King James Version
Deuteronomy 28:42 in the King James Version says “All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume. consume: or, possess” — study this verse from Deuteronomy chapter 28 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume. consume: or, possess”
Deuteronomy 28:42 · KJV
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.
Thou shalt beget sons and daughters, but thou shalt not enjoy them; for they shall go into captivity. thou shalt not: Heb. they shall not be thine
All thy trees and fruit of thy land shall the locust consume. consume: or, possess
The stranger that is within thee shall get up above thee very high; and thou shalt come down very low.
He shall lend to thee, and thou shalt not lend to him: he shall be the head, and thou shalt be the tail.
KJV Study — Public Domain
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“consume”
H3423to occupy (by driving out previous tenants, and possessing in their place); by implication, to seize, to rob, to inherit; also to expel, to impoverish
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