Deuteronomy 28:30

And shalt not gather the grapes thereof ; margin, "Hebrew, profane ." This is the literal rendering of the verb; the meaning is that given in the text. A vineyard was, for the first three years after it was planted, held sacred (Le 19:23); after that, its consecration ceased, and the fruit might be gathered for common use (cf. Deuteronomy 20:6 ), and it was said to be profaned.