 1:9 ) ; and chiefly for the following reason:

for the locust shall consume it;
which is a great destroyer of the fruits of the earth; see ( Joel 1:4 ) .

Deuteronomy 28:38 In-Context

36 The LORD will drive you and the king you set over you to a nation unknown to you or your ancestors. There you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone.

37 You will become a thing of horror, a byword and an object of ridicule among all the peoples where the LORD will drive you.

38 You will sow much seed in the field but you will harvest little, because locusts will devour it.

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

40 You will have olive trees throughout your country but you will not use the oil, because the olives will drop off.

Cross References

• 1. Leviticus 26:20; Psalms 129:7; Isaiah 5:10; Jeremiah 12:13; Hosea 8:7; Micah 6:15; Haggai 1:6,9; Haggai 2:16
• 2. S Exodus 10:4
• 3. S Exodus 10:15; Joel 1:4