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42All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume.

Deuteronomy 28:42

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  • Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me; and, behold, he formed grasshoppers in the beginning of the shooting up of the latter growth; and, lo, it was the latter growth after the king's mowings. …

  • Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it. …

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 15-44)

Having viewed the bright side of the cloud, which is towards the obedient, we have now presented to us the dark side, which is towards the disobedient. If we do not keep God’s commandments, we not only come short of the blessing promised, but we lay ourselves under the curse, which is as comprehensive of all misery as the blessing is of all happiness. Observe, I. The equity of this curse. It is no…

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