Deuteronomy 28:39

Deuteronomy · Old Testament · Chapter 28

“Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.”Deuteronomy 28:39

What Does Deuteronomy 28:39 Mean?

Deuteronomy 28:39 is found in the book of Deuteronomy, chapter 28, verse 39 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 11 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.

Cross-References (11)

These passages are connected to Deuteronomy 28:39 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.

Zephaniah 1:13“Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.”Nehemiah 9:37“And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress.”Job 15:33“He shall shake off his unripe grape as the vine, and shall cast off his flower as the olive.”Psalms 128:2“For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.”Jeremiah 6:12“And their houses shall be turned unto others, with their fields and wives together: for I will stretch out my hand upon the inhabitants of the land, saith the LORD.”Jeremiah 8:13“I will surely consume them, saith the LORD: there shall be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.”Isaiah 5:10“Yea, ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and the seed of an homer shall yield an ephah.”Isaiah 17:10“Because thou hast forgotten the God of thy salvation, and hast not been mindful of the rock of thy strength, therefore shalt thou plant pleasant plants, and shalt set it with strange slips:”Joel 1:4“That which the palmerworm hath left hath the locust eaten; and that which the locust hath left hath the cankerworm eaten; and that which the cankerworm hath left hath the caterpiller eaten.”Joel 2:2“A day of darkness and of gloominess, a day of clouds and of thick darkness, as the morning spread upon the mountains: a great people and a strong; there hath not been ever the like, neither shall be any more after it, even to the years of many generations.”Jonah 4:7“But God prepared a worm when the morning rose the next day, and it smote the gourd that it withered.”

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