51 The same shall eat the fruit of thy cattle, and the fruit of thy land, until thou be destroyed, and he shall leave thee neither wheat, wine, nor oil, neither the [a]increase of thy kine, nor the flocks of thy sheep, until he have brought thee to naught.

52 And he shall besiege thee in all thy cities, until thine high and strong walls fall down, wherein thou trustedst in all the land: and he shall besiege thee in all thy [b]cities throughout all thy land, which the Lord thy God hath given thee.

53 (A)And thou shalt eat the fruit of thy body, even the flesh of thy sons and thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, during the siege and straitness wherein thine enemies shall enclose thee:

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Footnotes

  1. Deuteronomy 28:51 Or, firstborn of thy bullock.
  2. Deuteronomy 28:52 Or, gates.

51 They will devour the young of your livestock and the crops of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine(A) or olive oil,(B) nor any calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks until you are ruined.(C) 52 They will lay siege(D) to all the cities throughout your land until the high fortified walls in which you trust fall down. They will besiege all the cities throughout the land the Lord your God is giving you.(E)

53 Because of the suffering your enemy will inflict on you during the siege, you will eat the fruit of the womb, the flesh of the sons and daughters the Lord your God has given you.(F)

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