Habakkuk 3:17

New International Reader's Version

The fig trees might not bud. The vines might not produce any grapes. The olive crop might fail. The fields might not produce any food. There might not be any sheep in the pens. There might not be any cattle in the barns.

Cross References

Jeremiah 12:4

How long will the land be thirsty for water? How long will the grass in every field be dry? The people who live in the land are evil. So the animals and birds have died. And that’s not all. The people are saying, “The Lord won’t see what happens to us.”

Jeremiah 5:17

They will eat up your crops and your food. They will strike down your sons and daughters. They will kill your sheep and cattle. They will destroy your vines and fig trees. You trust in your cities that have high walls around them. But the people in them will be killed by swords.

Micah 6:15

You will plant seeds. But you will not harvest any crops. You will press olives. But you will not use the oil. You will crush grapes. But you will not drink the wine that is made from them.

Malachi 3:11

I will keep bugs from eating up your crops. And your grapes will not drop from the vines before they are ripe,” says the Lord.

2 Corinthians 4:8

We are pushed hard from all sides. But we are not beaten down. We are bewildered. But that doesn’t make us lose hope.

2 Corinthians 4:9

Others make us suffer. But God does not desert us. We are knocked down. But we are not knocked out.