What Does Deuteronomy 28:33 Mean?

“The fruit”

fruit (literally or figuratively)

“of thy land”

soil (from its general redness)

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“and all thy labours”

toil; hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor)

“not eat up”

to eat (literally or figuratively)

“shall a nation”

a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“which thou knowest”

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o

to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

properly, leanness, i.e., (figuratively) limitation; only adverbial, merely, or conjunctional, although

“and thou shalt be only oppressed”

to press upon, i.e., oppress, defraud, violate, overflow

“and crushed”

to crack in pieces, literally or figuratively

properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)

“alway”

a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso