Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version You will be pledged to be married to a woman, but another will take her and rape her. You will build a house, but you will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will not even begin to enjoy its fruit. New Living Translation “You will be engaged to a woman, but another man will sleep with her. You will build a house, but someone else will live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you will never enjoy its fruit. English Standard Version You shall betroth a wife, but another man shall ravish her. You shall build a house, but you shall not dwell in it. You shall plant a vineyard, but you shall not enjoy its fruit. Berean Standard Bible You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit. King James Bible Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof. New King James Version “You shall betroth a wife, but another man shall lie with her; you shall build a house, but you shall not dwell in it; you shall plant a vineyard, but shall not gather its grapes. New American Standard Bible You will betroth a woman, but another man will violate her; you will build a house, but you will not live in it; you will plant a vineyard, but you will not make use of its fruit. NASB 1995 “You shall betroth a wife, but another man will violate her; you shall build a house, but you will not live in it; you shall plant a vineyard, but you will not use its fruit. NASB 1977 “You shall betroth a wife, but another man shall violate her; you shall build a house, but you shall not live in it; you shall plant a vineyard, but you shall not use its fruit. Legacy Standard Bible You shall betroth a wife, but another man will violate her; you shall build a house, but you will not live in it; you shall plant a vineyard, but you will not use its fruit. Amplified Bible You will be pledged to marry a wife, but another man will be intimate with her [before you]; you will build a house, but you will not live in it; you will plant a vineyard, but you will not use its fruit. Christian Standard Bible You will become engaged to a woman, but another man will rape her. You will build a house but not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but not enjoy its fruit. Holman Christian Standard Bible You will become engaged to a woman, but another man will rape her. You will build a house but not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but not enjoy its fruit. American Standard Version Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not use the fruit thereof. Contemporary English Version A man will be engaged to a woman, but before they can get married, she will be raped by enemy soldiers. Some of you will build houses, but never get to live in them. If you plant a vineyard, you won't be around long enough to enjoy the first harvest. English Revised Version Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not use the fruit thereof. GOD'S WORD® Translation You will be engaged to a woman, but another man will have sex with her. You will build a house, but you won't live in it. You will plant a vineyard, but you won't enjoy the grapes. Good News Translation "You will be engaged to a young woman--but someone else will marry her. You will build a house--but never live in it. You will plant a vineyard--but never eat its grapes. International Standard Version You'll be engaged to a woman, but another man will rape her. You'll build a house but you won't live in it. You'll plant a vineyard but you won't harvest it. Majority Standard Bible You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit. NET Bible You will be engaged to a woman and another man will rape her. You will build a house but not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but not even begin to use it. New Heart English Bible You shall betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: you shall build a house, and you shall not dwell in it: you shall plant a vineyard, and shall not use its fruit. Webster's Bible Translation Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell in it: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes of it. World English Bible You will betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her. You will build a house, and you won’t dwell in it. You will plant a vineyard, and not use its fruit. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionYou betroth a woman, and another man lies with her; you build a house, and do not dwell in it; you plant a vineyard, and do not make it common; Young's Literal Translation 'A woman thou dost betroth, and another man doth lie with her; a house thou dost build, and dost not dwell in it; a vineyard thou dost plant, and dost not make it common; Smith's Literal Translation Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build a house and shall not dwell in it; thou shalt plant a vineyard and thou shalt not lay it open. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleMayst thou take a wife, and another sleep with her. Mayst thou build a house, and not dwell therein. Mayest thou plant a vineyard and not gather the vintage thereof. Catholic Public Domain Version May you take a wife, though another sleeps with her. May you build a house, but not live within it. May you plant a vineyard, and not gather its vintage. New American Bible Though you betroth a wife, another will have her. Though you build a house, you will not live in it. Though you plant a vineyard, you will not pluck its fruits. New Revised Standard Version You shall become engaged to a woman, but another man shall lie with her. You shall build a house, but not live in it. You shall plant a vineyard, but not enjoy its fruit. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleYou shall betroth a wife, and another man shall take her; you shall build a house, and you shall not dwell in it; you shall plant a vineyard, and you shall not press grapes of it. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated You will be engaged to a woman and another man will take her; you will build a house and you will not live in it; you will plant a vineyard and you shall not press out from it. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her; thou shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell therein; thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not use the fruit thereof. Brenton Septuagint Translation thou shalt take a wife, and another man shall have her; thou shalt build a house, and thou shalt not dwell in it; thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes of it. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Curses of Disobedience…29and at noon you will grope about like a blind man in the darkness. You will not prosper in your ways. Day after day you will be oppressed and plundered, with no one to save you. 30You will be pledged in marriage to a woman, but another man will violate her. You will build a house but will not live in it. You will plant a vineyard but will not enjoy its fruit. 31Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will not eat any of it. Your donkey will be taken away and not returned to you. Your flock will be given to your enemies, and no one will save you.