Deuteronomy 28:18
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18 Cursed be the fruit of your womb, the produce of your soil and the offspring of your livestock, the issue of your herds and the young of your flocks!
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Leviticus 26:20
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20 so that your strength will be spent in vain; your land will bear no crops, and its trees no fruit.
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Lamentations 1:5
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5 Her foes have come out on top,
her enemies are secure;
Because the Lord has afflicted her
for her many rebellions.
Her children have gone away,
captive before the foe.
Micah 6:15
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15 You shall sow, yet not reap,
tread out the olive, yet pour no oil,
crush the grapes, yet drink no wine.(A)
Zephaniah 1:13
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13 Their wealth shall be given to plunder
and their houses to devastation;
They will build houses,
but not dwell in them;
They will plant vineyards,
but not drink their wine.(A)
Haggai 1:6
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6 You have sown much, but have brought in little;
you have eaten, but have not been satisfied;(A)
You have drunk, but have not become intoxicated;
you have clothed yourselves, but have not been warmed;
And the hired worker labors for a bag full of holes.
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