"If¹ ye walk²°¹ in my statutes,ª and keepª° my commandments,ª and doª° them; ... Then I will giveª° you rainª in due season,ª and the landª shall yieldª° her increase,ª and the treesª of the fieldª shall yieldª° their fruit.ª" {Lev 26:3-4} + "Honourª°¹ the LORDª with thy substance,ª¹ and with the firstfruitsª¹ of all¹ thine increase:ª ... So shall thy barnsª be filledª° with plenty,ª and thy pressesª shall burst outª° with new wine.ª" {Prv 3:9-10} + "Castª° thy breadª uponª¹ the waters:ª for¹ thou shalt findª° it after manyª days.ª ... Giveª° a portionª to seven,ª and also¹ to eight;ª for¹ thou knowestª° not¹ what¹ evilª shall be¹ upon¹ the earth.ª" {Ecc 11:1-2} + "[Is it] timeª for you, O ye,¹ to dwellª° in your cieledª° houses,ª and this¹ houseª [lie] waste?ª ... Ye have sownª° much,ª° and bring²° in¹ little;ª ye eat,ª° but ye have not enough;²¹¹ ye drink,ª° but ye are not filled with drink;ª°¹ ye clotheª° you, but there is none warm;²¹¹ and he that earneth wagesª° earneth wagesª° [to put it] into¹ a bagª with holes.ª°" {Hgg 1:4-6} + "Ye lookedª° for¹ much,ª° and, lo,¹ [it came] to little;ª and when ye broughtª° [it] home,ª I did blowª° upon it. Why?¹¹ saithª° the LORDª of hosts.ª Becauseª of mine houseª that¹ [is] waste,ª and ye¹ runª° every manª unto his own house.ª ... And I calledª° for a droughtª upon¹ the land,ª and upon¹ the mountains,ª and upon¹ the corn,ª and upon¹ the new wine,ª and upon¹ the oil,ª and upon¹ [that] which¹ the groundª bringeth forth,ª° and upon¹ men,ª and upon¹ cattle,ª and upon¹ all¹ the labourª of the hands.ª" {Hgg 1:9-11} + "Considerªª° now¹ from¹ this¹ dayª and upward,ª from the fourª and twentiethª dayª¹ of the ninthª [month, even] from¹ the dayª that¹ the foundation²° of the LORD'S² temple² was laid,¹¹¹ considerªª° [it]. ... Is the seedª yet¹ in the barn?ª yea, as yet¹ the vine,ª and the fig tree,ª and the pomegranate,ª and the oliveª tree,ª hath not¹ brought forth:ª° from¹ this¹ dayª will I blessª° [you]." {Hgg 2:18-19} + "Will a manª robª° God?ª Yet¹ ye¹ have robbedª° me. But ye say,ª° Wherein¹ have we robbedª° thee? In tithesª and offerings.ª ... Bringª° ye¹ all¹ the tithesª into¹ the storehouse,ª¹ that there may be¹ meatª in mine house,ª and proveª° me now¹ herewith,ª saithª° the LORDª of hosts,ª if¹ I will not¹ openª° you¹ the windowsª of heaven,ª and pour you outª° a blessing,ª that¹ [there shall] not¹ [be room] enoughª [to receive it]." {Mal 3:8-10} |
