Deuteronomy 28:40
New International Version
You will have olive trees throughout your country but you will not use the oil, because the olives will drop off.

New Living Translation
You will grow olive trees throughout your land, but you will never use the olive oil, for the fruit will drop before it ripens.

English Standard Version
You shall have olive trees throughout all your territory, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil, for your olives shall drop off.

Berean Standard Bible
You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off.

King James Bible
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.

New King James Version
You shall have olive trees throughout all your territory, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olives shall drop off.

New American Standard Bible
You will have olive trees throughout your territory but you will not anoint yourself with the oil, because your olives will drop off prematurely.

NASB 1995
“You shall have olive trees throughout your territory but you will not anoint yourself with the oil, for your olives will drop off.

NASB 1977
“You shall have olive trees throughout your territory but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil, for your olives shall drop off.

Legacy Standard Bible
You shall have olive trees throughout your territory, but you will not anoint yourself with the oil, for your olives will drop off.

Amplified Bible
You will have olive trees throughout your territory but you will not anoint yourselves with the oil, because your olives will drop off.

Christian Standard Bible
You will have olive trees throughout your territory but not moisten your skin with oil, because your olives will drop off.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You will have olive trees throughout your territory but not anoint yourself with oil, because your olives will drop off.

American Standard Version
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.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Olive trees shall be yours in all your borders and you will not anoint with oil, because your olives will fall off.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou shalt have olive trees in all thy borders, and thou shalt not anoint thee with oil, because thine olive shall utterly cast its fruit.

Contemporary English Version
Even if your olive trees grow everywhere in your country, the olives will fall off before they are ready, and there won't be enough olive oil for combing your hair.

Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt have olive trees in all thy borders, and shalt not be anointed with the oil: for the olives shall fall off and perish.

English Revised Version
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You will have olive trees everywhere in your country but no olive oil to rub on your skin, because the olives will fall off the trees.

Good News Translation
Olive trees will grow everywhere in your land, but you will not have any olive oil, because the olives will drop off.

International Standard Version
You'll have olive trees throughout your territory, but you won't be able to anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off the trees.

JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou shalt have olive-trees throughout all thy borders, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olives shall drop off.

Literal Standard Version
olives are yours in all your border, but you do not pour out oil, for your olive falls off.

Majority Standard Bible
You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off.

New American Bible
Though you have olive trees throughout your country, you will have no oil for ointment, for your olives will drop off.

NET Bible
You will have olive trees throughout your territory but you will not anoint yourself with olive oil, because the olives will drop off the trees while still unripe.

New Revised Standard Version
You shall have olive trees throughout all your territory, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil, for your olives shall drop off.

New Heart English Bible
You shall have olive trees throughout all your borders, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olives shall drop off.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt have olive-trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil: for thy olive shall cast its fruit.

World English Bible
You will have olive trees throughout all your borders, but you won’t anoint yourself with the oil, for your olives will drop off.

Young's Literal Translation
olives are to thee in all thy border, and oil thou dost not pour out, for thine olive doth fall off.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
The Curses of Disobedience
39You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, because worms will eat them. 40You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off. 41You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity.…

Cross References
Jeremiah 11:16
The LORD once called you a flourishing olive tree, beautiful with well-formed fruit. But with a mighty roar He will set it on fire, and its branches will be consumed.

Micah 6:15
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.


Treasury of Scripture

You shall have olive trees throughout all your coasts, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olive shall cast his fruit.

anoint thyself

Psalm 23:5
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.

Psalm 104:15
And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man's heart.

Micah 6:15
Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.

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Verse 40. - Thine olive shall cast his fruit. Some would render here "shall be plundered or rooted out," taking the verb יִשַּׁל as the Niph. of שָׁלַל; but the majority regard it as part of the verb נָשַׁל, and render "shall drop off," or as in the Authorized Version. There is some doubt, however, whether the verb נָשַׁל can be used intransitively.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
You will have
יִהְי֥וּ (yih·yū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

olive trees
זֵיתִ֛ים (zê·ṯîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2132: An olive, the tree, the branch, the berry

throughout
בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

your territory,
גְּבוּלֶ֑ךָ (gə·ḇū·le·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed

but you will never
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

anoint
תָס֔וּךְ (ṯā·sūḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5480: To pour (in anointing), anoint

yourself with oil,
וְשֶׁ֙מֶן֙ (wə·še·men)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8081: Grease, liquid, richness

because
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the olives
זֵיתֶֽךָ׃ (zê·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 2132: An olive, the tree, the branch, the berry

will drop off.
יִשַּׁ֖ל (yiš·šal)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5394: To slip or drop off, draw off, clear away


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