Verse 6
Ye have sown{H2232} much,{H7235} and bring{H935} in little;{H4592} ye eat,{H398} but ye have not enough;{H7654} ye drink,{H8354} but ye are not filled with drink;{H7937} ye clothe{H3847} you, but there is none warm;{H2527} and he that earneth wages{H7936} earneth wages{H7936} [to put it] into a bag{H6872} with holes.{H5344}
Referenced Verses
- Hag 2:16 : 16 Through all that time, when one came{H935} to a heap{H6194} of twenty{H6242} [measures], there were but ten;{H6235} when one came{H935} to the winevat{H3342} to draw out{H2834} fifty{H2572} [vessels], there{H6333} were but twenty.{H6242}
- Hos 4:10 : 10 And they shall eat,{H398} and not have enough;{H7646} they shall play the harlot,{H2181} and shall not increase;{H6555} because they have left off{H5800} taking heed{H8104} to Jehovah.{H3068}
- Hos 8:7 : 7 For they sow{H2232} the wind,{H7307} and they shall reap{H7114} the whirlwind:{H5492} he hath no standing{H7054} grain; the blade{H6780} shall yield{H6213} no meal;{H7058} if{H194} so be it yield,{H6213} strangers{H2114} shall swallow it up.{H1104}
- Deut 28:38-40 : 38 Thou shalt carry{H3318} much{H7227} seed{H2233} out{H3318} into the field,{H7704} and shalt gather{H622} little{H4592} in;{H622} for the locust{H697} shall consume{H2628} it. 39 Thou shalt plant{H5193} vineyards{H3754} and dress{H5647} them, but thou shalt neither drink{H8354} of the wine,{H3196} nor gather{H103} [the grapes]; for the worm{H8438} shall eat{H398} them. 40 Thou shalt have olive-trees{H2132} throughout all thy borders,{H1366} but thou shalt not anoint{H5480} thyself with the oil;{H8081} for thine olive{H2132} shall cast{H5394} [its fruit].
- Hag 1:9 : 9 Ye looked{H6437} for much,{H7235} and, lo, it came to little;{H4592} and when ye brought{H935} it home,{H1004} I did blow{H5301} upon it. Why? saith{H5002} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts.{H6635} Because{H3282} of my house{H1004} that lieth waste,{H2720} while ye run{H7323} every man{H376} to his own house.{H1004}
- Mal 3:9-9 : 9 Ye are cursed{H779} with the curse;{H3994} for ye rob{H6906} me, even this whole nation.{H1471} 10 Bring{H935} ye the whole tithe{H4643} into the store-house,{H214} that there may be food{H2964} in my house,{H1004} and prove{H974} me now herewith,{H2063} saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} if I will not open{H6605} you the windows{H699} of heaven,{H8064} and pour you out{H7324} a blessing,{H1293} that there shall not be room enough{H1767} [to receive it]. 11 And I will rebuke{H1605} the devourer{H398} for your sakes, and he shall not destroy{H7843} the fruits{H6529} of your ground;{H127} neither shall your vine{H1612} cast its fruit{H7921} before the time in the field,{H7704} saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts.{H6635}
- Zech 5:4 : 4 I will cause it to go forth,{H3318} saith{H5002} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} and it shall enter{H935} into the house{H1004} of the thief,{H1590} and into the house{H1004} of him that sweareth{H7650} falsely{H8267} by my name;{H8034} and it shall abide{H3885} in the midst{H8432} of his house,{H1004} and shall consume{H3615} it with the timber{H6086} thereof and the stones{H68} thereof.
- Zech 8:10 : 10 For before{H6440} those days{H3117} there was{H1961} no hire{H7939} for man,{H120} nor any hire{H7939} for beast;{H929} neither was there any peace{H7965} to him that went out{H3318} or came in,{H935} because of the adversary:{H6862} for I set{H7971} all men{H120} every one{H376} against his neighbor.{H7453}
- Mal 2:2 : 2 If ye will not hear,{H8085} and if ye will not lay{H7760} it to heart,{H3820} to give{H5414} glory{H3519} unto my name,{H8034} saith{H559} Jehovah{H3068} of hosts,{H6635} then will I send{H7971} the curse{H3994} upon you, and I will curse{H779} your blessings;{H1293} yea, I have cursed{H779} them already, because ye do not lay{H7760} it to heart.{H3820}
- Joel 1:10-13 : 10 The field{H7704} is laid waste,{H7703} the land{H127} mourneth;{H56} for the grain{H1715} is destroyed,{H7703} the new wine{H8492} is dried up,{H3001} the oil{H3323} languisheth.{H535} 11 Be confounded,{H3001} O ye husbandmen,{H406} wail,{H3213} O ye vinedressers,{H3755} for the wheat{H2406} and for the barley;{H8184} for the harvest{H7105} of the field{H7704} is perished.{H6} 12 The vine{H1612} is withered,{H3001} and the fig-tree{H8558} languisheth;{H535} the pomegranate-tree,{H8384} the palm-tree{H8598} also, and the apple-tree,{H8598} even all the trees{H8558} of the field{H7704} are withered:{H3001} for joy{H8342} is withered away{H3001} from the sons{H1121} of men.{H120} 13 Gird{H2296} yourselves [with sackcloth], and lament,{H5594} ye priests;{H3548} wail,{H3213} ye ministers{H8334} of the altar;{H4196} come,{H935} lie all night{H3885} in sackcloth,{H8242} ye ministers{H8334} of my God:{H430} for the meal-offering{H4503} and the drink-offering{H5262} are withholden{H4513} from the house{H1004} of your God.{H430}
