Deuteronomy 28:39 · KJV
“Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress {them}, but shalt neither drink {of} the wine, nor gather {the grapes}; for the worms shall eat them.”
— Deuteronomy 28:39
Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather {but} little in; for the locust shall consume it.
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}.
Deuteronomy 28 — Context
And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
38Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather {but} little in; for the locust shall consume it.
39Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress {them}, but shalt neither drink {of} the wine, nor gather {the grapes}; for the worms shall eat them.
40Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint {thyself} with the oil; for thine olive shall cast {his fruit}.
41Thou 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}
Cross References
Isaiah 17:10-11
Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:
Joel 2:2-4
A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, {even} to the years of many generations. {of many...: Heb. of generation and generation}
Joel 1:4-7
That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten. {That which the palmerworm...: Heb. The residue of the palmerworm}
Isaiah 5:10
Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.
Jonah 4:7
But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.