Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather little in; for the locust shall consume it.
WEB
You will sow much seed in the field but harvest little, because the locusts will consume it.
YLT
`Much seed thou dost take out into the field, and little thou dost gather in, for the locust doth consume it;
DBT
Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather little in; for the locust shall devour it.
About this book
Old Testament▾
About this book
Old TestamentDeuteronomy — Moses' farewell sermons on the plains of Moab. The covenant renewed for the generation about to cross — with the Shema at its heart and Moses' song on its lips.
- Author
- Moses — the sermons on the plains of Moab; ch. 34 (his death) traditionally attributed to Joshua
- Date
- The final weeks of Moses' life on the plains of Moab, c. 15th–13th century BC