Micah 6:15
Micah · Old Testament · Chapter 6
“Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.”Micah 6:15
What Does Micah 6:15 Mean?
Micah 6:15 is found in the book of Micah, chapter 6, verse 15 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 19 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (19)
These passages are connected to Micah 6:15 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Amos 5:11“Forasmuch therefore as your treading is upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.”Leviticus 26:16“I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.”Deuteronomy 28:40“Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with the oil; for thine olive shall cast his fruit.”Job 31:8“Then let me sow, and let another eat; yea, let my offspring be rooted out.”Jeremiah 12:13“They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, but shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD.”Zephaniah 1:13“Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.”Deuteronomy 28:38“Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather but little in; for the locust shall consume it.”John 4:37“And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.”Judges 6:4“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.”Leviticus 26:20“And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.”Deuteronomy 28:30“Thou shalt betroth a wife, and another man shall lie with her: thou shalt build an house, and thou shalt not dwell therein: thou shalt plant a vineyard, and shalt not gather the grapes thereof.”1 Samuel 23:1“Then they told David, saying, Behold, the Philistines fight against Keilah, and they rob the threshingfloors.”Job 24:6“They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.”Isaiah 62:8“The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn to be meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured:”Haggai 1:6“Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.”Judges 6:3“And so it was, when Israel had sown, that the Midianites came up, and the Amalekites, and the children of the east, even they came up against them;”Isaiah 65:21“And they shall build houses, and inhabit them; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them.”Joel 1:10“The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.”Luke 7:46“My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.”
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