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for the worms shall eat them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/deuteronomy/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />You shall plant vineyards and tend <i>them,</i> but you shall neither drink <i>of</i> the wine nor gather the <i>grapes;</i> for the worms shall eat them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but you will neither drink of the wine nor bring in <i>the harvest,</i> because the worm will eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220You shall plant and cultivate vineyards, but you will neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes, for the worm will devour them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/deuteronomy/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“You shall plant and cultivate vineyards, but you shall neither drink of the wine nor gather <i>the grapes,</i> for the worm shall devour them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />You shall plant and cultivate vineyards, but you will neither drink of the wine nor gather <i>the grapes</i>, for the worm will devour them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/deuteronomy/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />You will plant vineyards and cultivate them, but you will not drink the wine or gather <i>the grapes,</i> because the worm will eat them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will plant and cultivate vineyards but not drink the wine or gather the grapes, because worms will eat them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will plant and cultivate vineyards but not drink the wine or gather the grapes, because worms will eat them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/deuteronomy/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/deuteronomy/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will plant vineyards and work hard at taking care of them, but you won't gather any grapes, much less get any wine, because the vines themselves will be eaten by worms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/deuteronomy/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/deuteronomy/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You will plant vineyards and take care of them, but you won't drink any wine or gather any grapes, because worms will eat them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You will plant vineyards and take care of them, but you will not gather their grapes or drink wine from them, because worms will eat the vines. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/deuteronomy/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You'll plant a vineyard, but you won't drink wine or harvest any grapes, because worms will consume it. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, because worms will eat them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/deuteronomy/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You will plant vineyards and cultivate them, but you will not drink wine or gather in grapes, because worms will eat them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You shall plant vineyards and dress them, but you shall neither drink of the wine, nor harvest; for the worm shall eat them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt plant vineyards and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes: for the worm shall eat them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/deuteronomy/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You will plant vineyards and dress them, but you will neither drink of the wine, nor harvest, because worms will eat them. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />you plant vineyards and have labored, but you do not drink wine, nor gather [grapes], for the worm consumes it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> vineyards thou dost plant, and hast laboured, and wine thou dost not drink nor gather, for the worm doth consume it;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt plant vineyards and thou shalt work; and thou shalt not drink the wine, and thou shalt not gather, for the worm shall eat it.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/deuteronomy/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thou shalt plant a vineyard, and dig it, and shalt not drink the wine, nor gather any thing thereof: because it shall be wasted with worms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/deuteronomy/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />You will dig and plant a vineyard, but you will not drink the wine, nor gather anything at all from it. For it will be devastated by worms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/deuteronomy/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Though you plant and cultivate vineyards, you will not drink or store up the wine, for the worms will eat them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/deuteronomy/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You shall plant vineyards and dress them, but you shall neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, for the worm shall eat them.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/deuteronomy/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />You shall plant a vineyard and dress it, but you shall neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes, because the worms shall eat it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/deuteronomy/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You will plant a vineyard and you will cultivate and you will not drink wine, and you will not gather because a worm eats it.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/deuteronomy/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/deuteronomy/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thou shalt plant a vineyard, and dress it, and shalt not drink the wine, neither shalt thou delight thyself with it, because the worm shall devour it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/deuteronomy/28-39.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=7695" 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">38</span>You will sow much seed in the field but harvest little, because the locusts will consume it. <span class="reftext">39</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5193.htm" title="5193: tiṭ·ṭa‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To plant. A primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. Fix; specifically, to plant.">You will plant</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: wə·‘ā·ḇā·ḏə·tā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2ms) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">and cultivate</a> <a href="/hebrew/3754.htm" title="3754: kə·rā·mîm (N-mp) -- A vineyard. From an unused root of uncertain meaning; a garden or vineyard.">vineyards,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">but will neither</a> <a href="/hebrew/8354.htm" title="8354: ṯiš·teh (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To drink. A primitive root; to imbibe.">drink</a> <a href="/hebrew/3196.htm" title="3196: wə·ya·yin (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Wine. From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine; by implication, intoxication.">the wine</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">nor</a> <a href="/hebrew/103.htm" title="103: ṯe·’ĕ·ḡōr (V-Qal-Imperf-2ms) -- To gather. A primitive root; to harvest.">gather the grapes,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">because</a> <a href="/hebrew/8438.htm" title="8438: hat·tō·lā·‘aṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- Worm, scarlet stuff. ">worms</a> <a href="/hebrew/398.htm" title="398: ṯō·ḵə·len·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3fs:: 3mse) -- To eat. A primitive root; to eat.">will eat them.