Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version A people that you do not know will eat what your land and labor produce, and you will have nothing but cruel oppression all your days. New Living Translation A foreign nation you have never heard about will eat the crops you worked so hard to grow. You will suffer under constant oppression and harsh treatment. English Standard Version A nation that you have not known shall eat up the fruit of your ground and of all your labors, and you shall be only oppressed and crushed continually, Berean Standard Bible A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed. King James Bible The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway: New King James Version A nation whom you have not known shall eat the fruit of your land and the produce of your labor, and you shall be only oppressed and crushed continually. New American Standard Bible A people whom you do not know will eat the produce of your ground and every product of your labor, and you will never be anything but oppressed and mistreated continually. NASB 1995 “A people whom you do not know shall eat up the produce of your ground and all your labors, and you will never be anything but oppressed and crushed continually. NASB 1977 “A people whom you do not know shall eat up the produce of your ground and all your labors, and you shall never be anything but oppressed and crushed continually. Legacy Standard Bible A people whom you do not know shall eat up the produce of your ground and all your labors, and you will never be anything but oppressed and crushed all your days. Amplified Bible A people whom you do not know will eat the produce of your land and all the products of your labors, and you will never be anything but oppressed and exploited and crushed continually. Christian Standard Bible A people you don’t know will eat your land’s produce and everything you have labored for. You will only be oppressed and crushed continually. Holman Christian Standard Bible A people you don’t know will eat your land’s produce and everything you have labored for. You will only be oppressed and crushed continually. American Standard Version The fruit of thy ground, and all thy labors, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway; Contemporary English Version You will work hard on your farms, but everything you harvest will be eaten by foreigners, who will mistreat you and abuse you for the rest of your life. English Revised Version The fruit of thy ground, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed alway: GOD'S WORD® Translation People you never knew will eat what your land and your hard work have produced. As long as you live, you will know nothing but oppression and abuse. Good News Translation A foreign nation will take all the crops that you have worked so hard to grow, while you receive nothing but constant oppression and harsh treatment. International Standard Version "A people whom you don't know will devour what your land and labor produces. You'll be only oppressed and discouraged continuously Majority Standard Bible A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed. NET Bible As for the produce of your land and all your labor, a people you do not know will consume it, and you will be nothing but oppressed and crushed for the rest of your lives. New Heart English Bible The fruit of your ground, and all your labors, shall a nation which you do not know eat up; and you shall be only oppressed and crushed always; Webster's Bible Translation The fruit of thy land, and all thy labors, shall be eaten by a nation which thou knowest not: and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed always: World English Bible A nation which you don’t know will eat the fruit of your ground and all of your work. You will only be oppressed and crushed always, Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionA people whom you have not known eat the fruit of your ground and all your labor; and you have been only oppressed and bruised [for] all the days; Young's Literal Translation The fruit of thy ground, and all thy labour, eat up doth a people whom thou hast not known; and thou hast been only oppressed and bruised all the days; Smith's Literal Translation The fruit of thy land and all thy labors, a people which thou knewest not shall eat: and thou wert only oppressed and broken all the days. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMay a people which thou knowest not, eat the fruits of thy land, and all thy labours: and mayst thou always suffer oppression, and be crushed at all times. Catholic Public Domain Version May a people you do not know eat the fruits of your land and of all your labors. And may you continually suffer from slander and oppression every day. New American Bible A people you do not know will consume the fruit of your soil and of all your labor, and you will be thoroughly oppressed and continually crushed, New Revised Standard Version A people whom you do not know shall eat up the fruit of your ground and of all your labors; you shall be continually abused and crushed, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleThe fruit of your land and all your labors shall a nation which you know not eat up; and you shall be only wronged and oppressed always; Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The fruit of the land and a people that you do not know will eat all your labors, and you will be oppressed and afflicted all of your days. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917The fruit of thy land, and all thy labours, shall a nation which thou knowest not eat up; and thou shalt be only oppressed and crushed away: Brenton Septuagint Translation A nation which thou knowest not shall eat the produce of thy land, and all thy labours; and thou shalt be injured and crushed always. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Curses of Disobedience…32Your 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. 33A people you do not know will eat the produce of your land and of all your toil. All your days you will be oppressed and crushed. 34You will be driven mad by the sights you see.