Deuteronomy 28:38

38 You'll plant sacks and sacks of seed in the field but get almost nothing - the grasshoppers 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 God will lead you and the king you set over you to a country neither you nor your ancestors have heard of; there you'll worship other gods, no-gods of wood and stone.

37 Among all the peoples where God will take you, you'll be treated as a lesson or a proverb - a horror!

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

39 You'll plant and hoe and prune vineyards but won't drink or put up any wine - the worms will devour them.

40 You'll have groves of olive trees everywhere, but you'll have no oil to rub on your face or hands - the olives will have fallen off.