Deuteronomy 28:40
Modern Translations
New International Version
You will have olive trees throughout your country but you will not use the oil, because the olives will drop off.

New Living Translation
You will grow olive trees throughout your land, but you will never use the olive oil, for the fruit will drop before it ripens.

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

Berean Study Bible
You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off.

New American Standard Bible
You will have olive trees throughout your territory but you will not anoint yourself with the oil, because your olives will drop off prematurely.

NASB 1995
"You shall have olive trees throughout your territory but you will not anoint yourself with the oil, for your olives will drop off.

NASB 1977
“You shall have olive trees throughout your territory but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil, for your olives shall drop off.

Amplified Bible
You will have olive trees throughout your territory but you will not anoint yourselves with the oil, because your olives will drop off.

Christian Standard Bible
You will have olive trees throughout your territory but not moisten your skin with oil, because your olives will drop off.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
You will have olive trees throughout your territory but not anoint yourself with oil, because your olives will drop off.

Contemporary English Version
Even if your olive trees grow everywhere in your country, the olives will fall off before they are ready, and there won't be enough olive oil for combing your hair.

Good News Translation
Olive trees will grow everywhere in your land, but you will not have any olive oil, because the olives will drop off.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
You will have olive trees everywhere in your country but no olive oil to rub on your skin, because the olives will fall off the trees.

International Standard Version
You'll have olive trees throughout your territory, but you won't be able to anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off the trees.

NET Bible
You will have olive trees throughout your territory but you will not anoint yourself with olive oil, because the olives will drop off the trees while still unripe.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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.

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

King James 2000 Bible
You shall have olive trees throughout all your borders, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olives shall drop off.

New Heart English Bible
You shall have olive trees throughout all your borders, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olives shall drop off.

World English Bible
You shall have olive trees throughout all your borders, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olive shall cast [its fruit].

American King James Version
You shall have olive trees throughout all your coasts, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil; for your olive shall cast his fruit.

American Standard Version
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 .

A Faithful Version
You shall have olive trees throughout all your coasts, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil, for your olive tree shall drop off its fruit.

Darby Bible Translation
Olive-trees shalt thou have throughout all thy borders, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with oil; for thine olive-tree shall cast its fruit.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
Thou shalt have olive-trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil: for thy olive shall cast its fruit.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Thou shalt haue Oliue trees in all thy coastes, but shalt not anoynt thy selfe with the oyle: for thine oliues shall fall.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Thou shalt haue oliue trees throughout al thy coastes, but shalt not annoynt thy selfe with the oyle, for thine oliues shall fall downe.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Thou shalt haue Olyue trees in all yi coastes, but shalt not be anoynted with the oyle: for thyne Oliue trees shalbe roted out.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Thou shalt haue olyue trees in all thy costes, but shalt not be anoynted with the oyle, for thyne olyue trees shalbe rooted out.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
olives are yours in all your border, but you do not pour out oil, for your olive falls off.

Young's Literal Translation
olives are to thee in all thy border, and oil thou dost not pour out, for thine olive doth fall off.

Smith's Literal Translation
Olive trees shall be to thee in all thy boundaries, and thou shalt not be anointed with oil, for thine olive shall slip away.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Thou shalt have olive trees in all thy borders, and shalt not be anointed with the oil: for the olives shall fall off and perish.

Catholic Public Domain Version
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.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Olive trees shall be yours in all your borders and you will not anoint with oil, because your olives will fall off.

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

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Thou shalt have olive-trees throughout all thy borders, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olives shall drop off.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Thou shalt have olive trees in all thy borders, and thou shalt not anoint thee with oil, because thine olive shall utterly cast its fruit.
















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