Deuteronomy 28:40
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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.You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off.
In other translations
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.You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off.
Hebrew words
זֵיתִיםzeitimolive treesH2132יִהְיוּyihyuthey will belongH1961לְךָlekhato <the> youבְּכָל־bekholin allH3605גְּבוּלֶךָgevulekhaterritory yourH1366וְשֶׁמֶןveshemenand oilH8081לֹאlo'notH3808תָסוּךְtasukhyou will anoint yourselfH5480כִּיkiforH3588יִשַּׁלyishalit will drop offH5394זֵיתֶךָ׃zeitekhaolive[s] yourH2132
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Micah 6:15Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine.
- Psalm 23:5Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.You prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. You anoint my head with oil; my cup overflows.
- Psalm 104:15And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.wine that gladdens the heart of man, oil that makes his face to shine, and bread that sustains his heart.
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