They would encamp against them (A)and devour the produce of the land, as far as Gaza, and leave no sustenance in Israel and no sheep or ox or donkey.

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They camped on the land and ruined the crops(A) all the way to Gaza(B) and did not spare a living thing for Israel, neither sheep nor cattle nor donkeys.

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16 then I will do this to you: I will visit you with panic, with (A)wasting disease and fever that consume the eyes and make the heart ache. And (B)you shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it.

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16 then I will do this to you: I will bring on you sudden terror, wasting diseases and fever(A) that will destroy your sight and sap your strength.(B) You will plant seed in vain, because your enemies will eat it.(C)

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51 It shall (A)eat the offspring of your cattle and the fruit of your ground, until you are destroyed; it also shall not leave you grain, wine, or oil, the increase of your herds or the young of your flock, until they have caused you to perish.

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51 They will devour the young of your livestock and the crops of your land until you are destroyed. They will leave you no grain, new wine(A) or olive oil,(B) nor any calves of your herds or lambs of your flocks until you are ruined.(C)

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15 (A)You shall sow, but not reap;
    you shall tread olives, but not anoint yourselves with oil;
    you shall tread grapes, but not drink wine.

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15 You will plant but not harvest;(A)
    you will press olives but not use the oil,
    you will crush grapes but not drink the wine.(B)

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33 A nation that you have not known shall eat up the fruit of your ground and of all your labors, and you shall be only oppressed and crushed continually,

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33 A people that you do not know will eat what your land and labor produce, and you will have nothing but cruel oppression(A) all your days.(B)

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If (A)thieves came to you,
    if plunderers came by night—
    how you have been destroyed!—
    would they not steal only enough for themselves?
If (B)grape gatherers came to you,
    would they not leave gleanings?

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“If thieves came to you,
    if robbers in the night—
oh, what a disaster awaits you!—
    would they not steal only as much as they wanted?
If grape pickers came to you,
    would they not leave a few grapes?(A)

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(A)If grape gatherers came to you,
    would they not leave (B)gleanings?
(C)If thieves came by night,
    would they not destroy only enough for themselves?
10 (D)But I have stripped Esau bare;
    (E)I have uncovered his hiding places,
    and he is not able to conceal himself.
His children are destroyed, and his brothers,
    and his neighbors; and (F)he is no more.

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If grape pickers came to you,
    would they not leave a few grapes?
If thieves came during the night,
    would they not steal only as much as they wanted?
10 But I will strip Esau bare;
    I will uncover his hiding places,(A)
    so that he cannot conceal himself.
His armed men are destroyed,
    also his allies and neighbors,
    so there is no one(B) to say,

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(A)A poor man who oppresses the poor
    is a beating rain that leaves no food.

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A ruler[a] who oppresses the poor
    is like a driving rain that leaves no crops.

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 28:3 Or A poor person

30 (A)You shall betroth a wife, but another man shall ravish her. (B)You shall build a house, but you shall not dwell in it. (C)You shall plant a vineyard, but you shall not enjoy its fruit. 31 Your ox shall be slaughtered before your eyes, but you shall not eat any of it. Your donkey shall be seized before your face, but shall not be restored to you. Your sheep shall be given to your enemies, but there shall be no one to help you.

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30 You will be pledged to be married to a woman, but another will take her and rape her.(A) You will build a house, but you will not live in it.(B) You will plant a vineyard, but you will not even begin to enjoy its fruit.(C) 31 Your ox will be slaughtered before your eyes, but you will eat none of it. Your donkey will be forcibly taken from you and will not be returned. Your sheep will be given to your enemies, and no one will rescue them.

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10 And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the (A)Jordan Valley was well watered everywhere like (B)the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt, in the direction of (C)Zoar. (This was before the Lord (D)destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)

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10 Lot looked around and saw that the whole plain(A) of the Jordan toward Zoar(B) was well watered, like the garden of the Lord,(C) like the land of Egypt.(D) (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom(E) and Gomorrah.)(F)

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19 And the territory of the Canaanites extended from Sidon in the direction of Gerar as far as Gaza, and in the direction of Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboiim, as far as Lasha.

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