Deuteronômio 28:30,31

A terceira maldição das seis vezes ( Deuteronômio 28:30 ).

This is then followed by a further sixfold curse divided into three and three, the first three patterned on ‘you will -- and', the last three patterned on ‘your -- and'. This third set of curses refers to what have been called ‘futility curses' where the proper enjoyment of something is not experienced but is frustrated by circumstances.

Deuteronômio 28:30

‘You will betroth a wife, and another man will lie with her;

You will build a house, and you will not dwell in it;

You will plant a vineyard, and will not use its fruit.

Your ox will be slain before your eyes, and you will not eat of it;

Your ass will be violently taken away from before your face, and will not be restored to you;

Your sheep will be given to your enemies, and you will have none to save you.'

The first three examples can be compared with Deuteronômio 20:5. The betrothing of a wife, the building of a house, and the planting of a vineyard were seen as the three main boons that came from God's blessing and were to be the result of His promises and His covenant. Here they would be lost and would go to others because of their rebellion against Yahweh.

The main measure of wealth was a man's herds and flocks. Here all would be lost because they had broken the covenant. Note the constant stress on the fact that there is none to help (Deuteronômio 28:26; Deuteronômio 28:29, and here). They have forsaken Yahweh, and so Yahweh has forsaken them.

No paralelo Deuteronômio 28:32 na análise seus filhos e filhas serão dados a outro povo e o fruto de sua terra e todo o seu trabalho será comido por uma nação que eles não conhecem, uma intensificação dessa maldição.