38 You will sow much seed in the field but harvest little, because the locusts will consume it.
Deuteronomy 28:38
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Deuteronomy 28:41–43
41 You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity. 42 Swarms of locusts will consume all your trees and the produce of your land. 43 The foreigner living among you will rise higher and higher above you, while you…
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Deuteronomy 28:32–34
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Deuteronomy 28:50–52
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Leviticus 26:19–21
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Deuteronomy 28:23–25
23 The sky over your head will be bronze, and the earth beneath you iron. 24 The LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder; it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed. 25 The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You wi…
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