Deuteronomy 28 · Verse 41

Deuteronomy 28:41

Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.
Deuteronomy 28:41, King James Version

Deuteronomy 28:41 in other translations

BSBYou will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity.
WEBYou will father sons and daughters, but they will not be yours, for they will go into captivity.
ASVThou shalt beget sons and daughters, but they shall not be thine; for they shall go into captivity.
YLT‘Sons and daughters thou dost beget, and they are not with thee, for they go into captivity;
DARBYSons and daughters shalt thou beget, but thou shalt not have them to be with thee; for they shall go into captivity.
BBEYou will have sons and daughters, but they will not be yours; for they will go away prisoners into a strange land.
WebsterThou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them: for they shall go into captivity.

What does Deuteronomy 28:41 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 28:15-44

If we do not keep God's commandments, we not only come short of the blessing promised, but we lay ourselves under the curse, which includes all misery, as the blessing all happiness. Observe the justice of this curse. It is not a curse causeless, or for some light cause. The extent and power of this curse. Wherever the sinner goes, the curse of God follows; wherever he is, it rests upon him. Whatever he has is under…

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Deuteronomy 28:41 in the original Hebrew

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בָּנִ֥יםba.NimsonsH1121
וּבָנ֖וֹתu.va.Notand daughtersH1323
תּוֹלִ֑ידto.Lidyou will fatherH3205
וְלֹא\־ve.lo'-and notH3808
יִהְי֣וּyih.Yuthey will belongH1961
לָ֔ךְLakhto <the> you
כִּ֥יkiforH3588
יֵלְכ֖וּye.le.Khuthey will goH1980
בַּשֶּֽׁבִי\׃ba.She.viin <the> captivityH7628

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 28:41

  • Deuteronomy 28:32

    Thy sons and thy daughters shall be given unto another people, and thine eyes shall look, and fail with longing for them all the day long: and there shall be no might in thine hand.

  • Lamentations 1:5

    Her adversaries are the chief, her enemies prosper; for the Lord hath afflicted her for the multitude of her transgressions: her children are gone into captivity before the enemy.

  • 2 Kings 24:14

    And he carried away all Jerusalem, and all the princes, and all the mighty men of valour, even ten thousand captives, and all the craftsmen and smiths: none remained, save the poorest sort of the people of the land.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
thou shalt not enjoy them. Heb. they shall not be thine.for.
32; 2Ki 24:14; La 1:5

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Context

  • Deuteronomy 28:40

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 28:41

    Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.

  • Deuteronomy 28:42

    All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.

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Deuteronomy 28:41 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Hijos é hijas engendrarás, y no serán para ti; porque irán en cautiverio.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Tu engendreras des fils et des filles, mais ils ne seront pas à toi; car ils iront en captivité.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Söhne und Töchter wirst du zeugen; aber sie werden dir nicht gehören, denn sie werden in die Gefangenschaft gehen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Filios generabis et filias, et non frueris eis: quoniam ducentur in captivitatem.