… Cross References Leviticus 26:16 then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it. Jeremiah 5:17 They will devour your harvest and food; they will consume your sons and daughters; they will eat up your flocks and herds; they will feed on your vines and fig trees. With the sword they will destroy the fortified cities in which you trust.” Judges 6:3-4 Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them, / encamping against them as far as Gaza and destroying the produce of the land. They left Israel with no sustenance, neither sheep nor oxen nor donkeys. Micah 6:15 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. Isaiah 62:8-9 The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled. / For those who harvest grain will eat it and praise the LORD, and those who gather grapes will drink the wine in My holy courts.” Hosea 7:9 Foreigners consume his strength, but he does not notice. Even his hair is streaked with gray, but he does not know. Joel 1:4-7 What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust has left, the young locust has eaten; and what the young locust has left, the destroying locust has eaten. / Wake up, you drunkards, and weep; wail, all you drinkers of wine, because of the sweet wine, for it has been cut off from your mouth. / For a nation has invaded My land, powerful and without number; its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and its fangs are the fangs of a lioness. ... Lamentations 5:2 Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers, our houses to foreigners. Nehemiah 9:36-37 So here we are today as slaves in the land You gave our fathers to enjoy its fruit and goodness—here we are as slaves! / Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress. Ezekiel 25:4 therefore I will indeed give you as a possession to the people of the East. They will set up their camps and pitch their tents among you. They will eat your fruit and drink your milk. Habakkuk 1:6 For behold, I am raising up the Chaldeans—that ruthless and impetuous nation which marches through the breadth of the earth to seize dwellings not their own. Matthew 21:33-41 Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ... Luke 19:43-44 For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. / They will level you to the ground—you and the children within your walls. They will not leave one stone on another, because you did not recognize the time of your visitation from God.” John 4:37-38 For in this case the saying ‘One sows and another reaps’ is true. / I sent you to reap what you have not worked for; others have done the hard work, and now you have taken up their labor.” James 5:4 Look, the wages you withheld from the workmen who mowed your fields are crying out against you. The cries of the harvesters have reached the ears of the Lord of Hosts. Treasury of Scripture The fruit of your land, and all your labors, shall a nation which you know not eat up; and you shall be only oppressed and crushed always: The fruit Deuteronomy 28:30,51 Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof… Leviticus 26:16 I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. Nehemiah 9:36,37 Behold, we are servants this day, and for the land that thou gavest unto our fathers to eat the fruit thereof and the good thereof, behold, we are servants in it: … thou shalt be Deuteronomy 28:29 And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not prosper in thy ways: and thou shalt be only oppressed and spoiled evermore, and no man shall save thee. Jeremiah 4:17 As keepers of a field, are they against her round about; because she hath been rebellious against me, saith the LORD. Jump to Previous Alway Always Continually Cruel Crushed Eat Eaten Hands Kept Labors Nation Oppressed Oppression Produce Strange WorkJump to Next Alway Always Continually Cruel Crushed Eat Eaten Hands Kept Labors Nation Oppressed Oppression Produce Strange WorkDeuteronomy 28 1. The blessings for obedience15. The curses for disobedience A people you do not know This phrase highlights the foreign nature of the invaders. In the Hebrew context, "a people" (עַם, 'am) often refers to a nation or ethnic group distinct from Israel. Historically, this can be seen as a reference to the Assyrians, Babylonians, or other foreign powers that would later conquer Israel. Theologically, it serves as a warning of the consequences of disobedience to God’s covenant, emphasizing the loss of national identity and security when Israel turns away from God. will eat the produce of your land and of all your labor You will be oppressed and crushed continually Hebrew A peopleעַ֖ם (‘am) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock you do not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no know יָדָ֑עְתָּ (yā·ḏā·‘ə·tā) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know will eat יֹאכַ֥ל (yō·ḵal) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 398: To eat the produce פְּרִ֤י (pə·rî) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6529: Fruit of your land אַדְמָֽתְךָ֙ (’aḏ·mā·ṯə·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 127: Ground, land and of all וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every your toil. יְגִ֣יעֲךָ֔ (yə·ḡî·‘ă·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 3018: Toil, a work, produce, property All כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every your days הַיָּמִֽים׃ (hay·yā·mîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3117: A day you will be וְהָיִ֗יתָ (wə·hā·yî·ṯā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be oppressed עָשׁ֥וּק (‘ā·šūq) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 6231: To press upon, oppress, defraud, violate, overflow and crushed. וְרָצ֖וּץ (wə·rā·ṣūṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular Strong's 7533: To crack in pieces Links Deuteronomy 28:33 NIVDeuteronomy 28:33 NLT Deuteronomy 28:33 ESV Deuteronomy 28:33 NASB Deuteronomy 28:33 KJV Deuteronomy 28:33 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 28:33 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 28:33 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 28:33 French Bible Deuteronomy 28:33 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:33 The fruit of your ground and all (Deut. 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