Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.
Ye looked
Blow upon it
Why
General references
Bible References
Ye looked
Haggai 1:6 You have planted much
but harvested little.
You eat
but never have enough to be satisfied.
You drink
but never have enough to become drunk.
You put on clothes
but never have enough to get warm.
The wage earner puts his wages
into a bag with a hole in it.”
but harvested little.
You eat
but never have enough to be satisfied.
You drink
but never have enough to become drunk.
You put on clothes
but never have enough to get warm.
The wage earner puts his wages
into a bag with a hole in it.”
Haggai 2:16
what state were you in? When someone came to a grain heap of 20 measures, it only amounted to 10; when one came to the winepress to dip 50 measures from the vat, it only amounted to 20.
Isaiah 17:10 For you have forgotten the God of your salvation,
and you have failed to remember
the rock of your strength;
therefore you will plant beautiful plants
and set out cuttings from exotic vines.
and you have failed to remember
the rock of your strength;
therefore you will plant beautiful plants
and set out cuttings from exotic vines.
Malachi 3:8
“Will a man rob God? Yet you are robbing Me!”
You ask: “How do we rob You?”
“By not making the payments of the tenth and the contributions.
You ask: “How do we rob You?”
“By not making the payments of the tenth and the contributions.
Blow upon it
2 Samuel 22:16 The depths of the sea became visible,
the foundations of the world were exposed
at the rebuke of the Lord,
at the blast of the breath of His nostrils.
the foundations of the world were exposed
at the rebuke of the Lord,
at the blast of the breath
2 Kings 19:7
I am about to put a spirit in him, and he will hear a rumor and return to his own land where I will cause him to fall by the sword.’”
Isaiah 40:7 The grass withers, the flowers fade
when the breath of the Lord blows on them;
indeed, the people are grass.
when the breath
indeed, the people are grass.
Malachi 2:2
If you don’t listen, and if you don’t take it to heart to honor My name,” says Yahweh of Hosts, “I will send a curse among you, and I will curse your blessings. In fact, I have already begun to curse them because you are not taking it to heart.
Why
Job 10:2 I will say to God:
“Do not declare me guilty!
Let me know why You prosecute me.
“Do not declare me guilty!
Let me know why You prosecute me.
Psalm 77:5 I consider days of old,
years long past.
years long past.
General references
Leviticus 19:25
But in the fifth year you may eat its fruit. In this way its yield will increase for you; I am Yahweh your God.
Proverbs 3:9 Honor the Lord with your possessions
and with the first produce of your entire harvest;
and with the first produce of your entire harvest;
Malachi 3:9
You are suffering under a curse, yet you—the whole nation—are still robbing Me.