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
Has any man planted a vineyard and not begun to enjoy its fruit? Let him leave and return home. Otherwise he may die in battle and another man enjoy its fruit.
Job 31:10
let my own wife grind grain for another man,
and let other men sleep with her.
Jeremiah 8:10
Therefore, I will give their wives to other men,
their fields to new occupants,
for from the least to the greatest,
everyone is making profit dishonestly.
From prophet to priest,
everyone deals falsely.
Hosea 4:2
Cursing, lying, murder, stealing,
and adultery are rampant;
one act of bloodshed follows another.

Build

Job 3:18
The captives are completely at ease;
they do not hear the voice of their oppressor.
Isaiah 5:9
I heard the Lord of Hosts say:

Indeed, many houses will become desolate,
grand and lovely ones without inhabitants.
Isaiah 65:21
People will build houses and live in them;
they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Jeremiah 12:13
They have sown wheat but harvested thorns.
They have exhausted themselves but have no profit.
Be put to shame by your harvests
because of the Lord’s burning anger.
Lamentations 5:2
Our inheritance has been turned over to strangers,
our houses to foreigners.
Amos 5:11
Therefore, because you trample on the poor
and exact a grain tax from him,
you will never live in the houses of cut stone
you have built;
you will never drink the wine
from the lush vineyards
you have planted.
Micah 6:15
You will sow but not reap;
you will press olives
but not anoint yourself with oil;
and you will tread grapes
but not drink the wine.
Zephaniah 1:13
Their wealth will become plunder
and their houses a ruin.
They will build houses but never live in them,
plant vineyards but never drink their wine.

General references

Ecclesiastes 3:13
It is also the gift of God whenever anyone eats, drinks, and enjoys all his efforts.
Isaiah 65:21
People will build houses and live in them;
they will plant vineyards and eat their fruit.
Lamentations 5:11
Women are raped in Zion,
girls in the cities of Judah.

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