- the fig tree:
- "But it shall come to pass,¹ if¹ thou wilt not¹ hearkenª° unto the voiceª of the LORDª thy God,ª to observeª° to doª°¹ all¹ his commandmentsª and his statutesª which¹ I¹ commandª° thee this day;ª that all¹ these¹ cursesª shall comeª° upon¹ thee, and overtakeª° thee: ... Cursedª° [shall be] the fruitª of thy body,ª and the fruitª of thy land,ª the increaseª of thy kine,ª and the flocksª of thy sheep.ª" {Deu 28:15-18} + "Thou shalt betrothª° a wife,ª and anotherª manª shall lie°²°² with¹ her: thou shalt buildª° an house,ª and thou shalt not¹ dwellª° therein: thou shalt plantª° a vineyard,ª and shalt not¹ gather the grapesª° thereof. ... Thou shalt begetª° sonsª and daughters,ª but thou shalt not¹ enjoy¹ them; for¹ they shall go²°¹ into captivity.ª" {Deu 28:30-41} + "Judahª mourneth,ª° and the gatesª thereof languish;ª° they are blackª° unto the ground;ª and the cryª of Jerusalemª is gone up.ª° ... O the hopeª of Israel,ª the saviourª° thereof in timeª of trouble,ª why¹ shouldest thou be¹ as a strangerª in the land,ª and as a wayfaring manª° [that] turneth asideª° to tarry¹ for a night?²°" {Jer 14:2-8} + "The fieldª is wasted,ª° the landª mourneth;ª° for¹ the cornª is wasted:ª° the new wineª is dried up,ª° the oilª languisheth.ª° ... Girdª° yourselves, and lament,ª° ye priests:ª howl,ª° ye ministersª° of the altar:ª come,ª° lie all nightª° in sackcloth,ª ye ministersª° of my God:ª for¹ the meat offeringª and the drink offeringª is withholdenª° from the houseª¹ of your God.ª" {Jol 1:10-13} + "Is not¹ the meatª cut offª° before¹ our eyes,ª [yea], joyª and gladnessª from the houseª¹ of our God?ª ... How¹ do the beastsª groan!ª° the herdsª of cattleª are perplexed,ª° because¹ they have no¹ pasture;ª yea,¹ the flocksª of sheepª are made desolate.ª°" {Jol 1:16-18} + "And I¹ also¹ have givenª° you cleannessª of teethª in all¹ your cities,ª and wantª of breadª in all¹ your places:ª yet have ye not¹ returnedª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª ... I have sentª° among you the pestilenceª after the mannerª of Egypt:ª your young menª have I slainª° with the sword,ª and have taken awayª¹ your horses;ª and I have made the stinkª of your campsª to come upª° unto your nostrils:ª yet have ye not¹ returnedª° unto¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Ams 4:6-10} + "Since those [days] were,¹¹ when [one] cameª° to¹ an heapª of twentyª [measures], there were¹ [but] ten:ª when [one] cameª° to¹ the pressfatª for to draw outª° fiftyª [vessels] out of the press,ª there were¹ [but] twenty.ª ... I smoteª° you with blastingª and with mildewª and with hailª in¹ all¹ the laboursª of your hands;ª yet ye [turned] not¹ to¹ me, saithª° the LORD.ª" {Hgg 2:16-17}
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