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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/28.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Swarms of locusts will take over all your trees and the crops of your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Swarms of insects will destroy your trees and crops.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The cricket shall possess all your trees and the fruit of your ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Swarms of locusts will consume all your trees and the produce of your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Locusts shall consume all your trees and the produce of your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The cricket will take possession of all your trees and the produce of your ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220The cricket shall possess all your trees and the produce of your ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“The cricket shall possess all your trees and the produce of your ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />The cricket shall possess all your trees and the produce of your ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The cricket will take possession of all your trees and the produce of your ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Buzzing insects will take possession of all your trees and your land’s produce.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Whirring insects will take possession of all your trees and your land&#8217s produce. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />All thy trees and the fruit of thy ground shall the locust possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Locusts will eat your crops and strip your trees of leaves and fruit. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />All thy trees and the fruit of thy ground shall the locust possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Crickets will swarm all over your trees and the crops in your fields.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />All your trees and crops will be devoured by insects. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Whirling locusts will consume every tree and the produce of your land. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Swarms of locusts will consume all your trees and the produce of your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Whirring locusts will take over every tree and all the produce of your soil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />All your trees and the fruit of your ground shall the locust possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Locusts will consume all of your trees and the fruit of your ground. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />the locust possesses all your trees and the fruit of your ground;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> all thy trees and the fruit of thy ground doth the locust possess;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />All thy wood and the fruit of thy land shall the grasshopper seize.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The blast shall consume all the trees and the fruits of thy ground. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Rot will consume all the trees, as well as the fruits of your land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Buzzing insects will take possession of all your trees and the crops of your soil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />All your trees and the fruit of your ground the cicada shall take over.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />All your trees and fruits of your land shall the locust consume.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />The locust shall eat all of your trees and the fruit of your land.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />All thy trees and the fruit of thy land shall the locust possess.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />All thy trees and the fruits of thy land shall the blight consume.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/28-42.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IRhBtZaVxJ0?start=7721" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">The Curses of Disobedience</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">41</span>You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity. <span class="reftext">42</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6767.htm" title="6767: haṣ·ṣə·lā·ṣal (Art:: N-ms) -- From tsalal reduplicated; a clatter, i.e. whirring; a cricket; also a harpoon, a cymbal.">Swarms of locusts</a> <a href="/hebrew/3423.htm" title="3423: yə·yā·rêš (V-Piel-Imperf-3ms) -- Or yaresh; a primitive root; to occupy; by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish, to ruin.">will consume</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘ê·ṣə·ḵā (N-msc:: 2ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">your trees</a> <a href="/hebrew/6529.htm" title="6529: ū·p̄ə·rî (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Fruit. From parah; fruit.">and the produce</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: ’aḏ·mā·ṯe·ḵā (N-fsc:: 2ms) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">of your land.</a> </span><span class="reftext">43</span>The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you sink down lower and lower.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4</a></span><br />What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/4-9.htm">Amos 4:9</a></span><br />“I struck you with blight and mildew in your growing gardens and vineyards; the locust devoured your fig and olive trees, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a></span><br />I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/8-13.htm">Jeremiah 8:13</a></span><br />I will take away their harvest, declares the LORD. There will be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the tree, and even the leaf will wither. Whatever I have given them will be lost to them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/1-11.htm">Haggai 1:11</a></span><br />I have summoned a drought on the fields and on the mountains, on the grain, new wine, and oil, and on whatever the ground yields, on man and beast, and on all the labor of your hands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/3-11.htm">Malachi 3:11</a></span><br />I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land, and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the LORD of Hosts.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/26-20.htm">Leviticus 26:20</a></span><br />and your strength will be spent in vain. For your land will not yield its produce, and the trees of the land will not bear their fruit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/17-9.htm">Ezekiel 17:9-10</a></span><br />So you are to tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Will it flourish? Will it not be uprooted and stripped of its fruit so that it shrivels? All its foliage will wither! It will not take a strong arm or many people to pull it up by its roots. / Even if it is transplanted, will it flourish? Will it not completely wither when the east wind strikes? It will wither on the bed where it sprouted.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/2-9.htm">Hosea 2:9</a></span><br />Therefore I will take back My grain in its time and My new wine in its season; I will take away My wool and linen, which were given to cover her nakedness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-34.htm">Psalm 105:34-35</a></span><br />He spoke, and the locusts came—young locusts without number. / They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/13-7.htm">Matthew 13:7</a></span><br />Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-7.htm">Mark 4:7</a></span><br />Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/8-7.htm">Luke 8:7</a></span><br />Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-6.htm">John 15:6</a></span><br />If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Romans 8:20-22</a></span><br />For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. / We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">All your trees and fruit of your land shall the locust consume.</p><p class="hdg">thy trees</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/28-38.htm">Deuteronomy 28:38,39</a></b></br> Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather <i>but</i> little in; for the locust shall consume it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/amos/7-1.htm">Amos 7:1,2</a></b></br> Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, <i>it was</i> the latter growth after the king's mowings… </p><p class="hdg">consume.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-39.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-22.htm">Cricket</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-18.htm">Crops</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-20.htm">Locust</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-21.