New International Version They will devour the young of your livestock and the crops of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine or olive oil, nor any calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks until you are ruined. New Living Translation Its armies will devour your livestock and crops, and you will be destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine, olive oil, calves, or lambs, and you will starve to death. English Standard Version It shall eat the offspring of your cattle and the fruit of your ground, until you are destroyed; it also shall not leave you grain, wine, or oil, the increase of your herds or the young of your flock, until they have caused you to perish. Berean Standard Bible They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain or new wine or oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have caused you to perish. Berean Literal Bible And they shall eat the increase of your livestock and the produce of your land, until you are destroyed—which will leave to you no grain, or new wine, or oil, or offspring of your cattle, or increase of your flock, until they have destroyed you. King James Bible And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy kine, or flocks of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee. New King James Version And they shall eat the increase of your livestock and the produce of your land, until you are destroyed; they shall not leave you grain or new wine or oil, or the increase of your cattle or the offspring of your flocks, until they have destroyed you. New American Standard Bible Furthermore, it will eat the offspring of your herd and the produce of your ground until you are destroyed; a nation that will leave you no grain, new wine, or oil, nor the newborn of your cattle or the young of your flock, until they have eliminated you. NASB 1995 “Moreover, it shall eat the offspring of your herd and the produce of your ground until you are destroyed, who also leaves you no grain, new wine, or oil, nor the increase of your herd or the young of your flock until they have caused you to perish. NASB 1977 “Moreover, it shall eat the offspring of your herd and the produce of your ground until you are destroyed, who also leaves you no grain, new wine, or oil, nor the increase of your herd or the young of your flock until they have caused you to perish. Legacy Standard Bible Moreover, it shall eat the offspring of your herd and the produce of your ground until you are destroyed, who also will not allow grain, new wine, or oil, and the increase of your herd or the young of your flock to remain for you until they have caused you to perish. Amplified Bible and it will eat the offspring of your herd and the produce of your ground until you are destroyed, who will leave you no grain, new wine, or oil, nor the offspring of your herd or the young of your flock until they have caused you to perish. Berean Annotated Bible They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain or new wine or oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have caused you to perish. Christian Standard Bible They will eat the offspring of your livestock and your land’s produce until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine, fresh oil, young of your herds, or newborn of your flocks until they cause you to perish. Holman Christian Standard Bible They will eat the offspring of your livestock and your land’s produce until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine, oil, young of your herds, or newborn of your flocks until they cause you to perish. American Standard Version and shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy ground, until thou be destroyed; that also shall not leave thee grain, new wine, or oil, the increase of thy cattle, or the young of thy flock, until they have caused thee to perish. Contemporary English Version They will take your cattle, sheep, goats, grain, wine, and olive oil, then leave you to starve. English Revised Version and he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy ground, until thou be destroyed: which also shall not leave thee corn, wine, or oil, the increase of thy kine, or the young of thy flock, until he have caused thee to perish. GOD'S WORD® Translation They'll eat the offspring of your animals and the crops from your fields until you're destroyed. They'll leave you no grain, no new wine, no olive oil, no calves from your herds, and no lambs or kids from your flocks. They'll continue to do this until they've completely ruined you. Good News Translation They will eat your livestock and your crops, and you will starve to death. They will not leave you any grain, wine, olive oil, cattle, or sheep; and you will die. International Standard Version Its army will consume the offspring of your animals and the produce of your soil until you are exterminated. They will leave you without your grain, wine, oil, the increase of your cattle, and the lamb of your flock, until you are completely destroyed. NET Bible They will devour the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your soil until you are destroyed. They will not leave you with any grain, new wine, olive oil, calves of your herds, or lambs of your flocks until they have destroyed you. New Heart English Bible and shall eat the fruit of your livestock, and the fruit of your ground, until you are destroyed; that also shall not leave you grain, new wine, or oil, the increase of your livestock, or the young of your flock, until they have caused you to perish. Webster's Bible Translation And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou art destroyed: which also shall not leave thee either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of thy cattle, or flocks of thy sheep, until he hath destroyed thee. