Haggai 1:6
1:6 You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but are never filled. You drink, but are still thirsty. You put on clothes, but are not warm. Those who earn wages end up with holes in their money bags.’”
Haggai 1:9-11
1:9 ‘You expected a large harvest, but instead
there was little, and when you brought it home it disappeared right away.
Why?’ asks the
Lord who rules over all. ‘Because my temple remains in ruins, thanks to each of you favoring his own house!
1:10 This is why the sky
has held back its dew and the earth its produce.
1:11 Moreover, I have called for a drought that will affect the fields, the hill country, the grain, new wine, fresh olive oil, and everything that grows from the ground; it also will harm people, animals, and everything they produce.’”
Proverbs 3:9-10
3:9 Honor the Lord from your wealth
and from the first fruits of all your crops;
3:10 then your barns will be filled completely,
and your vats will overflow with new wine.
Zechariah 8:10-12
8:10 Before that time there was no compensation for man or animal, nor was there any relief from adversity for those who came and went, because I had pitted everybody – each one – against everyone else.
8:11 But I will be different now to this remnant of my people from the way I was in those days,’ says the
Lord who rules over all,
8:12 ‘for there will be a peaceful time of sowing, the vine will produce its fruit and the ground its yield, and the skies
will rain down dew. Then I will allow the remnant of my people to possess all these things.
Malachi 2:2
2:2 If you do not listen and take seriously
the need to honor my name,” says the
Lord who rules over all, “I will send judgment
on you and turn your blessings into curses – indeed, I have already done so because you are not taking it to heart.