</a> </span><span class="reftext">40</span>You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off.…<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="/isaiah/5-10.htm">Isaiah 5:10</a></span><br />For ten acres of vineyard will yield but a bath of wine, and a homer of seed only an ephah of grain.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-15.htm">Micah 6:15</a></span><br />You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-11.htm">Amos 5:11</a></span><br />Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/haggai/1-6.htm">Haggai 1:6</a></span><br />You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/12-13.htm">Jeremiah 12:13</a></span><br />They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves to no avail. Bear the shame of your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD.”<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="/job/31-8.htm">Job 31:8</a></span><br />then may another eat what I have sown, and may my crops be uprooted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/107-34.htm">Psalm 107:34</a></span><br />and fruitful land into fields of salt, because of the wickedness of its dwellers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/17-10.htm">Isaiah 17:10-11</a></span><br />For you have forgotten the God of your salvation and failed to remember the Rock of your refuge. Therefore, though you cultivate delightful plots and set out cuttings from exotic vines— / though on the day you plant you make them grow, and on that morning you help your seed sprout—yet the harvest will vanish on the day of disease and incurable pain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-2.htm">Hosea 9:2</a></span><br />The threshing floor and winepress will not feed them, and the new wine will fail them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Joel 1:10-12</a></span><br />The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails. / Be dismayed, O farmers, wail, O vinedressers, over the wheat and barley, because the harvest of the field has perished. / The grapevine is dried up, and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, palm, and apple—all the trees of the orchard—are withered. Surely the joy of mankind has dried up.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-33.htm">Matthew 21:33-41</a></span><br />Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/12-1.htm">Mark 12:1-9</a></span><br />Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. / But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/20-9.htm">Luke 20:9-16</a></span><br />Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed. / So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-1.htm">John 15:1-6</a></span><br />“I am the true vine, and My Father is the keeper of the vineyard. / He cuts off every branch in Me that bears no fruit, and every branch that does bear fruit, He prunes to make it even more fruitful. / You are already clean because of the word I have spoken to you. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">You shall plant vineyards, and dress them, but shall neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.</p><p class="hdg">for the worms</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4-7</a></b></br> 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… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/joel/2-2.htm">Joel 2:2-4</a></b></br> 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, <i>even</i> to the years of many generations… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/4-7.htm">Jonah 4:7</a></b></br> But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-15.htm">Care</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-38.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/genesis/4-12.htm">Cultivate</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-38.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-13.htm">Dress</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/21-20.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-33.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-30.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/24-21.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/6-11.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/18-4.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/exodus/16-24.htm">Worm</a> <a href="/exodus/16-24.htm">Worms</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/deuteronomy/28-58.htm">Care</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-42.htm">Consume</a> <a href="/psalms/37-3.htm">Cultivate</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-22.htm">Devour</a> <a href="/1_samuel/17-38.htm">Dress</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/29-6.htm">Drink</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-51.htm">Eat</a> <a href="/joshua/24-13.htm">Plant</a> <a href="/judges/9-27.htm">Vines</a> <a href="/joshua/24-13.htm">Vineyards</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-51.htm">Wine</a> <a href="/1_kings/8-37.htm">Worm</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-24.htm">Worms</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>You will plant and cultivate vineyards</b><br>In ancient Israel, vineyards were a symbol of prosperity and blessing. Planting and cultivating vineyards required significant labor and investment, reflecting the hope of a fruitful harvest. The Israelites were familiar with the process of viticulture, as the land of Canaan was well-suited for grape growing. This phrase indicates the effort and expectation of a bountiful yield, which was a common agricultural practice in the region. The vineyard is often used in Scripture as a metaphor for Israel itself, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/5.htm">Isaiah 5:1-7</a>, where God describes Israel as His vineyard.<p><b>but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes</b><br>This phrase highlights the futility of the Israelites' labor due to disobedience. Despite their hard work, they would not enjoy the fruits of their labor. This is a direct consequence of the covenant curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where blessings and curses are contingent upon Israel's obedience to God's commandments. The inability to enjoy the produce of one's vineyard is a reversal of the blessings promised in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-4.htm">Deuteronomy 28:4</a>, where the fruit of the ground is a sign of God's favor. This also echoes the curse in <a href="/leviticus/26-16.htm">Leviticus 26:16</a>, where God warns of sowing seed in vain.