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleThey will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain or new wine or oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have caused you to perish. World English Bible They will eat the fruit of your livestock and the fruit of your ground, until you are destroyed. They also won’t leave you grain, new wine, oil, the increase of your livestock, or the young of your flock, until they have caused you to perish. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand it has eaten the fruit of your livestock and the fruit of your ground, until you are destroyed; which does not leave to you grain, new wine, and oil, the increase of your oxen, and the wealth of your flock, until it has destroyed you. Berean Literal Bible And they shall eat the increase of your livestock and the produce of your land, until you are destroyed—which will leave to you no grain, or new wine, or oil, or offspring of your cattle, or increase of your flock, until they have destroyed you. Young's Literal Translation and it hath eaten the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy ground, till thou art destroyed; which leaveth not to thee corn, new wine, and oil, increase of thine oxen, and wealth of thy flock, till it hath destroyed thee. Smith's Literal Translation And it shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land till he destroyed thee: which shall not leave to thee grain, new wine or new oil, the offspring of thine oxen and the flocks of thy sheep, till his destroying thee. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd will devour the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruits of thy land: until thou be destroyed, and will leave thee no wheat, nor wine, nor oil, nor herds of oxen, nor flocks of sheep: until he destroy thee. Catholic Public Domain Version And he will devour the fruit of your cattle, and the fruits of your land, until you have passed away, without leaving behind you wheat, or wine, or oil, or herds of oxen, or flocks of sheep: until he utterly destroys you. New American Bible They will consume the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your soil, until you are destroyed; they will leave you no grain or wine or oil, no issue of herd, no young of flock, until they have brought about your ruin. New Revised Standard Version It shall consume the fruit of your livestock and the fruit of your ground until you are destroyed, leaving you neither grain, wine, and oil, nor the increase of your cattle and the issue of your flock, until it has made you perish. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd they shall eat the young of your cattle and the fruit of your land, until they destroy you; they also shall not leave you either grain or wine or oil or herds of oxen or flocks of sheep, until they have destroyed you. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And it shall eat the offspring of your livestock and the fruit of your land until it shall destroy you, and it shall not leave to you produce or wine or oil or herds of oxen or flocks of sheep until it destroys you. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917And he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy ground, until thou be destroyed; that also shall not leave thee corn, wine, or oil, the increase of thy kine, or the young of thy flock, until he have caused thee to perish. Brenton Septuagint Translation And it shall eat up the young of thy cattle, and the fruits of thy land, so as not to leave to thee corn, wine, oil, the herds of thine oxen, and the flocks of thy sheep, until it shall have destroyed thee; Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context The Curses of Disobedience…50a ruthless nation with no respect for the old and no pity for the young. 51They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain or new wine or oil, no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, until they have caused you to perish. 52They will besiege all the cities throughout your land, until the high and fortified walls in which you trust have fallen. They will besiege all your cities throughout the land that the LORD your God has given you.… Cross References They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. Jeremiah 5:17 They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.” Judges 6:4 encamping against them as far as Gaza and destroying the produce of the land. They left Israel with no sustenance, neither sheep nor oxen nor donkeys. 