John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:39
Thou shalt plant vineyards, and dress them ,.... Plant them and prune them, in expectation of much fruit from them: but shall neither drink of the wine nor gather the grapes ; so far from drinking of the wine of them, that they should not be able to gather any grapes from them: for the worms shall eat them ; a sort of worms pernicious to vines, which the Greeks call "ipes", or "ikes" F15 See Bochart. Hierozoic. par. 2. l. 4. c. 27. Colossians 622,623 . ; and the Latins... read more
Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Deuteronomy 28:15-44
Having viewed the bright side of the cloud, which is towards the obedient, we have now presented to us the dark side, which is towards the disobedient. If we do not keep God's commandments, we not only come short of the blessing promised, but we lay ourselves under the curse, which is as comprehensive of all misery as the blessing is of all happiness. Observe, I. The equity of this curse. It is not a curse causeless, nor for some light cause; God seeks not occasion against us, nor is he apt to... read more