Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.

Bible References

Betroth

Deuteronomy 20:6
Who is the man that has planted a vineyard and has not begun to use its fruit? Let him depart and return to his house, otherwise he might die in the battle and another man would begin to use its fruit.
Job 31:10
May my wife grind for another,
And let others kneel down over her.
Jeremiah 8:10
“Therefore I will give their wives to others,
Their fields to new owners;
Because from the least even to the greatest
Everyone is greedy for gain;
From the prophet even to the priest
Everyone practices deceit.
Hosea 4:2
There is swearing, deception, murder, stealing and adultery.
They employ violence, so that bloodshed follows bloodshed.

Build

Job 3:18
“The prisoners are at ease together;
They do not hear the voice of the taskmaster.
Isaiah 5:9
In my ears the Lord of hosts has sworn, “Surely, many houses shall become desolate,
Even great and fine ones, without occupants.
Isaiah 65:21
“They will build houses and inhabit them;
They will also plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Jeremiah 12:13
“They have sown wheat and have reaped thorns,
They have strained themselves to no profit.
But be ashamed of your harvest
Because of the fierce anger of the Lord.”
Lamentations 5:2
Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,
Our houses to aliens.
Amos 5:11
Therefore because you impose heavy rent on the poor
And exact a tribute of grain from them,
Though you have built houses of well-hewn stone,
Yet you will not live in them;
You have planted pleasant vineyards, yet you will not drink their wine.
Micah 6:15
“You will sow but you will not reap.
You will tread the olive but will not anoint yourself with oil;
And the grapes, but you will not drink wine.
Zephaniah 1:13
“Moreover, their wealth will become plunder
And their houses desolate;
Yes, they will build houses but not inhabit them,
And plant vineyards but not drink their wine.”

General references

Ecclesiastes 3:13
moreover, that every man who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor—it is the gift of God.
Isaiah 65:21
“They will build houses and inhabit them;
They will also plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Lamentations 5:11
They ravished the women in Zion,
The virgins in the cities of Judah.