2 Kings 6:25-29 So there was a great famine in Samaria. Indeed, they besieged the city so long that a donkey’s head sold for eighty shekels of silver, and a quarter cab of dove’s dung sold for five shekels of silver. / As the king of Israel was passing by on the wall, a woman cried out to him, “Help me, my lord the king!” / He answered, “If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?” … They will leave you no grain or new wine or oil, Joel 1:10 The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails. Haggai 1:11 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.” Hosea 2:9 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. no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, Jeremiah 14:5-6 Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn because there is no grass. / Wild donkeys stand on barren heights; they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail for lack of pasture.” Joel 1:18 How the cattle groan! The herds wander in confusion because they have no pasture. Even the flocks of sheep are suffering. Ezekiel 34:5-6 They were scattered for lack of a shepherd, and when they were scattered they became food for all the wild beasts. / My flock went astray on all the mountains and every high hill. They were scattered over the face of all the earth, with no one to search for them or seek them out.’ until they have caused you to perish. Ezekiel 5:16-17 When I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine and destruction that I will send to destroy you, I will intensify the famine against you and cut off your supply of food. / I will send famine and wild beasts against you, and they will leave you childless. Plague and bloodshed will sweep through you, and I will bring a sword against you. I, the LORD, have spoken.” Leviticus 26:38 You will perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies will consume you. Deuteronomy 32:24 They will be wasted from hunger and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague; I will send the fangs of wild beasts against them, with the venom of vipers that slither in the dust. Leviticus 26:26 When I cut off your supply of bread, ten women will bake your bread in a single oven and dole out your bread by weight, so that you will eat but not be satisfied. Isaiah 1:7 Your land is desolate; your cities are burned with fire. Foreigners devour your fields before you—a desolation demolished by strangers. Joel 1:4-7 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. / Wake up, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth. / For a nation has invaded My land, powerful and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness. … Amos 4:6-9 “I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. / “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. … Treasury of Scripture And he shall eat the fruit of your cattle, and the fruit of your land, until you be destroyed: which also shall not leave you either corn, wine, or oil, or the increase of your cows, or flocks of your sheep, until he have destroyed you. the fruit Deuteronomy 28:33 The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway: Isaiah 1:7 Your country is desolate, your cities are burned with fire: your land, strangers devour it in your presence, and it is desolate, as overthrown by strangers. Isaiah 62:8 The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: which also Leviticus 26:26 And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. Jeremiah 15:13 Thy substance and thy treasures will I give to the spoil without price, and that for all thy sins, even in all thy borders. Jeremiah 17:3 O my mountain in the field, I will give thy substance and all thy treasures to the spoil, and thy high places for sin, throughout all thy borders. Jump to Previous Cattle Caused Corn Destroyed Eat Either Increase Kine Livestock Moreover New Offspring Oil Perish Sheep Wine YoungJump to Next Cattle Caused Corn Destroyed Eat Either Increase Kine Livestock Moreover New Offspring Oil Perish Sheep Wine YoungDeuteronomy 28 1. The blessings for obedience15. The curses for disobedience They will eat the offspring of your livestock and the produce of your land until you are destroyed. An invading nation would consume the animals, crops, and resources on which Israel depended for food and livelihood. In an agrarian society, the loss of herds and harvests meant famine, poverty, and the collapse of ordinary life. What God had given as covenant blessing would be taken away through foreign conquest. Jer 5:17 They will devour your harvest and food; they will eat up…… They will leave you no grain or new wine or oil, The staples of Israel’s food supply would be exhausted. Grain provided bread, wine was a common drink and part of worship, and oil was used for food, light, and anointing. Their removal would leave the land barren and deprive the people of the provisions needed for daily life and offerings before the Lord. Jol 1:10 The field is ruined; the land mourns… no calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks, The invaders would also strip Israel of animals needed for food, breeding, and sacrifice. Without calves and lambs, households would lose both immediate sustenance and the means to rebuild their herds. The loss would also disrupt the sacrificial worship that stood at the center of Israel’s covenant life. Jer 14:5-6 Even the doe in the field deserts her newborn fawn… until they have caused you to perish. The warning reaches beyond temporary hardship to national ruin. Persistent rebellion would bring defeat, deprivation, and exile, demonstrating the grave consequences of abandoning the Lord’s commandments. Ezk 5:16-17 When I shower you with the deadly arrows of famine… Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe author of Deuteronomy, delivering God's laws and warnings to the Israelites. 