Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Swarms of locusts will take over all your trees and the crops of your land. New Living Translation Swarms of insects will destroy your trees and crops. English Standard Version The cricket shall possess all your trees and the fruit of your ground. Berean Standard Bible Swarms of locusts will consume all your trees and the produce of your land. King James Bible All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume. New King James Version Locusts shall consume all your trees and the produce of your land. New American Standard Bible The cricket will take possession of all your trees and the produce of your ground. NASB 1995 “The cricket shall possess all your trees and the produce of your ground. NASB 1977 “The cricket shall possess all your trees and the produce of your ground. Legacy Standard Bible The cricket shall possess all your trees and the produce of your ground. Amplified Bible The cricket will take possession of all your trees and the produce of your ground. Christian Standard Bible Buzzing insects will take possession of all your trees and your land’s produce. Holman Christian Standard Bible Whirring insects will take possession of all your trees and your land’s produce. American Standard Version All thy trees and the fruit of thy ground shall the locust possess. Contemporary English Version Locusts will eat your crops and strip your trees of leaves and fruit. English Revised Version All thy trees and the fruit of thy ground shall the locust possess. GOD'S WORD® Translation Crickets will swarm all over your trees and the crops in your fields. Good News Translation All your trees and crops will be devoured by insects. International Standard Version Whirling locusts will consume every tree and the produce of your land. Majority Standard Bible Swarms of locusts will consume all your trees and the produce of your land. NET Bible Whirring locusts will take over every tree and all the produce of your soil. New Heart English Bible All your trees and the fruit of your ground shall the locust possess. Webster's Bible Translation All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume. World English Bible Locusts will consume all of your trees and the fruit of your ground. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionthe locust possesses all your trees and the fruit of your ground; Young's Literal Translation all thy trees and the fruit of thy ground doth the locust possess; Smith's Literal Translation All thy wood and the fruit of thy land shall the grasshopper seize. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe blast shall consume all the trees and the fruits of thy ground. Catholic Public Domain Version Rot will consume all the trees, as well as the fruits of your land. New American Bible Buzzing insects will take possession of all your trees and the crops of your soil. New Revised Standard Version All your trees and the fruit of your ground the cicada shall take over. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAll your trees and fruits of your land shall the locust consume. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The locust shall eat all of your trees and the fruit of your land. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917All thy trees and the fruit of thy land shall the locust possess. Brenton Septuagint Translation All thy trees and the fruits of thy land shall the blight consume. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Curses of Disobedience…41You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity. 42Swarms of locusts will consume all your trees and the produce of your land. 43The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you sink down lower and lower.… Cross References Joel 1:4 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. Amos 4:9 “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. Isaiah 5:6 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.” Jeremiah 8:13 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.” 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.” Malachi 3:11 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. Leviticus 26:20 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. Ezekiel 17:9-10 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.’” 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. Psalm 105:34-35 He spoke, and the locusts came—young locusts without number. / They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil. Matthew 13:7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings. Mark 4:7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the seedlings, and they yielded no crop. Luke 8:7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the seedlings. John 15:6 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. Romans 8:20-22 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. Treasury of Scripture All your trees and fruit of your land shall the locust consume. thy trees Deuteronomy 28:38,39 Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it… Amos 7:1,2 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, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings… consume. Jump to Previous Consume Cricket Crops Locust Possess Produce Swarms TreesJump to Next Consume Cricket Crops Locust Possess Produce Swarms TreesDeuteronomy 28 1. The blessings for obedience15. The curses for disobedience Swarms of locusts 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 (Exodus 10:12-15), highlighting their role as instruments of divine judgment. The imagery of locusts is also used in prophetic literature, such as in Joel 1:4, where they represent a severe judgment on the land. This phrase underscores the severity of the curses for disobedience to God's covenant. will consume all your trees and the produce of your land Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe 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. 2. Israelites The chosen people of God, who are about to enter the Promised Land. They are the recipients of the blessings and curses outlined in Deuteronomy 28. 3. Promised Land 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. 4. Locusts In Deuteronomy 28:42, 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. Teaching Points Obedience and ConsequencesThe passage highlights the importance of obedience to God's commandments. Disobedience leads to tangible consequences, such as the destruction of crops by locusts. Symbolism of Locusts Locusts symbolize the destructive power of sin and disobedience. Just as locusts can devastate a land, sin can devastate a life. God’s Sovereignty 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. Call to Repentance 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. Faithfulness in Prosperity and Adversity 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.Verse 42. - Consume; literally, take possession of. 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. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Swarms of locustsהַצְּלָצַֽל׃ (haṣ·ṣə·lā·ṣal) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6767: A clatter, whirring, a cricket, a harpoon, a cymbal will consume יְיָרֵ֖שׁ (yə·yā·rêš) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every your trees עֵצְךָ֖ (‘ê·ṣə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood and the produce וּפְרִ֣י (ū·p̄ə·rî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6529: Fruit of your land. אַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ (’aḏ·mā·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 127: Ground, land Links Deuteronomy 28:42 NIVDeuteronomy 28:42 NLT Deuteronomy 28:42 ESV Deuteronomy 28:42 NASB Deuteronomy 28:42 KJV Deuteronomy 28:42 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 28:42 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 28:42 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 28:42 French Bible Deuteronomy 28:42 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:42 All your trees and the fruit (Deut. 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