Treasury of Scripture Knowledge And the fruits thereof grow up for the kings, whom thou hast set over us for our sins, and they have dominion over our bodies, and over our beasts, according to their will, and we are in great tribulation. it yieldeth. Deuteronomy 28:33,39,51 May a people which thou knowest not, eat the fruits of thy land, and all thy labours: and mayst thou always suffer oppression, and be crushed at all times. . . . Ezra 4:13 And now be it known to the king, that if this city be built up, and the walls thereof repaired, they will not pay tribute nor toll, nor yearly revenues, and this loss will fall upon the kings. Ezra 6:8 I also have commanded what must be done by those ancients of the Jews, that the house of God may be built, to wit, that of the king's chest, that is, of the tribute that is paid out of the country beyond the river, the charges be diligently given to those men, lest the work be hindered. Ezra 7:24 We give you also to understand concerning all the priests, and the Levites, and the singers, and the porters, and the Nathinites, and ministers of the house of this God, that you have no authority to impose toll or tribute, or custom upon them. dominion. Nehemiah 5:8 And I said to them: We, as you know, have redeemed according to our ability our brethren the Jews, that were sold to the Gentiles: and will you then sell your brethren, for us to redeem them? And they held their peace, and found not what to answer. Leviticus 26:17 I will set my face against you, and you shall fall down before your enemies: and shall be made subject to them that hate you. You shall flee when no man pursueth you. Deuteronomy 28:48 Thou shalt serve thy enemy, whom the Lord will send upon thee, in hunger, and thirst, and nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put an iron yoke upon thy neck, till he consume thee. John 8:33 They answered him: We are the seed of Abraham: and we have never been slaves to any man. How sayest thou: You shall be free? Context The People Confess Their Sins…36Behold we ourselves this day are bondmen: and the land, which thou gavest our fathers, to eat the bread thereof, and the good things thereof, and we ourselves are servants in it. 37And the fruits thereof grow up for the kings, whom thou hast set over us for our sins, and they have dominion over our bodies, and over our beasts, according to their will, and we are in great tribulation.38And because of all this we ourselves make a covenant, and write it, and our princes, our Levites, and our priests sign it.… Cross References Deuteronomy 28:33 May a people which thou knowest not, eat the fruits of thy land, and all thy labours: and mayst thou always suffer oppression, and be crushed at all times. Lamentations 5:5 We were dragged by the necks, we were weary and no rest was given us. Lexicon Its abundantמַרְבָּ֗ה (mar·bāh) Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 7235: To be or become much, many or great harvest וּתְבוּאָתָ֣הּ (ū·ṯə·ḇū·’ā·ṯāh) Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8393: Product, revenue goes to the kings לַמְּלָכִ֛ים (lam·mə·lā·ḵîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4428: A king You have set נָתַ֥תָּה (nā·ṯat·tāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5414: To give, put, set over us עָלֵ֖ינוּ (‘ā·lê·nū) Preposition | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against because of our sins. בְּחַטֹּאותֵ֑ינוּ (bə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·w·ṯê·nū) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 2403: An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender And they rule מֹשְׁלִ֤ים (mō·šə·lîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 4910: To rule, have dominion, reign over וְעַ֣ל (wə·‘al) Conjunctive waw | Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against our bodies גְּ֠וִיֹּתֵינוּ (gə·wî·yō·ṯê·nū) Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 1472: A body, corpse and our livestock וּבִבְהֶמְתֵּ֙נוּ֙ (ū·ḇiḇ·hem·tê·nū) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal as they please. כִּרְצוֹנָ֔ם (kir·ṣō·w·nām) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 7522: Goodwill, favor, acceptance, will We אֲנָֽחְנוּ׃ (’ă·nā·ḥə·nū) Pronoun - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 587: We are in great גְדוֹלָ֖ה (ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 1419: Great, older, insolent distress.’ וּבְצָרָ֥ה (ū·ḇə·ṣā·rāh) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 6869: Tightness, a female rival Additional Translations Its abundant harvest goes to the kings You have set over us because of our sins. And they rule over our bodies and our livestock as they please. We are in great distress.’And it yields much increase to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have power over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. and its produce is abundant for the kings whom thou didst appoint over us because of our sins; and they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, as it pleases them, and we are in great affliction. And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: and they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure; and we are in great distress. And it yieldeth much increase unto the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have power over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. And it yieldeth much increase to the kings whom thou hast set over us because of our sins: also they have dominion over our bodies, and over our cattle, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. It yields much increase to the kings whom you have set over us because of our sins: also they have power over our bodies, and over our livestock, at their pleasure, and we are in great distress. and its increase it is multiplying to the kings whom Thou hast set over us in our sins; and over our bodies they are ruling, and over our cattle, according to their pleasure, and we are in great distress. 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