Deuteronomy 28:39
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Thou shalt plant a vineyard, and dig it, and shalt not drink the wine, nor gather any thing thereof: because it shall be wasted with worms.

for the worms

Joel 1:4-7 That which the palmerworm hath left, the locust hath eaten: and that which the locust hath left, the bruchus hath eaten: and that which the bruchus hath left, the mildew hath destroyed. . . .

Joel 2:2-4 A day of darkness, and of gloominess, a day of clouds and whirlwinds: a numerous and strong people as the morning spread upon the mountains: the like to it hath not been from the beginning, nor shall be after it, even to the years of generation and generation. . . .

Jonah 4:7 And the Lord God prepared an ivy, and it came up over the head of Jonah, to be a shadow over his head, and to cover him (for he was fatigued): and Jonah was exceeding glad of the ivy.

Context
The Curses of Disobedience
38Thou shalt cast much seed into the ground, and gather little: because the locusts shall consume all. 39Thou shalt plant a vineyard, and dig it, and shalt not drink the wine, nor gather any thing thereof: because it shall be wasted with worms.40Thou shalt have olive trees in all thy borders, and shalt not be anointed with the oil: for the olives shall fall off and perish.…
Cross References
Isaiah 5:10
For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one little measure, and thirty bushels of seed shall yield three bushels.

Isaiah 17:10
Because thou hast forgotten God thy saviour, and hast not remembered thy strong helper: therefore shalt thou plant good plants, and shalt sow strange seed.

Isaiah 17:11
In the day of thy planting shall be the wild grape, and in the morning thy seed shall flourish: the harvest is taken away in the day of inheritance, and shall grieve thee much.

Lexicon
You will plant
תִּטַּ֖ע (tiṭ·ṭa‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5193: To strike in, fix, to plant

and cultivate
וְעָבָ֑דְתָּ (wə·‘ā·ḇā·ḏə·tā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave

vineyards,
כְּרָמִ֥ים (kə·rā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3754: A garden, vineyard

but will neither
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

drink
תִשְׁתֶּה֙ (ṯiš·teh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8354: To imbibe

the wine
וְיַ֤יִן (wə·ya·yin)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3196: Wine, intoxication

nor
וְלֹ֣א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

gather [the grapes],
תֶאֱגֹ֔ר (ṯe·’ĕ·ḡōr)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 103: To harvest

because
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction

worms
הַתֹּלָֽעַת׃ (hat·tō·lā·‘aṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8438: The crimson-grub, of the color, from it, cloths dyed therewith

will eat them.
תֹאכְלֶ֖נּוּ (ṯō·ḵə·len·nū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat


Additional Translations
You will plant and cultivate vineyards, but will neither drink the wine nor gather the grapes, because worms will eat them.You shall plant vineyards, and dress them, but shall neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worms shall eat them.

Thou shalt plant vineyards and dress them, but thou shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes ; for the worm shall eat them.

Thou shalt plant a vineyard, and dress it, and shalt not drink the wine, neither shalt thou delight thyself with it, because the worm shall devour it.

Thou shalt plant and till vineyards, but shalt drink no wine, nor gather [the fruit]; for the worms shall eat it.

Thou shalt plant vineyards and dress them, but thou shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes; for the worm shall eat them.

Thou shalt plant vineyards and dress them, but shalt neither drink of the wine, nor gather the grapes: for the worm shall eat them.

You shall plant vineyards and dress them, but you shall neither drink of the wine, nor gather [the grapes]; for the worm shall eat them.

vineyards thou dost plant, and hast laboured, and wine thou dost not drink nor gather, for the worm doth consume it;
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