Deuteronomy 28:38

38 sementem multam iacies in terram et modicum congregabis quia lucustae omnia devorabunt

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 ducet Dominus te et regem tuum quem constitueris super te in gentem quam ignoras tu et patres tui et servies ibi diis alienis ligno et lapidi

37 et eris perditus in proverbium ac fabulam omnibus populis ad quos te introduxerit Dominus

38 sementem multam iacies in terram et modicum congregabis quia lucustae omnia devorabunt

39 vineam plantabis et fodies et vinum non bibes nec colliges ex ea quippiam quoniam vastabitur vermibus

40 olivas habebis in omnibus terminis tuis et non ungueris oleo quia defluent et peribunt