New International Version Swarms of locusts will take over all your trees and the crops of your land. New Living Translation Swarms of insects will destroy your trees and crops. English Standard Version The cricket shall possess all your trees and the fruit of your ground. Berean Standard Bible Swarms of locusts will consume all your trees and the produce of your land. Berean Literal Bible The locust shall consume all your trees and the produce of your land. King James Bible All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume. New King James Version Locusts shall consume all your trees and the produce of your land. New American Standard Bible The cricket will take possession of all your trees and the produce of your ground. NASB 1995 “The cricket shall possess all your trees and the produce of your ground. NASB 1977 “The cricket shall possess all your trees and the produce of your ground. Legacy Standard Bible The cricket shall possess all your trees and the produce of your ground. Amplified Bible The cricket will take possession of all your trees and the produce of your ground. Berean Annotated Bible Swarms of locusts will consume all your trees and the produce of your land. Christian Standard Bible Buzzing insects will take possession of all your trees and your land’s produce. Holman Christian Standard Bible Whirring insects will take possession of all your trees and your land’s produce. American Standard Version All thy trees and the fruit of thy ground shall the locust possess. Contemporary English Version Locusts will eat your crops and strip your trees of leaves and fruit. English Revised Version All thy trees and the fruit of thy ground shall the locust possess. GOD'S WORD® Translation Crickets will swarm all over your trees and the crops in your fields. Good News Translation All your trees and crops will be devoured by insects. International Standard Version Whirling locusts will consume every tree and the produce of your land. NET Bible Whirring locusts will take over every tree and all the produce of your soil. New Heart English Bible All your trees and the fruit of your ground shall the locust possess. Webster's Bible Translation All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume. Majority Text Translations Majority Standard BibleSwarms of locusts will consume all your trees and the produce of your land. World English Bible Locusts will consume all of your trees and the fruit of your ground. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionthe locust possesses all your trees and the fruit of your ground; Berean Literal Bible The locust shall consume all your trees and the produce of your land. Young's Literal Translation all thy trees and the fruit of thy ground doth the locust possess; Smith's Literal Translation All thy wood and the fruit of thy land shall the grasshopper seize. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleThe blast shall consume all the trees and the fruits of thy ground. Catholic Public Domain Version Rot will consume all the trees, as well as the fruits of your land. New American Bible Buzzing insects will take possession of all your trees and the crops of your soil. New Revised Standard Version All your trees and the fruit of your ground the cicada shall take over. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAll your trees and fruits of your land shall the locust consume. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated The locust shall eat all of your trees and the fruit of your land. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917All thy trees and the fruit of thy land shall the locust possess. Brenton Septuagint Translation All thy trees and the fruits of thy land shall the blight consume. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible (Voice ▾ Musical ▾) Context The Curses of Disobedience…41You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity. 42Swarms of locusts will consume all your trees and the produce of your land. 43The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you sink down lower and lower.… Cross References Swarms of locusts Joel 1:4 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. Exodus 10:14-15 The locusts swarmed across the land and settled over the entire territory of Egypt. Never before had there been so many locusts, and never again will there be. / They covered the face of all the land until it was black, and they consumed all the plants on the ground and all the fruit on the trees that the hail had left behind. Nothing green was left on any tree or plant in all the land of Egypt. Psalm 78:46 He gave their crops to the grasshopper, the fruit of their labor to the locust. will consume 2 Chronicles 7:13 If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people, Exodus 10:5-6 They will cover the face of the land so that no one can see it. They will devour whatever is left after the hail and eat every tree that grows in your fields. / They will fill your houses and the houses of all your officials and every Egyptian—something neither your fathers nor your grandfathers have seen since the day they came into this land.’” Then Moses turned and left Pharaoh’s presence. Psalm 105:35 They devoured every plant in their land and consumed the produce of their soil. all your trees Amos 4:9 “I struck you with blight and mildew in your growing gardens and vineyards; the locust devoured your fig and olive trees, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. Joel 1:7 It has laid waste My grapevine and splintered My fig tree. It has stripped off the bark and thrown it away; the branches have turned white. Hosea 2:12 I will destroy her vines and fig trees, which she thinks are the wages paid by her lovers. So I will make them into a thicket, and the beasts of the field will devour them. and the produce of your land. Joel 1:10-12 The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails. / Be dismayed, O farmers, wail, O vinedressers, over the wheat and barley, because the harvest of the field has perished. / The grapevine is dried up, and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, palm, and apple—all the trees of the orchard—are withered. Surely the joy of mankind has dried up. 