- Amos 4:6-9 : 6 And I also have given{H5414} you cleanness{H5356} of teeth{H8127} in all your cities,{H5892} and want{H2640} of bread{H3899} in all your places;{H4725} yet have ye not returned{H7725} unto me, saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068} 7 And I also have withholden{H4513} the rain{H1653} from you, when there were yet three{H7969} months{H2320} to the harvest;{H7105} and I caused it to rain{H4305} upon one{H259} city,{H5892} and caused it not to rain{H4305} upon another{H259} city:{H5892} one{H259} piece{H2513} was rained{H4305} upon, and the piece{H2513} whereupon it rained{H4305} not withered.{H3001} 8 So two{H8147} or three{H7969} cities{H5892} wandered{H5128} unto one{H259} city{H5892} to drink{H8354} water,{H4325} and were not satisfied:{H7646} yet have ye not returned{H7725} unto me, saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068} 9 I have smitten{H5221} you with blasting{H7711} and mildew:{H3420} the multitude{H7235} of your gardens{H1593} and your vineyards{H3754} and your fig-trees{H2132} and your olive-trees{H8384} hath the palmer-worm{H1501} devoured:{H398} yet have ye not returned{H7725} unto me, saith{H5002} Jehovah.{H3068}
- Mic 6:14-15 : 14 Thou shalt eat,{H398} but not be satisfied;{H7646} and thy humiliation{H3445} shall be in the midst{H7130} of thee: and thou shalt put away,{H5253} but shalt not save;{H6403} and that which thou savest{H6403} will I give up{H5414} to the sword.{H2719} 15 Thou shalt sow,{H2232} but shalt not reap;{H7114} thou shalt tread{H1869} the olives,{H2132} but shalt not anoint{H5480} thee with oil;{H8081} and the vintage,{H8492} but shalt not drink{H8354} the wine.{H8492}
- 2 Sam 21:1 : 1 And there was a famine{H7458} in the days{H3117} of David{H1732} three{H7969} years,{H8141} year{H8141} after{H310} year;{H8141} and David{H1732} sought{H1245} the face of{H6440} Jehovah.{H3068} And Jehovah{H3068} said,{H559} It is for Saul,{H7586} and for his bloody{H1818} house,{H1004} because he put to death{H4191} the Gibeonites.{H1393}
- 1 Kgs 17:12 : 12 And she said,{H559} As Jehovah{H3068} thy God{H430} liveth,{H2416} I have{H3426} not a cake,{H4580} but a handful{H4393} of meal{H7058} in the jar,{H3537} and a little{H4592} oil{H8081} in the cruse:{H6835} and, behold, I am gathering{H7197} two{H8147} sticks,{H6086} that I may go in{H935} and dress{H6213} it for me and my son,{H1121} that we may eat{H398} it, and die.{H4191}
- Job 20:22 : 22 In the fulness{H4390} of his sufficiency{H5607} he shall be in straits:{H3334} The hand{H3027} of every one that is in misery{H6001} shall come{H935} upon him.
- Job 20:28 : 28 The increase{H2981} of his house{H1004} shall depart;{H1540} [His goods] shall flow away{H5064} in the day{H3117} of his wrath.{H639}
- Ps 107:34 : 34 A fruitful{H6529} land{H776} into a salt{H4420} desert, For the wickedness{H7451} of them that dwell{H3427} therein.
- Isa 5:10 : 10 For{H3588} ten{H6235} acres{H6776} of vineyard{H3754} shall yield{H6213} one{H259} bath,{H1324} and a homer{H2563} of seed{H2233} shall yield{H6213} [but] an ephah.{H374}
- Jer 14:4 : 4 Because of the ground{H127} which is cracked,{H2865} for that no rain{H1653} hath been in the land,{H776} the plowmen{H406} are put to shame,{H954} they cover{H2645} their heads.{H7218}
- Jer 44:18 : 18 But since we left off{H2308} burning incense{H6999} to the queen{H4446} of heaven,{H8064} and pouring out{H5258} drink-offerings{H5262} unto her, we have wanted{H2637} all things, and have been consumed{H8552} by the sword{H2719} and by the famine.{H7458}
- Ezek 4:16-17 : 16 Moreover he said{H559} unto me, Son{H1121} of man,{H120} behold, I will break{H7665} the staff{H4294} of bread{H3899} in Jerusalem:{H3389} and they shall eat{H398} bread{H3899} by weight,{H4948} and with fearfulness;{H1674} and they shall drink{H8354} water{H4325} by measure,{H4884} and in dismay:{H8078} 17 that they may want{H2637} bread{H3899} and water,{H4325} and be dismayed{H8074} one{H376} with another,{H251} and pine away{H4743} in their iniquity.{H5771}
- Lev 26:20 : 20 and your strength{H3581} shall be spent{H8552} in vain;{H7385} for your land{H776} shall not yield{H5414} its increase,{H2981} neither shall the trees{H6086} of the land{H776} yield{H5414} their fruit.{H6529}
- Lev 26:26 : 26 When I break{H7665} your staff{H4294} of bread,{H3899} ten{H6235} women{H802} shall bake{H644} your bread{H3899} in one{H259} oven,{H8574} and they shall deliver{H7725} your bread{H3899} again{H7725} by weight:{H4948} and ye shall eat,{H398} and not be satisfied.{H7646}