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19 Is there any seed left in the barn? Do the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree still yield nothing? From this day on I will bless you.”

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19 Is there yet any seed left in the barn? Until now, the vine and the fig tree, the pomegranate(A) and the olive tree have not borne fruit.(B)

“‘From this day on I will bless(C) you.’”

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10 Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in my house, and thus put me to the test, says the Lord of hosts; see if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you an overflowing blessing.(A)

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10 Bring the whole tithe(A) into the storehouse,(B) that there may be food in my house. Test me in this,” says the Lord Almighty, “and see if I will not throw open the floodgates(C) of heaven and pour out(D) so much blessing(E) that there will not be room enough to store it.(F)

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Trust and Joy in the Midst of Trouble

17 Though the fig tree does not blossom
    and no fruit is on the vines;
though the produce of the olive fails
    and the fields yield no food;
though the flock is cut off from the fold
    and there is no herd in the stalls,(A)
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord;
    I will exult in the God of my salvation.(B)

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17 Though the fig tree does not bud
    and there are no grapes on the vines,
though the olive crop fails
    and the fields produce no food,(A)
though there are no sheep in the pen
    and no cattle in the stalls,(B)
18 yet I will rejoice in the Lord,(C)
    I will be joyful in God my Savior.(D)

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33 But seek first the kingdom of God[a] and his[b] righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 6.33 Other ancient authorities lack of God
  2. 6.33 Or its

33 But seek first his kingdom(A) and his righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.(B)

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Honor the Lord with your substance
    and with the first fruits of all your produce;(A)
10 then your barns will be filled with plenty,
    and your vats will be bursting with wine.

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Honor the Lord with your wealth,
    with the firstfruits(A) of all your crops;
10 then your barns will be filled(B) to overflowing,
    and your vats will brim over with new wine.(C)

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Psalm 128

The Happy Home of the Faithful

A Song of Ascents.

Happy is everyone who fears the Lord,
    who walks in his ways.(A)
You shall eat the fruit of the labor of your hands;
    you shall be happy, and it shall go well with you.(B)

Your wife will be like a fruitful vine
    within your house;
your children will be like olive shoots
    around your table.(C)
Thus shall the man be blessed
    who fears the Lord.

The Lord bless you from Zion.
    May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem
    all the days of your life.(D)

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Psalm 128

A song of ascents.

Blessed are all who fear the Lord,(A)
    who walk in obedience to him.(B)
You will eat the fruit of your labor;(C)
    blessings and prosperity(D) will be yours.
Your wife will be like a fruitful vine(E)
    within your house;
your children(F) will be like olive shoots(G)
    around your table.
Yes, this will be the blessing(H)
    for the man who fears the Lord.(I)

May the Lord bless you from Zion;(J)
    may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem(K)
    all the days of your life.

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11 But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as in the former days, says the Lord of hosts. 12 For there shall be a sowing of peace; the vine shall yield its fruit, the ground shall give its produce, and the skies shall give their dew, and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these things.(A) 13 Just as you have been a cursing among the nations, O house of Judah and house of Israel, so I will save you, and you shall be a blessing. Do not be afraid, but let your hands be strong.”(B)

14 “For thus says the Lord of hosts: Just as I purposed to bring disaster upon you when your ancestors provoked me to wrath, and I did not relent, says the Lord of hosts,(C) 15 so again I have purposed in these days to do good to Jerusalem and to the house of Judah; do not be afraid.

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11 But now I will not deal with the remnant of this people as I did in the past,”(A) declares the Lord Almighty.

12 “The seed will grow well, the vine will yield its fruit,(B) the ground will produce its crops,(C) and the heavens will drop their dew.(D) I will give all these things as an inheritance(E) to the remnant of this people.(F) 13 Just as you, Judah and Israel, have been a curse[a](G) among the nations, so I will save(H) you, and you will be a blessing.[b](I) Do not be afraid,(J) but let your hands be strong.(K)

14 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Just as I had determined to bring disaster(L) on you and showed no pity when your ancestors angered me,” says the Lord Almighty, 15 “so now I have determined to do good(M) again to Jerusalem and Judah.(N) Do not be afraid.

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Footnotes

  1. Zechariah 8:13 That is, your name has been used in cursing (see Jer. 29:22); or, you have been regarded as under a curse.
  2. Zechariah 8:13 Or and your name will be used in blessings (see Gen. 48:20); or and you will be seen as blessed

12 O Lord of hosts,
    happy is everyone who trusts in you.(A)

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12 Lord Almighty,
    blessed(A) is the one who trusts in you.

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10 Give liberally and be ungrudging when you do so, for on this account the Lord your God will bless you in all your work and in all that you undertake.(A)

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10 Give generously to them and do so without a grudging heart;(A) then because of this the Lord your God will bless(B) you in all your work and in everything you put your hand to.

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12 Isaac sowed seed in that land and in the same year reaped a hundredfold. The Lord blessed him,(A)

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12 Isaac planted crops in that land and the same year reaped a hundredfold,(A) because the Lord blessed him.(B)

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“If you follow my statutes and keep my commandments and observe them faithfully,(A) I will give you your rains in their season, and the land shall yield its produce, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. Your threshing shall overlap the vintage, and the vintage shall overlap the sowing; you shall eat your bread to the full and live securely in your land.(B) And I will grant peace in the land, and you shall lie down, and no one shall make you afraid; I will remove dangerous animals from the land, and no sword shall go through your land.(C) You shall give chase to your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. Five of you shall give chase to a hundred, and a hundred of you shall give chase to ten thousand; your enemies shall fall before you by the sword.(D) I will look with favor upon you and make you fruitful and multiply you, and I will maintain my covenant with you.(E) 10 You shall eat old grain long stored, and you shall have to clear out the old to make way for the new.(F) 11 I will place my dwelling in your midst, and I shall not abhor you.(G) 12 I[a] will be your God, and you shall be my people.(H) 13 I am the Lord your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt, to be their slaves no more; I have broken the bars of your yoke and made you walk erect.

