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Deuteronomy 28:41

39 You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, because worms will eat them.

40 You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off.

You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity.

42 Swarms of locusts will consume all your trees and the produce of your land.

43 The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you sink down lower and lower.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity.
KJV
Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity.
WEB
You will father sons and daughters, but they will not be yours, for they will go into captivity.
ASV
Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but they shall not be thine; for they shall go into captivity.
DARBY
Sons and daughters shalt thou beget, but thou shalt not have them [to be with thee]; for they shall go into captivity.
BLB
You shall bear sons and daughters, and they shall not be yours, for they shall go into captivity.
ÅB
Sønner og døtre skal du få, men du skal ikke beholde dem, for de skal gå i fangenskap.
OTB
Du vil ha sønner og døtre, men vil ikke beholde dem, fordi de vil gå i fangenskap.
B1930
Sønner og døtre skal du få, men du skal ikke beholde dem, for de skal gå i fangenskap.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 28:32

    Your sons and daughters will be given to another nation, while your eyes grow weary looking for them day after day, with no power in your hand.

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  • Lamentations 1:5

    Her foes have become her masters; her enemies are at ease. For the LORD has brought her grief because of her many transgressions. Her children have gone away as captives before the enemy.

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  • 2 Kings 24:14

    He carried into exile all Jerusalem—all the commanders and mighty men of valor, all the craftsmen and metalsmiths—ten thousand captives in all. Only the poorest people of the land remained.

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