Zechariah 8:12
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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)
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Ezekiel 34:26-27
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26 I will make them and the region around my hill a blessing, and I will send down the showers in their season; they shall be showers of blessing.(A) 27 The trees of the field shall yield their fruit, and the earth shall yield its increase. They shall be secure on their soil, and they shall know that I am the Lord when I break the bars of their yoke and save them from the hands of those who enslaved them.(B)
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Deuteronomy 33:13
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13 And of Joseph he said,
“Blessed by the Lord be his land,
with the choice gifts of heaven above
and of the deep that lies beneath,(A)
Leviticus 26:4-5
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4 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. 5 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.(A)
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Genesis 27:28
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28 May God give you of the dew of heaven
and of the fatness of the earth
and plenty of grain and wine.(A)
Matthew 6:33
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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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Haggai 2:19
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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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Haggai 1:10
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10 Therefore the heavens above you have withheld the dew, and the earth has withheld its produce.(A)
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Amos 9:13-15
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13 The time is surely coming, says the Lord,
when the one who plows shall catch up with the one who reaps
and the treader of grapes with the one who sows the seed;
the mountains shall drip sweet wine,
and all the hills shall flow with it.(A)
14 I will restore the fortunes of my people Israel,
and they shall rebuild the ruined cities and inhabit them;
they shall plant vineyards and drink their wine,
and they shall make gardens and eat their fruit.(B)
15 I will plant them upon their land,
and they shall never again be plucked up
out of the land that I have given them,
says the Lord your God.(C)
Joel 2:22
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22 Do not fear, you animals of the field,
for the pastures of the wilderness are green;
the tree bears its fruit;
the fig tree and vine give their full yield.(A)
Hosea 14:5
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5 I will be like the dew to Israel;
he shall blossom like the lily;
he shall strike root like the forests of Lebanon.[a](A)
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- 14.5 Cn: Heb like Lebanon
Ezekiel 36:30
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30 I will make the fruit of the tree and the produce of the field abundant, so that you may never again suffer the disgrace of famine among the nations.
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Isaiah 61:7
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7 Because their[a] shame was double
and dishonor was proclaimed as their lot,
therefore in their land they shall possess a double portion;
everlasting joy shall be theirs.(A)
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- 61.7 Heb your
Isaiah 30:23
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23 He will give rain for the seed with which you sow the ground, and grain, the produce of the ground, will be rich and plenteous. On that day your cattle will graze in broad pastures,(A)
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Psalm 67:6-7
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6 The earth has yielded its increase;
God, our God, has blessed us.(A)
7 May God continue to bless us;
let all the ends of the earth revere him.(B)
Deuteronomy 28:4-12
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4 “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.(A)
5 “Blessed shall be your basket and your kneading bowl.
6 “Blessed shall you be when you come in, and blessed shall you be when you go out.
7 “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.(B) 8 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. 9 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.(C) 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.(D) 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.(E) 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.(F)
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Genesis 26:12
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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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James 3:18
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18 And the fruit of righteousness[a] is sown in peace by those who make peace.(A)
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- 3.18 Or justice
1 Corinthians 3:21
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21 So let no one boast about people.[a] For all things are yours,(A)
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- 3.21 Or about human things
Zechariah 8:6
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6 Thus says the Lord of hosts: Even though it seems impossible to the remnant of this people in these days, should it also seem impossible to me, says the Lord of hosts?(A)
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Micah 4:6-7
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Restoration Promised after Exile
6 On that day, says the Lord,
I will assemble the lame
and gather those who have been driven away
and those whom I have afflicted.(A)
7 The lame I will make the remnant,
and those who were cast off, a strong nation,
and the Lord will reign over them in Mount Zion
now and forevermore.(B)
Obadiah 17-20
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Israel’s Final Triumph
17 But on Mount Zion there shall be those who escape,
and it shall be holy,
and the house of Jacob shall take possession of those who dispossessed them.(A)
18 The house of Jacob shall be a fire,
the house of Joseph a flame,
and the house of Esau stubble;
they shall burn them and consume them,
and there shall be no survivor of the house of Esau,
for the Lord has spoken.(B)
19 Those of the Negeb shall possess Mount Esau,
and those of the Shephelah the land of the Philistines;
they shall possess the land of Ephraim and the land of Samaria,
and Benjamin shall possess Gilead.(C)
20 The exiles of the Israelites who are in Halah[a]
shall possess[b] Phoenicia as far as Zarephath,
and the exiles of Jerusalem who are in Sepharad
shall possess the towns of the Negeb.(D)
Hosea 2:21-23
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21 On that day I will answer, says the Lord,
I will answer the heavens,
and they shall answer the earth,
22 and the earth shall answer the grain, the wine, and the oil,
and they shall answer Jezreel,[a](A)
23 and I will sow him[b] for myself in the land.
And I will have pity on Lo-ruhamah,[c]
and I will say to Lo-ammi,[d] “You are my people,”
and he shall say, “You are my God.”(B)
Ezekiel 36:12
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12 I will lead people upon you—my people Israel—and they shall possess you, and you shall be their inheritance. No longer shall you bereave them of children.
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Proverbs 19:12
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12 A king’s anger is like the growling of a lion,
but his favor is like dew on the grass.(A)
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