<p><b>because worms will eat them</b><br>The mention of worms consuming the grapes signifies a natural disaster or pestilence as a form of divine judgment. In the agrarian society of ancient Israel, such infestations would be devastating, leading to economic hardship and food scarcity. This imagery of destruction by worms is reminiscent of the locust plagues described in <a href="/joel/1-4.htm">Joel 1:4</a>, where the land is ravaged by successive waves of locusts. The use of worms here underscores the totality of the loss and serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commandments. This also foreshadows the ultimate judgment and restoration themes found in the prophetic books, where God promises to restore what the locusts have eaten (<a href="/joel/2-25.htm">Joel 2:25</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws and blessings/curses to the Israelites.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/israelites.htm">Israelites</a></b><br>The chosen people of God, receiving the covenant and its stipulations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/promised_land.htm">Promised Land</a></b><br>The land of Canaan, which the Israelites are about to enter, flowing with milk and honey.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/v/vineyards.htm">Vineyards</a></b><br>Symbolic of prosperity and blessing, representing the agricultural abundance in the Promised Land.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/w/worms.htm">Worms</a></b><br>Representing the curse and consequence of disobedience, consuming the fruits of labor.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_consequences.htm">Obedience and Consequences</a></b><br>The verse underscores the principle that disobedience to God's commands leads to loss and futility. Just as the Israelites would labor in vain due to disobedience, we too face consequences when we stray from God's path.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_fragility_of_earthly_prosperity.htm">The Fragility of Earthly Prosperity</a></b><br>Earthly blessings, such as vineyards, are temporary and can be easily lost. This reminds us to prioritize spiritual wealth over material gain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/dependence_on_god.htm">Dependence on God</a></b><br>The inability to enjoy the fruits of their labor serves as a reminder of our dependence on God for provision and protection. True security is found in Him alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_fruitfulness.htm">Spiritual Fruitfulness</a></b><br>In contrast to the physical loss described, believers are called to bear spiritual fruit by abiding in Christ, ensuring that our labor in the Lord is not in vain.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restoration.htm">Repentance and Restoration</a></b><br>While this verse speaks of judgment, it also implicitly invites repentance. God's desire is for His people to return to Him and experience restoration and blessing.<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/christian_view_on_wine.htm">What is the Christian Perspective on drinking wine?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_nurture_and_guide_children.htm">What does the Bible say about alcohol consumption?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/could_a_family_abstain_from_wine_culturally.htm">Jeremiah 35:6 - Is it plausible that a family lineage strictly abstained from wine in a culture where wine was central to various religious observances?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_numbers_13_conflict_with_others.htm">Why do the accounts in Numbers 13 seem to conflict with other passages about the Promised Land's inhabitants and geography?</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 39.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Worms</span>; probably the vine weevil, the convolvulus or involvulus of the Latin writers (Pliny, 'Nat. Hist.,' 17:47; Care, ' De Re Rust.,' c. 95; Plaut., 'Cistell.,' 4:2), the <span class="greek">ἴξ</span> er <span class="greek">ἴψ</span> of the Greeks (Bochart, 'Hieroz.,' pt. it. bk. 4. e. 27). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/deuteronomy/28-39.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">You will plant</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּטַּ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(tiṭ·ṭa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5193.htm">Strong's 5193: </a> </span><span class="str2">To strike in, fix, to plant</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and cultivate</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעָבָ֑דְתָּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ā·ḇā·ḏə·tā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">vineyards,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּרָמִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(kə·rā·mîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> </span><span class="str2">A garden, vineyard</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but will neither</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">drink</span><br /><span class="heb">תִשְׁתֶּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(ṯiš·teh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8354.htm">Strong's 8354: </a> </span><span class="str2">To imbibe</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the wine</span><br /><span class="heb">וְיַ֤יִן</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ya·yin)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3196.htm">Strong's 3196: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wine, intoxication</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nor</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">gather [the grapes],</span><br /><span class="heb">תֶאֱגֹ֔ר</span> <span class="translit">(ṯe·’ĕ·ḡōr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_103.htm">Strong's 103: </a> </span><span class="str2">To harvest</span><br /><br /><span class="word">because</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">worms</span><br /><span class="heb">הַתֹּלָֽעַת׃</span> <span class="translit">(hat·tō·lā·‘aṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8438.htm">Strong's 8438: </a> </span><span class="str2">The crimson-grub, of the color, from it, cloths dyed therewith</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will eat them.</span><br /><span class="heb">תֹאכְלֶ֖נּוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ṯō·ḵə·len·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_398.htm">Strong's 398: </a> </span><span class="str2">To eat</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/deuteronomy/28-39.htm">Deuteronomy 28:39 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/deuteronomy/28-39.htm">Deuteronomy 28:39 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/deuteronomy/28-39.htm">Deuteronomy 28:39 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/deuteronomy/28-39.htm">Deuteronomy 28:39 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/deuteronomy/28-39.htm">Deuteronomy 28:39 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/deuteronomy/28-39.htm">Deuteronomy 28:39 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/deuteronomy/28-39.htm">Deuteronomy 28:39 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/deuteronomy/28-39.htm">Deuteronomy 28:39 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/deuteronomy/28-39.htm">Deuteronomy 28:39 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/deuteronomy/28-39.htm">Deuteronomy 28:39 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/deuteronomy/28-39.htm">OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:39 You shall plant vineyards and dress them (Deut. 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