micah 6:15 thou shalt sow but thou shalt not reap thou shalt tread the olives but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil and sweet wine but shalt not drink wine

Micah 6:15

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— “You will sow but you will not reap. You will tread the olive but will not anoint yourself with oil; And the grapes, but you will not drink wine.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— Thou shalt sow, but shalt not reap: thou shalt tread the olives, but shalt not anoint thee with oil; and the vintage, but shalt not drink the wine.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— Thou shalt sow, but shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but shalt not anoint thee with oil; and the vintage, but shalt not drink the wine.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and new wine, but shalt not drink wine.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Thou, shalt sow, but shalt not reap,—thou, shalt tread the olive, but shalt not anoint thee with oil, also the grape, but shalt not drink the wine.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— Thou—thou sowest, and thou dost not reap, Thou—thou treadest the olive, And thou pourest not out oil, And new wine—and thou drinkest not wine.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Thou shalt sow, but shalt not reap: thou shalt tread the olives, but shalt not be anointed with oil: and the new wine, but shalt not drink the wine.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— Thou shalt sowe, but not reape: thou shalt treade the oliues, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oyle, and make sweete wine, but shalt not drinke wine.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reape: thou shalt tread the oliues, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oile; & sweet wine, but shalt not drinke wine.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— You shall sow, but you shall not reap; you shall tread the olives, but you shall not anoint yourselves with oil; you shall tread grapes but you shall not drink wine.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt press the olive, but thou shalt not anoint thyself with oil; and [shalt make] wine, but ye shall drink no wine: and the ordinances of my people shall be utterly abolished.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— Thou shalt sow, but thou shalt not reap; thou shalt tread the olives, but thou shalt not anoint thee with oil; and sweet wine, but shalt not drink wine.

Thou x859

(0859) Complement
אַתָּה
'attah
{at-taw'}

A primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you.

shalt sow, 2232

{2232} Prime
זָרַע
zara`
{zaw-rah'}

A primitive root; to sow; figuratively to disseminate, plant, fructify.

z8799

<8799> Grammar

Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885

but thou shalt not x3808

(3808) Complement
לֹא
lo'
{lo}

lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.

reap; 7114

{7114} Prime
קָצַר
qatsar
{kaw-tsar'}

A primitive root; to dock off, that is, curtail (transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively); especially to harvest (grass or grain).

z8799

<8799> Grammar

Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885

thou x859

(0859) Complement
אַתָּה
'attah
{at-taw'}

A primitive pronoun of the second person; thou and thee, or (plural) ye and you.

shalt tread 1869

{1869} Prime
דָּרַךְ
darak
{daw-rak'}

A primitive root; to tread; by implication to walk; also to string a bow (by treading on it in bending).

z8799

<8799> Grammar

Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885

the olives, 2132

{2132} Prime
זַיִת
zayith
{zay'-yith}

Probably from an unused root (akin to H2099); an olive (as yielding illuminating oil), the tree, the branch or the berry.

but thou shalt not x3808

(3808) Complement
לֹא
lo'
{lo}

lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.

anoint 5480

{5480} Prime
סוךְ
cuwk
{sook}

A primitive root; properly to smear over (with oil), that is, anoint.

z8799

<8799> Grammar

Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885

thee with oil; 8081

{8081} Prime
שֶׁמֶן
shemen
{sheh'-men}

From H8080; grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively richness.

and sweet wine, 8492

{8492} Prime
תִּירוֹשׁ
tiyrowsh
{tee-roshe'}

From H3423 in the sense of expulsion; must or fresh grape juice (as just squeezed out); by implication (rarely) fermented wine.

but shalt not x3808

(3808) Complement
לֹא
lo'
{lo}

lo; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abstract negation); by implication no; often used with other particles.

drink 8354

{8354} Prime
שָׁתָה
shathah
{shaw-thaw'}

A primitive root; to imbibe (literally or figuratively).

z8799

<8799> Grammar

Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Imperfect (See H8811)
Count - 19885

wine. 3196

{3196} Prime
יַיִן
yayin
{yah'-yin}

From an unused root meaning to effervesce; wine (as fermented); by implication intoxication.

Micah 6:15

_ _ sow ... not reap — fulfilling the threat (Leviticus 26:16; Deuteronomy 28:38-40; Amos 5:11).

See commentary on Micah 6:9-16.

Micah 6:15

Thou shalt not reap — An enemy shall reap it. Sweet wine — Thou shalt tread the grapes which afford sweet wine.

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Leviticus 26:20 And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits.

Deuteronomy 28:38-40 Thou shalt carry much seed out into the field, and shalt gather [but] little in; for the locust shall consume it. ... Thou shalt have olive trees throughout all thy coasts, but thou shalt not anoint [thyself] with the oil; for thine olive shall cast [his fruit].

Isaiah 62:8-9 The LORD hath sworn by his right hand, and by the arm of his strength, Surely I will no more give thy corn [to be] meat for thine enemies; and the sons of the stranger shall not drink thy wine, for the which thou hast laboured: ... But they that have gathered it shall eat it, and praise the LORD; and they that have brought it together shall drink it in the courts of my holiness.

Isaiah 65:21-22 And they shall build houses, and inhabit [them]; and they shall plant vineyards, and eat the fruit of them. ... They shall not build, and another inhabit; they shall not plant, and another eat: for as the days of a tree [are] the days of my people, and mine elect shall long enjoy the work of their hands.

Jeremiah 12:13 They have sown wheat, but shall reap thorns: they have put themselves to pain, [but] shall not profit: and they shall be ashamed of your revenues because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

Joel 1:10-12 The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth. ... The vine is dried up, and the fig tree languisheth; the pomegranate tree, the palm tree also, and the apple tree, [even] all the trees of the field, are withered: because joy is withered away from the sons of men.

Amos 5:11 Forasmuch therefore as your treading [is] upon the poor, and ye take from him burdens of wheat: ye have built houses of hewn stone, but ye shall not dwell in them; ye have planted pleasant vineyards, but ye shall not drink wine of them.

Zephaniah 1:13 Therefore their goods shall become a booty, and their houses a desolation: they shall also build houses, but not inhabit [them]; and they shall plant vineyards, but not drink the wine thereof.

Haggai 1:6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages [to put it] into a bag with holes.

Lv 26:20. Dt 28:38. Is 62:8; 65:21. Jr 12:13. Jol 1:10. Am 5:11. Zp 1:13. Hg 1:6.