Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass.
Destroyed
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Bible References
Destroyed
Leviticus 26:16
then I will do this to you: I will visit you with panic, with wasting disease and fever that consume the eyes and make the heart ache. And you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.
Deuteronomy 28:30
You shall betroth a wife, but another man shall ravish her. You shall build a house, but you shall not dwell in it. You shall plant a vineyard, but you shall not enjoy its fruit.
Micah 6:15
You shall sow, but not reap; you shall tread olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil; you shall tread grapes, but not drink wine.
Left no
Proverbs 28:3
A poor man who oppresses the poor is a beating rain that leaves no food.
Jeremiah 49:9
If grape-gatherers came to you, would they not leave gleanings? If thieves came by night, would they not destroy only enough for themselves?
Obadiah 1:5
If thieves came to you, if plunderers came by night-- how you have been destroyed!-- would they not steal only enough for themselves? If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave gleanings?
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Ecclesiastes 3:13
also that everyone should eat and drink and take pleasure in all his toil--this is God's gift to man.
Isaiah 65:21
They shall build houses and inhabit them; they shall plant vineyards and eat their fruit.