Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Agriculture » Foes of » Barrenness of soil as a result of sin
From now on, when you till the ground, it won't yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth."
and your strength will be spent in vain; for your land won't yield its increase, neither will the trees of the land yield their fruit.
and the anger of Yahweh be kindled against you, and he shut up the sky, so that there shall be no rain, and the land shall not yield its fruit; and you perish quickly from off the good land which Yahweh gives you.
For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and a homer of seed shall yield an ephah."
For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
For though the fig tree doesn't flourish, nor fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food; the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls:
You have sown much, and bring in little. You eat, but you don't have enough. You drink, but you aren't filled with drink. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm, and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes in it."
Through all that time, when one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten. When one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty, there were only twenty.
Barrenness » Barrenness of soil as a result of sin
From now on, when you till the ground, it won't yield its strength to you. You shall be a fugitive and a wanderer in the earth."
and your strength will be spent in vain; for your land won't yield its increase, neither will the trees of the land yield their fruit.
and the anger of Yahweh be kindled against you, and he shut up the sky, so that there shall be no rain, and the land shall not yield its fruit; and you perish quickly from off the good land which Yahweh gives you.
For ten acres of vineyard shall yield one bath, and a homer of seed shall yield an ephah."
For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
For though the fig tree doesn't flourish, nor fruit be in the vines; the labor of the olive fails, the fields yield no food; the flocks are cut off from the fold, and there is no herd in the stalls:
You have sown much, and bring in little. You eat, but you don't have enough. You drink, but you aren't filled with drink. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm, and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes in it."
Through all that time, when one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten. When one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty, there were only twenty.
Evil » Sowing » Sowing evil, on the part of the wicked
According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same.
For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.
A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
Harvest » Sins » Profitless
For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and you shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Yahweh.
For thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time when it is trodden; yet a little while, and the time of harvest shall come for her.
"Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, when I restore the fortunes of my people.
Idolatry » Punishment of » Banishment
Death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue that remain of this evil family, that remain in all the places where I have driven them, says Yahweh of Armies.
Let Samaria throw out his calf idol! My anger burns against them! How long will it be until they are capable of purity? For this is even from Israel! The workman made it, and it is no God; indeed, the calf of Samaria shall be broken in pieces. For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up. read more.
Israel is swallowed up. Now they are among the nations like a worthless thing.
Israel is swallowed up. Now they are among the nations like a worthless thing.
You also carried the tent of your king and the shrine of your images, the star of your god, which you made for yourselves. Therefore will I cause you to go into captivity beyond Damascus," says Yahweh, whose name is the God of Armies.
Reaping » Illustrative of » Receiving the reward of wickedness
According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same.
For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Sin » Harvest of » Profitless
For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and you shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Yahweh.
For thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time when it is trodden; yet a little while, and the time of harvest shall come for her.
"Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, when I restore the fortunes of my people.
Sins » Harvest » Profitless
For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and you shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Yahweh.
For thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time when it is trodden; yet a little while, and the time of harvest shall come for her.
"Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, when I restore the fortunes of my people.
Sower » Figurative
For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
Blessed are you who sow beside all waters, who send out the feet of the ox and the donkey.
Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap according to kindness. Break up your fallow ground; for it is time to seek Yahweh, until he comes and rains righteousness on you.
Don't be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
Wicked people earn deceitful wages, but one who sows righteousness reaps a sure reward.
Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.
Sowing » Evil, on the part of the wicked
According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same.
For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.
A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
Sowing and reaping » Sowing evil, on the part of the wicked
According to what I have seen, those who plow iniquity, and sow trouble, reap the same.
For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
He who sows wickedness reaps trouble, and the rod of his fury will be destroyed.
For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption. But he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life.
in whose heart is perverseness, who devises evil continually, who always sows discord.
A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.
Sowing and reaping » Reaping, harvest of sin » Profitless
For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
They have sown wheat, and have reaped thorns; they have put themselves to pain, and profit nothing: and you shall be ashamed of your fruits, because of the fierce anger of Yahweh.
For thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time when it is trodden; yet a little while, and the time of harvest shall come for her.
"Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, when I restore the fortunes of my people.
Whirlwind » Illustrative of the » Unavoidable fruit of a life of sin and vanity
For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
Whirlwind » Figurative » Of the fruits of unrighteousness
For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.
Wind » Illustrative » (sowing,) of a course of sin
For they sow the wind, and they will reap the whirlwind. He has no standing grain. The stalk will yield no head. If it does yield, strangers will swallow it up.