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
Ye have sown much, but have brought in little, have eaten, and not been filled, have drunk, and not been satisfied with drink, have clothed you, and none hath been warm, - and, he that hath hired himself out, hath put his wages into a bag with holes.
Haggai 2:16
So long were things thus, that, on coming unto a heap of twenty, then was it found to be ten, - on coming unto the vat to draw off fifty measures, then were there found to be twenty.
Isaiah 17:10
Because thou didst forget the God of thy salvation, And thy Rock of refuge, thou didst not remember, For this cause, shalt thou plant very pleasant plants, And, the slip of a stranger, shalt thou set:
Malachi 3:8
Will, a son of earth, defraud, God? Nevertheless, ye, have been defrauding me, and yet ye say, Wherein have we defrauded thee? In the tithe and the offering.
Blow upon it
2 Samuel 22:16
Then appeared the channels of the sea, were uncovered the foundations of the world, - at the rebuke of Yahweh, the blast of the breath of his nostrils;
2 Kings 19:7
Behold me! about to let go against him, a blast, and, when he heareth the report, then will he return to his own country, - and I will cause him to fall by the sword, in his own land.
Isaiah 40:7
The grass hath withered The flower hath faded, Because, the breath of Yahweh, hath blown upon it! Surely the people is grass!
Malachi 2:2
If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory to my Name, saith Yahweh of hosts, then will I send among you the curse, and will curse your blessings, - and indeed I have cursed them, because ye are not at all laying it to heart.
Why
Job 10:2
I say unto GOD, Do not hold me guilty, Let me know, on what account thou contendest with me!
Psalm 77:5
I reasoned, Of the days of aforetime, Of the years of by-gone ages;
General references
Leviticus 19:25
And in the fifth year, shall ye eat the fruit thereof, that it may enrich you with its increase, - I - Yahweh, am your God.
Proverbs 3:9
Honour thou Yahweh, with thy substance, and with the firstfruit of all thine increase;
Malachi 3:9
With a curse, have ye been cursing, and yet, me, have ye been defrauding, - the whole nation.