"And your strengthª shall be spentª° in vain:ª for your landª shall not¹ yieldª°¹ her increase,ª neither¹ shall the treesª of the landª yieldª° their fruits.ª" {Lev 26:20} + "Thou shalt carry²° much² seed² outª°¹¹ into the field,ª and shalt gather²° [but] little² in;ª°¹ for¹ the locustª shall consumeª° it. ... Thou shalt have¹ olive treesª throughout all¹ thy coasts,ª but thou shalt not¹ anointª° [thyself] with the oil;ª for¹ thine oliveª shall castª° [his fruit]." {Deu 28:38-40} + "The LORDª hath swornª° by his right hand,ª and by the armª of his strength,ª Surely I will² no¹ more¹ giveª°¹ thy cornª [to be] meatª for thine enemies;ª° and the sonsª of the strangerª shall not¹ drinkª° thy wine,ª for the which¹ thou hast laboured:ª° ... But¹ they that have gatheredª° it shall eatª° it, and praiseª°¹ the LORD;ª and they that have brought it togetherª° shall drinkª° it in the courtsª of my holiness.ª" {Isa 62:8-9} + "And they shall buildª° houses,ª and inhabitª° [them]; and they shall plantª° vineyards,ª and eatª° the fruitª of them. ... They shall not¹ build,ª° and anotherª inhabit;ª° they shall not¹ plant,ª° and anotherª eat:ª° for¹ as the daysª of a treeª [are] the daysª of my people,ª and mine electª shall long enjoyª° the workª of their hands.ª" {Isa 65:21-22} + "They have sownª° wheat,ª but shall reapª° thorns:ª they have put themselves to pain,ª° [but] shall not¹ profit:ª° and they shall be ashamedª° of your revenuesª¹ because of the fierceª¹ angerª of the LORD.ª" {Jer 12:13} + "The fieldª is wasted,ª° the landª mourneth;ª° for¹ the cornª is wasted:ª° the new wineª is dried up,ª° the oilª languisheth.ª° ... The vineª is dried up,ª° and the fig treeª languisheth;ª° the pomegranate² tree,¹ the palm treeª also,¹ and the apple tree,ª [even] all¹ the treesª of the field,ª are withered:ª° because¹ joyª is withered awayª° from¹ the sonsª of men.ª" {Jol 1:10-12} + "Forasmuchª therefore¹ as your treadingª° [is] upon¹ the poor,ª and ye takeª° from¹ him burdensª of wheat:ª ye have builtª° housesª of hewn stone,ª but ye shall not¹ dwellª° in them; ye have plantedª° pleasantª vineyards,ª but ye shall not¹ drinkª°¹ wineª of them." {Ams 5:11} + "Therefore their goodsª shall become¹ a booty,ª and their housesª a desolation:ª they shall also buildª° houses,ª but not¹ inhabitª° [them]; and they shall plantª° vineyards,ª but not¹ drinkª°¹ the wineª thereof." {Zph 1:13} + "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 1:6} |
