Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Deuteronomy 28:40
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].
Thou shalt have olive trees throughout thy coasts,…. In the several parts of the land of Canaan, which is therefore called a land of olive oil, De 8:8;
but thou shalt not anoint [thyself] with the oil; nor any other relations, friends, guests, as was usual at entertainments; see
Ps 23:5; for the phrase “thyself” is not in the text. The reason why they should not anoint is, because they would have no oil to anoint with:
for thine olive shall cast [his fruit]; before it is ripe, by one means or another, as by winds, or blasting and mildew; see Am 4:9.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
coasts = borders, or confines.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
anoint thyself: Psa 23:5, Psa 104:15, Mic 6:15
Reciprocal: Jdg 3:14 – served Job 15:33 – and