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-33.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-46.htm">Swarms</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-40.htm">Trees</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/leviticus/11-22.htm">Cricket</a> <a href="/judges/6-3.htm">Crops</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Locust</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-63.htm">Possess</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/30-9.htm">Produce</a> <a href="/judges/6-5.htm">Swarms</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/34-3.htm">Trees</a><div class="vheading2">Deuteronomy 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-1.htm">The blessings for obedience</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">The curses for disobedience</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/28.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/deuteronomy/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/deuteronomy/28.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Swarms of locusts</b><br>In the ancient Near East, locusts were a common and devastating plague. They symbolize destruction and judgment throughout the Bible. Locusts are mentioned in the plagues of Egypt (<a href="/exodus/10-12.htm">Exodus 10:12-15</a>), highlighting their role as instruments of divine judgment. The imagery of locusts is also used in prophetic literature, such as in <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4</a>, where they represent a severe judgment on the land. This phrase underscores the severity of the curses for disobedience to God's covenant.<p><b>will consume</b><br>The term "consume" indicates total destruction and loss. In the context of <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, it reflects the consequences of Israel's disobedience to God's commandments. The consumption by locusts is a metaphor for the complete devastation that will befall the land, leaving nothing behind. This aligns with the covenantal curses outlined in <a href="/leviticus/26-14.htm">Leviticus 26:14-39</a>, where disobedience leads to various forms of calamity.<p><b>all your trees</b><br>Trees in the ancient world were vital for sustenance and economic stability. They provided food, shade, and resources for building and trade. The destruction of trees by locusts would have a profound impact on the community's livelihood. This phrase emphasizes the totality of the devastation, affecting not just crops but also long-term resources. It serves as a reminder of the dependency on God's provision and the consequences of turning away from Him.<p><b>and the produce of your land</b><br>The produce of the land represents the agricultural bounty that was central to Israel's economy and survival. The land of Canaan was described as "a land flowing with milk and honey" (<a href="/exodus/3-8.htm">Exodus 3:8</a>), symbolizing abundance and blessing. The loss of produce due to locusts signifies a reversal of this blessing, turning abundance into scarcity. This connects to the broader theme of blessings and curses in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where obedience leads to prosperity and disobedience results in desolation.<br><br>This verse, within the context of <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, serves as a warning to the Israelites about the consequences of forsaking their covenant with God. It highlights the importance of faithfulness and the reality of divine judgment, while also pointing to the need for reliance on God's mercy and provision.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, Moses is delivering a series of speeches to the Israelites before they enter the Promised Land. He is reiterating God's laws and the blessings and curses associated with obedience and disobedience.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, who are about to enter the Promised Land. They are the recipients of the blessings and curses outlined in <a href="/bsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants. It is the land the Israelites are about to enter after their exodus from Egypt and 40 years in the wilderness.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/l/locusts.htm">Locusts</a></b><br>In <a href="/deuteronomy/28-42.htm">Deuteronomy 28:42</a>, locusts are mentioned as a curse that will consume the trees and produce of the land if the Israelites disobey God. Locusts are often used in the Bible as a symbol of destruction and divine judgment.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_consequences.htm">Obedience and Consequences</a></b><br>The passage highlights the importance of obedience to God's commandments. Disobedience leads to tangible consequences, such as the destruction of crops by locusts.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_locusts.htm">Symbolism of Locusts</a></b><br>Locusts symbolize the destructive power of sin and disobedience. Just as locusts can devastate a land, sin can devastate a life.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God’s Sovereignty</a></b><br>The curses, including the locusts, remind us of God's sovereignty and His control over nature. They serve as a warning to remain faithful and trust in His provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>The imagery of locusts consuming the land serves as a call to repentance. It is a reminder that turning back to God can restore what has been lost.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faithfulness_in_prosperity_and_adversity.htm">Faithfulness in Prosperity and Adversity</a></b><br>The Israelites are reminded to remain faithful to God not only in times of prosperity but also in adversity, trusting that He is just and merciful.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_deuteronomy_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_do_locusts_mean_in_joel.htm">What do locusts symbolize in the Book of Joel?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'restore_the_years'_mean.htm">What does 'restore the years' mean in Joel 2:25?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/do_amos_4_9-10_plagues_match_history.htm">Amos 4:9-10 - Do the described plagues (blight, mildew, locusts, pestilence) align with known historical or scientific data?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_witchcraft.htm">How does faith lead to prosperity?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/deuteronomy/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 42.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Consume</span>; literally, <span class="accented">take possession of</span>. The name given here to the ravaging insect is not the same as in ver. 38; but there can be no doubt it is the locust that is intended. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/28-42.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Swarms of locusts</span><br /><span class="heb">הַצְּלָצַֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(haṣ·ṣə·lā·ṣal)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6767.htm">Strong's 6767: </a> </span><span class="str2">A clatter, whirring, a cricket, a harpoon, a cymbal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will consume</span><br /><span class="heb">יְיָרֵ֖שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(yə·yā·rêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3423.htm">Strong's 3423: </a> </span><span class="str2">To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your trees</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵצְךָ֖</span> <span class="translit">(‘ê·ṣə·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and the produce</span><br /><span class="heb">וּפְרִ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(ū·p̄ə·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6529.htm">Strong's 6529: </a> </span><span class="str2">Fruit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of your land.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ</span> <span class="translit">(’aḏ·mā·ṯe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ground, land</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/28-42.htm">Deuteronomy 28:42 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28-42.htm">Deuteronomy 28:42 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28-42.htm">Deuteronomy 28:42 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28-42.htm">Deuteronomy 28:42 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28-42.htm">Deuteronomy 28:42 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/28-42.htm">Deuteronomy 28:42 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/28-42.htm">Deuteronomy 28:42 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/28-42.htm">Deuteronomy 28:42 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/28-42.htm">Deuteronomy 28:42 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/28-42.htm">Deuteronomy 28:42 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/28-42.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:42 All your trees and the fruit (Deut. 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