Deuteronomy 28:40

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⁴⁰There shall be olive trees for you in all of your territory, but you shall not anoint yourself, for your olives^m shall drop off.

You shall have olive trees throughout all your territory, but you shall not anoint yourself with the oil, for your olives shall drop off.

You will have olive trees throughout your country but you will not use the oil, because the olives will drop off.

You will have olive trees throughout your territory but not moisten your skin with oil, because your olives will drop off.

You will grow olive trees throughout your land, but you will never use the olive oil, for the fruit will drop before it ripens.

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.

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