Deuteronomy 28 · Verse 51

Deuteronomy 28:51

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.
Deuteronomy 28:51, King James Version

Deuteronomy 28:51 in other translations

BSBThey 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.
WEBThey 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.
ASVand 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.
YLTand 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.
DARBYand he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy ground, until thou be destroyed; for he shall not leave thee corn, new wine, or oil, offspring of thy kine, or increase of thy sheep, until he have destroyed thee.
BBEHe will take the fruit of your cattle and of your land till death puts an end to you: he will let you have nothing of your grain or wine or oil or any of the increase of your cattle or the young of your flock, till he has made your destruction complete.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Deuteronomy 28:51 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
51. he shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, &c.--According to the Jewish historian, every district of the country through which they passed was strewn with the wrecks of their devastation.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Deuteronomy 28:45-68

If God inflicts vengeance, what miseries his curse can bring upon mankind, even in this present world! Yet these are but the beginning of sorrows to those under the curse of God. What then will be the misery of that world where their worm dieth not, and their fire is not quenched! Observe what is here said of the wrath of God, which should come and remain upon the Israelites for their sins. It is amazing to think…

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Deuteronomy 28:51 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְ֠אָכַלVe.'a.khaland it will devourH398
פְּרִ֨יpe.Ri[the] fruit ofH6529
בְהֶמְתְּךָ֥ve.hem.te.Khalivestock yourH929
וּפְרִֽי\־u.fe.ri-and [the] fruit ofH6529
אַדְמָתְךָ֮'ad.ma.te.Khaground yourH127
עַ֣ד'aduntilH5704
הִשָּֽׁמְדָךְ֒hi.sha.me.doKhbeing destroyed youH8045
אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherwhichH834
לֹֽא\־lo'-notH3808
יַשְׁאִ֜ירyash.'Irit will leaveH7604
לְךָ֗le.Khato <the> you
דָּגָן֙da.GangrainH1715
תִּיר֣וֹשׁti.Ro.oshnew wineH8492
וְיִצְהָ֔רve.yitz.Harand fresh oilH3323
שְׁגַ֥רshe.Gar[the] young ofH7698
אֲלָפֶ֖יךָ'a.la.Fei.khacattle<s> yourH504
וְעַשְׁתְּרֹ֣תve.'ash.te.Rotand [the] young ones ofH6251
צֹאנֶ֑ךָtzo.Ne.khasheep yourH6629
עַ֥ד'aduntilH5704
הַאֲבִיד֖וֹha.'a.vi.Dodestroys itH6
אֹתָֽךְ\׃'o.Takh<obj.> youH853

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Cross references for Deuteronomy 28:51

  • 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 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:

  • 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.

  • Habakkuk 3:16-17

    When I heard, my belly trembled; my lips quivered at the voice: rottenness entered into my bones, and I trembled in myself, that I might rest in the day of trouble: when he cometh up unto the people, he will invade them with his troops. Although the fig tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be in the vines; the labour of the olive shall fail, and the fields shall yield no meat; the flock shall be cut off from the fold, and there shall be no herd in the stalls:

  • 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.

  • Ezekiel 12:19

    And say unto the people of the land, Thus saith the Lord God of the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and of the land of Israel; They shall eat their bread with carefulness, and drink their water with astonishment, that her land may be desolate from all that is therein, because of the violence of all them that dwell therein.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the fruit.
33; Isa 1:7; 62:8
which also.
Le 26:26; Jer 15:13; 17:3; Eze 12:19; Hab 3:16,17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Deuteronomy 28:50

    A nation of fierce countenance, which shall not regard the person of the old, nor shew favour to the young:

  • Deuteronomy 28:51

    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.

  • Deuteronomy 28:52

    And he shall besiege thee in all thy gates, until thy high and fenced walls come down, wherein thou trustedst, throughout all thy land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy gates throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.

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Deuteronomy 28:51 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y comerá el fruto de tu bestia y el fruto de tu tierra, hasta que perezcas: y no te dejará grano, ni mosto, ni aceite, ni la cría de tus vacas, ni los rebaños de tus ovejas, hasta destruirte.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et elle mangera le fruit de tes bêtes et le fruit de ta terre, jusqu’à ce que tu sois détruit; car elle ne te laissera de reste ni froment, ni moût, ni huile, ni portée de ton gros bétail, ni accroissement de ton menu bétail, jusqu’à ce qu’elle t’ait fait périr.
German
Elberfelder 1871
und welche die Frucht deines Viehes und die Frucht deines Landes verzehren wird, bis du vertilgt bist; welche dir weder Getreide, noch Most, noch Öl, noch das Geworfene deiner Rinder, noch die Zucht deines Kleinviehes übriglassen wird, bis sie dich zu Grunde gerichtet hat.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
et devoret fructum jumentorum tuorum, ac fruges terræ tuæ: donec intereas, et non relinquat tibi triticum, vinum, et oleum, armenta boum, et greges ovium: donec te disperdat,