… Cross References Jeremiah 8:10 Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. For from the least of them to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; from prophet to priest, all practice deceit. Amos 5:11 Therefore, because you trample on the poor and exact from him a tax of grain, you will never live in the stone houses you have built; you will never drink the wine from the lush vineyards you have planted. Micah 6:15 You will sow but not reap; you will press olives but not anoint yourselves with oil; you will tread grapes but not drink the wine. Zephaniah 1:13 Their wealth will be plundered and their houses laid waste. They will build houses but not inhabit them, and plant vineyards but never drink their wine. Job 31:10 then may my own wife grind grain for another, and may other men sleep with her. Isaiah 62:8-9 The LORD has sworn by His right hand and by His mighty arm: “Never again will I give your grain to your enemies for food, nor will foreigners drink the new wine for which you have toiled. / For those who harvest grain will eat it and praise the LORD, and those who gather grapes will drink the wine in My holy courts.” Leviticus 26:16 then this is what I will do to you: I will bring upon you sudden terror, wasting disease, and fever that will destroy your sight and drain your life. You will sow your seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it. Hosea 4:10 They will eat but not be satisfied; they will be promiscuous but not multiply. For they have abandoned the LORD to give themselves Judges 6:3-4 Whenever the Israelites planted their crops, the Midianites, Amalekites, and other people of the east would come up and invade them, / encamping against them as far as Gaza and destroying the produce of the land. They left Israel with no sustenance, neither sheep nor oxen nor donkeys. 1 Samuel 8:14 He will take the best of your fields and vineyards and olive groves and give them to his servants. 2 Samuel 12:11 This is what the LORD says: ‘I will raise up adversity against you from your own house. Before your very eyes I will take your wives and give them to another, and he will lie with them in broad daylight. Jeremiah 12:13 They have sown wheat but harvested thorns. They have exhausted themselves to no avail. Bear the shame of your harvest because of the fierce anger of the LORD.” Matthew 21:33-41 Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it, and built a tower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / When the harvest time drew near, he sent his servants to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit. / But the tenants seized his servants. They beat one, killed another, and stoned a third. ... Luke 20:9-16 Then He proceeded to tell the people this parable: “A man planted a vineyard, rented it out to some tenants, and went away for a long time. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. But the tenants beat the servant and sent him away empty-handed. / So he sent another servant, but they beat him and treated him shamefully, sending him away empty-handed. ... Mark 12:1-9 Then Jesus began to speak to them in parables: “A man planted a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a wine vat, and built a watchtower. Then he rented it out to some tenants and went away on a journey. / At harvest time, he sent a servant to the tenants to collect his share of the fruit of the vineyard. / But they seized the servant, beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. ... Treasury of Scripture You shall betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: you shall build an house, and you shall not dwell therein: you shall plant a vineyard, and shall not gather the grapes thereof. betroth Deuteronomy 20:6,7 And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it… Job 31:10 Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her. Jeremiah 8:10 Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. build Job 3:18 There the prisoners rest together; they hear not the voice of the oppressor. Isaiah 5:9,10 In mine ears said the LORD of hosts, Of a truth many houses shall be desolate, even great and fair, without inhabitant… Isaiah 65:21,22 And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them… Deuteronomy 20:6 And what man is he that hath planted a vineyard, and hath not yet eaten of it? let him also go and return unto his house, lest he die in the battle, and another man eat of it. Jump to Previous Begin Betroth Build Common Dwell Eat Hands House Lie Married Plant Pledged Ravish Resting-Place Therein Thereof Use Vineyard Violate WifeJump to Next Begin Betroth Build Common Dwell Eat Hands House Lie Married Plant Pledged Ravish Resting-Place Therein Thereof Use Vineyard Violate WifeDeuteronomy 28 1. The blessings for obedience15. The curses for disobedience You will be pledged in marriage to a woman The phrase "pledged in marriage" comes from the Hebrew root "ארש" (aras), which means to betroth or engage. In ancient Israelite culture, betrothal was a binding agreement, often arranged by families, signifying a promise of future marriage. This was a sacred commitment, and the violation of such a pledge was seen as a profound personal and communal tragedy. The imagery here is one of deep personal loss and unfulfilled promise, reflecting the consequences of disobedience to God's covenant. but another man will violate her you will build a house but not live in it you will plant a vineyard but not enjoy its fruit Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew You will be pledged in marriageתְאָרֵ֗שׂ (ṯə·’ā·rêś) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 781: To engage for, matrimony to a woman, אִשָּׁ֣ה (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 802: Woman, wife, female but another אַחֵר֙ (’a·ḥêr) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 312: Hinder, next, other man וְאִ֤ישׁ (wə·’îš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person will violate her. יִשְׁכָּבֶ֔נָּה (yiš·kā·ḇen·nāh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular Strong's 7693: To violate, ravish You will build תִּבְנֶ֖ה (tiḇ·neh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1129: To build a house בַּ֥יִת (ba·yiṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1004: A house but not וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no live in it. תֵשֵׁ֣ב (ṯê·šêḇ) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry You will plant תִּטַּ֖ע (tiṭ·ṭa‘) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant a vineyard כֶּ֥רֶם (ke·rem) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3754: A garden, vineyard but not וְלֹ֥א (wə·lō) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no enjoy its fruit. תְחַלְּלֶּֽנּוּ׃ (ṯə·ḥal·lə·len·nū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | third person masculine singular Strong's 2490: To bore, to wound, to dissolve, to profane, to break, to begin, to play Links Deuteronomy 28:30 NIVDeuteronomy 28:30 NLT Deuteronomy 28:30 ESV Deuteronomy 28:30 NASB Deuteronomy 28:30 KJV Deuteronomy 28:30 BibleApps.com Deuteronomy 28:30 Biblia Paralela Deuteronomy 28:30 Chinese Bible Deuteronomy 28:30 French Bible Deuteronomy 28:30 Catholic Bible OT Law: Deuteronomy 28:30 You shall betroth a wife and another (Deut. 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