Deuteronomy 28:4

28:4 Your children ¹  will be blessed, as well as the produce of your soil, the offspring of your livestock, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.

Deuteronomy 28:42

28:42 Whirring locusts ²  will take over every tree and all the produce of your soil.

Deuteronomy 28:18

28:18 Your children ³  will be cursed, as well as the produce of your soil, the calves of your herds, and the lambs of your flocks.

¹ tn Heb “the fruit of your womb” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV).

² tn The Hebrew term denotes some sort of buzzing or whirring insect; some have understood this to be a type of locust (KJV, NIV, CEV), but other insects have also been suggested: “buzzing insects” (NAB); “the cricket” (NASB); “the cicada” (NRSV).

³ tn Heb “the fruit of your womb” (so NAB, NIV, NRSV).