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.” Joel 2:3 Before them a fire devours, and behind them a flame scorches. The land before them is like the Garden of Eden, but behind them, it is like a desert wasteland—surely nothing will escape them. Isaiah 5:6 I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.” Jeremiah 8:13 I will take away their harvest, declares the LORD. There will be no grapes on the vine, nor figs on the tree, and even the leaf will wither. Whatever I have given them will be lost to them.” Haggai 1:11 I have summoned a drought on the fields and on the mountains, on the grain, new wine, and oil, and on whatever the ground yields, on man and beast, and on all the labor of your hands.” Malachi 3:11 I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land, and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the LORD of Hosts. Treasury of Scripture All your trees and fruit of your land shall the locust consume. thy trees Deuteronomy 28:38,39 Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it… Amos 7:1,2 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… consume. Jump to Previous Consume Cricket Crops Locust Possess Produce Swarms TreesJump to Next Consume Cricket Crops Locust Possess Produce Swarms TreesDeuteronomy 28 1. The blessings for obedience15. The curses for disobedience Swarms of locusts Locust invasions could strip fields, vineyards, orchards, and foliage within a short time, leaving communities without food or income. Their arrival represented a visible and devastating judgment on a land dependent on seasonal harvests. Jol 1:4 What the devouring locust has left, the swarming locust… will consume The loss would be complete rather than temporary. Labor, seed, and expectation of harvest would yield nothing, bringing hunger and economic ruin upon a disobedient nation. 2Ch 7:13 If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command… all your trees Fruit trees required years of cultivation and were an essential source of food and trade. Their destruction meant not only the loss of a single harvest but also the loss of future provision. Amo 4:9 I struck you with blight and mildew in your growing gardens… and the produce of your land. Israel’s agricultural abundance was a covenant blessing in the land God had given them. Locust devastation would reverse that abundance, turning fertile fields into scarcity and demonstrating the seriousness of covenant rebellion. Jol 1:10-12 The field is ruined; the land mourns… Persons / Places / Events 1. MosesThe author of Deuteronomy, Moses is delivering a series of speeches to the Israelites before they enter the Promised Land. He is reiterating God's laws and the blessings and curses associated with obedience and disobedience. 2. Israelites The chosen people of God, who are about to enter the Promised Land. They are the recipients of the blessings and curses outlined in Deuteronomy 28. 3. Promised Land The land of Canaan, which God promised to Abraham and his descendants. It is the land the Israelites are about to enter after their exodus from Egypt and 40 years in the wilderness. 4. Locusts In Deuteronomy 28:42, locusts are mentioned as a curse that will consume the trees and produce of the land if the Israelites disobey God. Locusts are often used in the Bible as a symbol of destruction and divine judgment. Teaching Points Obedience and ConsequencesThe passage highlights the importance of obedience to God's commandments. Disobedience leads to tangible consequences, such as the destruction of crops by locusts. Symbolism of Locusts Locusts symbolize the destructive power of sin and disobedience. Just as locusts can devastate a land, sin can devastate a life. God’s Sovereignty The curses, including the locusts, remind us of God's sovereignty and His control over nature. They serve as a warning to remain faithful and trust in His provision. Call to Repentance The imagery of locusts consuming the land serves as a call to repentance. It is a reminder that turning back to God can restore what has been lost. Faithfulness in Prosperity and Adversity The Israelites are reminded to remain faithful to God not only in times of prosperity but also in adversity, trusting that He is just and merciful. Bible Study Questions and Answers 1. What is the meaning of Deuteronomy 28:42?2. How does Deuteronomy 28:42 illustrate consequences of disobedience to God's commands? 3. What can we learn about stewardship from "swarms of locusts" in this verse? 4. How does Deuteronomy 28:42 connect with God's warnings in Leviticus 26? 5. What modern behaviors might invite similar consequences as described in Deuteronomy 28:42? 6. How can we apply the lessons of Deuteronomy 28:42 to our daily lives? 7. What is the significance of locusts in Deuteronomy 28:42? 8. How does Deuteronomy 28:42 relate to God's covenant with Israel? 9. Why does Deuteronomy 28:42 emphasize agricultural destruction? 10. What are the top 10 Lessons from Deuteronomy 28? Verse 42. - Consume; literally, take possession of. The name given here to the ravaging insect is not the same as in ver. 38; but there can be no doubt it is the locust that is intended. Deuteronomy 28:42 paints a vivid portrait of covenant consequences: an unstoppable swarm (“Swarms of locusts”) executes divine judgment (“will consume”), stripping both the enduring sources of blessing (“all your trees”) and the day-to-day necessities (“and the produce of your land”). Cross-references throughout Scripture affirm that the same God who used locusts against Egypt and warned through prophets will faithfully fulfill His word, whether in blessing or in discipline. The verse calls God’s people to unwavering obedience, reminding us that true security rests not in the land’s resources but in the Lord who controls them. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Swarms of locustsהַצְּלָצַֽל׃ (haṣ·ṣə·lā·ṣal) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6767: A clatter, whirring, a cricket, a harpoon, a cymbal will consume יְיָרֵ֖שׁ (yə·yā·rêš) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every your trees עֵצְךָ֖ (‘ê·ṣə·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6086: Tree, trees, wood and the produce וּפְרִ֣י (ū·p̄ə·rî) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6529: Fruit of your land. אַדְמָתֶ֑ךָ (’aḏ·mā·ṯe·ḵā) Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 127: Ground, land Additonal Resources Deuteronomy 28:42 Blue Letter BibleDeuteronomy 28:42 Bible Gateway Deuteronomy 28:42 Bible.com Deuteronomy 28:42 NIV |



