Deuteronomy 28:38
“Thou shalt carie much seede out into the field, and shalt gather but litle in: for the locust shall consume it.”
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Deuteronomy 28:38 Context
36The Lord shal bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set ouer thee, vnto a nation which neither thou, nor thy fathers haue knowen, and there shalt thou serue other gods, wood and stone. 37And thou shalt become an astonishment, a prouerbe, and a by-worde, among all nations whither the Lord shall leade thee. 38Thou shalt carie much seede out into the field, and shalt gather but litle in: for the locust shall consume it. 39Thou shalt plant vineyards and dresse them, but shalt neither drinke of the wine, nor gather the grapes: for the wormes shall eate them. 40Thou shalt haue Oliue trees throughout al thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thy selfe with the oyle: for thine Oliue shall cast his fruit.
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Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather [but] little in; for the locust shall consume it.
- King James Version
"You shall bring out much seed to the field but you will gather in little, for the locust will consume it.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather little in; for the locust shall consume it.
- American Standard Version (1901)
You will take much seed out into the field, and get little in; for the locust will get it.
- Basic English Bible
Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather little in; for the locust shall devour it.
- Darby Bible
Thou shalt carry much seed into the field, and shalt gather but little: for the locust shall consume it.
- Webster's Bible
You shall carry much seed out into the field, and shall gather little in; for the locust shall consume it.
- World English Bible
`Much seed thou dost take out into the field, and little thou dost gather in, for the locust doth consume it;
- Youngs Literal Bible
Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather little in; for the locust shall consume it.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible