Deuteronomy 28:38
King James VersionSource notes
“Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather little in; for the locust shall consume it.”
Context
35The LORD shall smite thee in the knees, and in the legs, with a sore botch that cannot be healed, from the sole of thy foot unto the top of thy head.
36The LORD shall bring thee, and thy king which thou shalt set over thee, unto a nation which neither thou nor thy fathers have known; and there shalt thou serve other gods, wood and stone.
37And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee.
38Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather little in; for the locust shall consume it.
39Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress but shalt neither drink the wine, nor gather for the worms shall eat them.
40Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint with the oil; for thine olive shall cast
41Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.