- it yieldeth:
- "The fruitª of thy land,ª and all¹ thy labours,ª shall a nationª which¹ thou knowestª° not¹ eat up;ª° and thou shalt be¹ only¹ oppressedª° and crushedª° alway:ª¹" {Deu 28:33} + "Thou shalt plantª° vineyards,ª and dressª° [them], but shalt neither¹ drinkª° [of] the wine,ª nor¹ gatherª° [the grapes]; for¹ the wormsª shall eatª° them." {Deu 28:39} + "And he shall eatª° the fruitª of thy cattle,ª and the fruitª of thy land,ª until¹ thou be destroyed:ª° which¹ [also] shall not¹ leaveª° thee [either] corn,ª wine,ª or oil,ª [or] the increaseª of thy kine,ª or flocksª of thy sheep,ª until¹ he have destroyedª° thee." {Deu 28:51} + "Be¹ it knownª°²° nowª unto the king,ª that,¹ ifª thisª cityª be builded,ª° and the wallsª set upª° [again, then] will they notª payª° toll,ª tribute,ª and custom,ª and [so] thou shalt endamageª° the revenueª of the kings.ª" {Ezr 4:13} + "Moreover I² makeª° a decreeª whatª¹ ye shall doª° toª the eldersª° of theseª Jewsª for the buildingª° of thisª houseª of God:ª that of the king's² goods,ª¹¹ [even] ofª the tributeª beyondª the river,ª forthwithª expensesª beª° givenª° unto theseª men,ª that¹ they be notª hindered.ª°" {Ezr 6:8} + "Also we certifyª° you, that¹ touching anyª of the priestsª and Levites,ª singers,ª porters,ª Nethinims,ª or ministersª° of thisª houseª of God,ª it shall notª be lawfulª to imposeª° toll,ª tribute,ª or custom,ª uponª them." {Ezr 7:24}
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