Passage

Deuteronomy 28.39

Book: Deuteronomy · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV

37. And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all the peoples whither Jehovah shall lead thee away. 38. Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather little in; for the locust shall consume it.

39. Thou shalt plant vineyards and dress them, but thou shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worm shall eat them.

Thou shalt have olive-trees throughout all thy borders, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast its fruit. 41. Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but they shall not be thine; for they shall go into captivity. (Deuteronomy 28:37-41, ASV)

WEB

37. You will become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword among all the peoples where Yahweh will lead you away. 38. You will carry much seed out into the field, and will gather little in; for the locust will consume it.

39. You will plant vineyards and dress them, but you will neither drink of the wine, nor harvest, because worms will eat them.

You will have olive trees throughout all your borders, but you won’t anoint yourself with the oil; for your olives will drop off. 41. You will father sons and daughters, but they will not be yours; for they will go into captivity. (Deuteronomy 28:37-41, WEB)

KJV

37. And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee. 38. Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.

39. Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.

Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit. 41. Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity. ^{thou shalt not: Heb. they shall not be thine} (Deuteronomy 28:37-41, KJV)

YLT

37. and thou hast been for an astonishment, for a simile, and for a byword among all the peoples whither Jehovah doth lead thee. 38. 'Much seed thou dost take out into the field, and little thou dost gather in, for the locust doth consume it;

39. vineyards thou dost plant, and hast laboured, and wine thou dost not drink nor gather, for the worm doth consume it;

olives are to thee in all thy border, and oil thou dost not pour out, for thine olive doth fall off. 41. 'Sons and daughters thou dost beget, and they are not with thee, for they go into captivity; (Deuteronomy 28:37-41, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

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Quoted in

Arguments and defeaters:

Cursed Messiah Objection Defeater, via Deuteronomy 28.15-68

Passages:

Amos 5.11-12

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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