So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
Parallel translations
- WEB so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
- BSB then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine.
- NKJV So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.
- NASB Then your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.
- NLT Then he will fill your barns with grain, and your vats will overflow with good wine.
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Quick answer
Then your barns will be filled and your vats overflow with new wine. It matters because it promises God's provision to those who honor Him.
Overview
The promised result of honoring God with wealth (v. 9) is abundant provision. This reflects the general principle of God's blessing on faithful stewardship, not a guarantee of riches in every case. It points to God as the generous Provider who supplies our needs.
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- Prov 19:17He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again.
- Deut 28:8The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
- Prov 11:24–25There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.
- Joel 2:24And the floors shall be full of wheat, and the vats shall overflow with wine and oil.
- Prov 22:9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.
- 2 Cor 9:6–11But this I say, He which soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.
- Eccl 11:1–2Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.
- Hag 2:19Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from this day will I bless you.
- Mal 3:10–11Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
- Matt 10:42And whosoever shall give to drink unto one of these little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a disciple, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.
- Lev 26:2–5Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD.
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