Haggai 1:11

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.’” ¹ 

Psalms 78:46

78:46 He gave their crops to the grasshopper,

the fruit of their labor to the locust.

Isaiah 62:8

62:8 The Lord swears an oath by his right hand,

by his strong arm: ² 

“I will never again give your grain

to your enemies as food,

and foreigners will not drink your wine,

which you worked hard to produce.

Jeremiah 3:24

3:24 From earliest times our worship of that shameful god, Baal,

has taken away ³  all that our ancestors ⁴  worked for.

It has taken away our flocks and our herds,

and even our sons and daughters.

[1:11]  ¹ tn Heb “all the labor of hands” (similar KJV, NASB, NIV); cf. NAB “all that is produced by hand.”

[62:8]  ² tn The Lord’s right hand and strong arm here symbolize his power and remind the audience that his might guarantees the fulfillment of the following promise.

[3:24]  ³ tn Heb “From our youth the shameful thing has eaten up…” The shameful thing is specifically identified as Baal in Jer 11:13. Compare also the shift in certain names such as Ishbaal (“man of Baal”) to Ishbosheth (“man of shame”).

[3:24]  ⁴ tn Heb “fathers” (also in v. 25).