Deuteronomy 28:40 - Revised Standard Version CI

⁴⁰ You shall have olive trees throughout all your territory, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olives shall drop off.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴⁰ 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁰ You shall have olive trees throughout all your territory but you shall not anoint yourselves with the oil, for your olive trees shall drop their fruit.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴⁰ Thou shalt have olive-trees throughout all thy borders, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast its fruit.

Common English Bible

⁴⁰ You might have many olive trees throughout your territories, but you won’t cover yourself with their oil because your olive trees will fail.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁰ You will have olive trees in all your borders, but you will not be anointed with the oil. For the olives will fall off and perish.

Deuteronomy 28:40 Cross References

Psalm 104:15

and wine to gladden the heart of man, oil to make his face shine, and bread to strengthen man's heart.

Psalm 23:5

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of my enemies; thou anointest my head with oil, my cup overflows.

Jeremiah 11:16

The Lord once called you, ‘A green olive tree, fair with goodly fruit’; but with the roar of a great tempest he will set fire to it, and its branches will be consumed.

Micah 6:15

You shall sow, but not reap; you shall tread olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil; you shall tread grapes, but not drink wine.