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Footnotes

  1. 26.12 Q ms: MT adds I will walk among you, and I

“‘If you follow my decrees and are careful to obey(A) my commands, I will send you rain(B) in its season,(C) and the ground will yield its crops and the trees their fruit.(D) Your threshing will continue until grape harvest and the grape harvest will continue until planting, and you will eat all the food you want(E) and live in safety in your land.(F)

“‘I will grant peace in the land,(G) and you will lie down(H) and no one will make you afraid.(I) I will remove wild beasts(J) from the land, and the sword will not pass through your country. You will pursue your enemies,(K) and they will fall by the sword before you. Five(L) of you will chase a hundred, and a hundred of you will chase ten thousand, and your enemies will fall by the sword before you.(M)

“‘I will look on you with favor and make you fruitful and increase your numbers,(N) and I will keep my covenant(O) with you. 10 You will still be eating last year’s harvest when you will have to move it out to make room for the new.(P) 11 I will put my dwelling place[a](Q) among you, and I will not abhor you.(R) 12 I will walk(S) among you and be your God,(T) and you will be my people.(U) 13 I am the Lord your God,(V) who brought you out of Egypt(W) so that you would no longer be slaves to the Egyptians; I broke the bars of your yoke(X) and enabled you to walk with heads held high.

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Footnotes

  1. Leviticus 26:11 Or my tabernacle

It is like the dew of Hermon,
    which falls on the mountains of Zion.
For there the Lord ordained his blessing,
    life forevermore.(A)

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It is as if the dew(A) of Hermon(B)
    were falling on Mount Zion.(C)
For there the Lord bestows his blessing,(D)
    even life forevermore.(E)

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all these blessings shall come upon you and overtake you, if you obey the Lord your God:

“Blessed shall you be in the city, and blessed shall you be in the field.(A)

“Blessed shall be the fruit of your womb, the fruit of your ground, and the fruit of your livestock, both the increase of your cattle and the issue of your flock.(B)

“Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.

“Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.

“The Lord will cause your enemies who rise against you to be defeated before you; they shall come out against you one way and flee before you seven ways.(C) The Lord will command the blessing upon you in your barns and in all that you undertake; he will bless you in the land that the Lord your God is giving you. The Lord will establish you as his holy people, as he has sworn to you, if you keep the commandments of the Lord your God and walk in his ways.(D) 10 All the peoples of the earth shall see that you are called by the name of the Lord, and they shall be afraid of you.(E) 11 The Lord will make you abound in prosperity, in the fruit of your womb, in the fruit of your livestock, and in the fruit of your ground in the land that the Lord swore to your ancestors to give you.(F) 12 The Lord will open for you his rich storehouse, the heavens, to give the rain of your land in its season and to bless all your undertakings. You will lend to many nations, but you will not borrow.(G) 13 The Lord will make you the head and not the tail; you shall be only at the top and not at the bottom—if you obey the commandments of the Lord your God that I am commanding you today by diligently observing them, 14 and if you do not turn aside from any of the words that I am commanding you today, either to the right or to the left, following other gods to serve them.(H)

Warnings against Disobedience

15 “But if you will not obey the Lord your God by diligently observing all his commandments and decrees that I am commanding you today, then all these curses shall come upon you and overtake you:(I)

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All these blessings will come on you(A) and accompany you if you obey the Lord your God:

You will be blessed(B) in the city and blessed in the country.(C)

The fruit of your womb will be blessed, and the crops of your land and the young of your livestock—the calves of your herds and the lambs of your flocks.(D)

Your basket and your kneading trough will be blessed.

You will be blessed when you come in and blessed when you go out.(E)

The Lord will grant that the enemies(F) who rise up against you will be defeated before you. They will come at you from one direction but flee from you in seven.(G)

The Lord will send a blessing on your barns and on everything you put your hand to. The Lord your God will bless(H) you in the land he is giving you.

The Lord will establish you as his holy people,(I) as he promised you on oath, if you keep the commands(J) of the Lord your God and walk in obedience to him. 10 Then all the peoples on earth will see that you are called by the name(K) of the Lord, and they will fear you. 11 The Lord will grant you abundant prosperity—in the fruit of your womb, the young of your livestock(L) and the crops of your ground—in the land he swore to your ancestors to give you.(M)

12 The Lord will open the heavens, the storehouse(N) of his bounty,(O) to send rain(P) on your land in season and to bless(Q) all the work of your hands. You will lend to many nations but will borrow from none.(R) 13 The Lord will make you the head, not the tail. If you pay attention to the commands of the Lord your God that I give you this day and carefully follow(S) them, you will always be at the top, never at the bottom.(T) 14 Do not turn aside from any of the commands I give you today, to the right or to the left,(U) following other gods and serving them.

Curses for Disobedience

15 However, if you do not obey(V) the Lord your God and do not carefully follow all his commands and decrees I am giving you today,(W) all these curses will come on you and overtake you:(X)

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