Deuteronomy 28:40

The Curses of Disobedience

39You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, because worms will eat them.40You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off.41You will father sons and daughters, but they will not remain yours, because they will go into captivity.

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Berean Standard Bible
You will have olive trees throughout your territory but will never anoint yourself with oil, because the olives will drop off.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English
Your land will be full of olive-trees, but there will be no oil for the comfort of your body; for your olive-tree will give no fruit.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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.
Free Bible Version
You will have olive trees all over the country but you won't have any olive oil to use, because the olives will drop early from the trees.
Geneva Bible 1599
Thou shalt haue Oliue trees in all thy coastes, but shalt not anoynt thy selfe with the oyle: for thine oliues shall fall.
King James (Authorized) Version
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.
One Unity Resource Bible
You will have olive trees throughout all your borders, but you won’t anoint yourself with the oil; for your olives will drop off.
Translation for Translators
Olive trees will grow everywhere in your land, but you will not get any olive oil to rub on your skin because the olives will drop on the ground before they are ripe.
Unlocked Literal Bible
You will have olive trees within all your territory, but you will not rub any of the oil on yourself, for your olive trees will drop their fruit.
Noah Webster Bible
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 .
World English Bible
You will have olive trees throughout all your borders, but you won’t anoint yourself with the oil, for your olives will drop 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.