Haggai 2:16

Good News Translation

you would go to a pile of grain expecting to find twenty bushels, but there would be only ten. You would go to draw fifty gallons of wine from a vat, but find only twenty.

Cross References

Isaiah 5:10

The grapevines growing on five acres of land will yield only five gallons of wine. Ten bushels of seed will produce only one bushel of grain.”

Jeremiah 48:33

Happiness and joy have been taken away from the fertile land of Moab. I have made the wine stop flowing from the wine presses; there is no one to make the wine and shout for joy.

Haggai 1:6

You have planted much grain, but have harvested very little. You have food to eat, but not enough to make you full. You have wine to drink, but not enough to get drunk on! You have clothing, but not enough to keep you warm. And workers cannot earn enough to live on.

Haggai 2:15

The Lord says, “Can't you see what has happened to you? Before you started to rebuild the Temple,

Haggai 2:17

I sent scorching winds and hail to ruin everything you tried to grow, but still you did not repent.

Malachi 2:2

You must honor me by what you do. If you will not listen to what I say, then I will bring a curse on you. I will put a curse on the things you receive for your support. In fact, I have already put a curse on them, because you do not take my command seriously.