2. Israelites The chosen people of God, receiving the blessings and curses based on their obedience or disobedience. 3. Promised Land The land of Canaan, which the Israelites are about to enter, flowing with milk and honey. 4. Foreign Nations The enemies who will invade and consume the resources of Israel as a consequence of disobedience. 5. Covenant The agreement between God and Israel, which includes blessings for obedience and curses for disobedience. Teaching Points The Seriousness of DisobedienceGod's warnings are not to be taken lightly. Disobedience leads to severe consequences, as seen in the destruction of resources. The Importance of Covenant Faithfulness The Israelites' relationship with God is based on a covenant. Faithfulness brings blessings, while unfaithfulness brings curses. Dependence on God for Provision The passage highlights the vulnerability of relying solely on material resources. True security comes from God. The Role of Foreign Nations as Instruments of Judgment God can use other nations to discipline His people, reminding us of His sovereignty over all nations. The Call to Repentance and Restoration Even in judgment, there is an implicit call to return to God, who is merciful and willing to restore. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Deuteronomy 28:51?2. How does Deuteronomy 28:51 illustrate consequences of disobedience to God's commands? 3. What does "destroy you" in Deuteronomy 28:51 reveal about God's justice? 4. How can Deuteronomy 28:51 encourage obedience in our daily Christian walk? 5. Compare Deuteronomy 28:51 with other biblical warnings about disobedience. 6. How can we apply the lessons of Deuteronomy 28:51 to modern society? 7. How does Deuteronomy 28:51 reflect God's judgment on Israel's disobedience? 8. What historical events align with the prophecy in Deuteronomy 28:51? 9. Does Deuteronomy 28:51 suggest a literal or metaphorical interpretation of divine punishment? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 28? Deuteronomy 28:51 sketches a grim reversal of every blessing that obedience once guaranteed. Invaders will consume livestock, crops, and every symbol of prosperity until the nation collapses. The verse underscores covenant accountability: when God’s people persist in rebellion, He withholds provision to draw them back to Himself. Yet even this severe judgment carries hope, for the purpose of discipline is ultimate restoration for those who repent (Leviticus 26:40–45). Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew They will eatוְ֠אָכַל (wə·’ā·ḵal) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat the offspring פְּרִ֨י (pə·rî) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6529: Fruit of your livestock בְהֶמְתְּךָ֥ (ḇə·hem·tə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal and the produce וּפְרִֽי־ (ū·p̄ə·rî-) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6529: Fruit of your land אַדְמָתְךָ֮ (’aḏ·mā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 127: Ground, land until עַ֣ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while you are destroyed. הִשָּֽׁמְדָךְ֒ (hiš·šā·mə·ḏāḵ) Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 8045: To be exterminated or destroyed They will leave יַשְׁאִ֜יר (yaš·’îr) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7604: To swell up, be, redundant you לְךָ֗ (lə·ḵā) Preposition | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew no לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no grain דָּגָן֙ (dā·ḡān) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1715: Corn, grain (of cereals) or new wine תִּיר֣וֹשׁ (tî·rō·wōš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8492: Must, fresh grape-juice, fermented wine or oil, וְיִצְהָ֔ר (wə·yiṣ·hār) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3323: Oil, anointing no calves שְׁגַ֥ר (šə·ḡar) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 7698: Offspring, young (of beasts) of your herds אֲלָפֶ֖יךָ (’ă·lā·p̄e·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 504: A family, an ox, cow or lambs וְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣ת (wə·‘aš·tə·rōṯ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 6251: Perhaps young of your flocks, צֹאנֶ֑ךָ (ṣō·ne·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6629: Small cattle, sheep and goats, flock until עַ֥ד (‘aḏ) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while they have caused you to perish. הַאֲבִיד֖וֹ (ha·’ă·ḇî·ḏōw) Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6: To wander away, lose oneself, to perish Additonal Resources Deuteronomy 28:51 Blue Letter BibleDeuteronomy 28:51 Bible Gateway Deuteronomy 28:51 Bible.com Deuteronomy 28:51 NIV |
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