Deuteronomy 28:36-38

Contemporary English Version

³⁶The Lord will let you and your king be taken captive to a country that you and your ancestors have never even heard of, and there you will have to worship idols^[a] made of wood and stone. ³⁷People of nearby countries will shudder when they see your terrible troubles, but they will still make fun of you.

³⁸You will plant a lot of seed, but gather a small harvest, because locusts^[b] will eat your crops.

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Footnotes

28.36 have to worship idols: It was sometimes thought that only the gods of a country could be worshiped within the borders of that country.
28.38 locusts: A type of grasshopper that comes in swarms and causes great damage to plant life.

Deuteronomy 28:36-38

New International Version

³⁶The Lord will drive you and the king^(A) you set over you to a nation unknown to you or your ancestors.^(B) There you will worship other gods, gods of wood and stone.^(C) ³⁷You will become a thing of horror,^(D) a byword^(E) and an object of ridicule^(F) among all the peoples where the Lord will drive you.^(G)