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.

Cross-reference

In Leviticus 26:20, the covenant curse of planting but not reaping is directly echoed here.

In Deuteronomy 28:38-40, the same harvest curses are listed – Micah 6:15 draws directly from this.

Isaiah 62:8 Contrast

In Isaiah 62:8, God promises enemies will not consume your harvest – the opposite of the curse here.

Isaiah 62:9 Contrast

Isaiah 62:9 promises the opposite: those who gather will eat and drink in God's courts, contrasting Micah's curse of reaping nothing.

Isaiah 65:21 promises blessing: they will build houses and plant vineyards and eat the fruit, opposite of Micah's judgment.

Isaiah 65:22 continues the blessing: they will not build for others to inhabit, nor plant for others to eat, reversing Micah's curse.

Jeremiah 12:13 parallels the curse: they sowed wheat but reaped thorns, a similar futility of labor under God's anger.

Joel 1:10-12 describes the same agricultural devastation: fields wasted, vines dried up, echoing Micah's failed harvests.

Amos 5:11 Parallel

Amos 5:11 pronounces a near-identical judgment: you plant vineyards but will not drink wine, because of injustice.

Zephaniah 1:13 repeats the curse: they build houses but won't live in them, plant vineyards but won't drink wine.

Haggai 1:6 Parallel

Haggai 1:6 describes similar futility: sowing much but harvesting little, not having enough to eat or drink.

Leviticus 26:16 is the covenant curse: you will sow seed in vain, enemies will eat it — the source of Micah's judgment.

Deuteronomy 28:30 includes the same curse: you will plant a vineyard but not gather its fruit, part of covenant warnings.

Deuteronomy 28:40 contains the same curse of treading olives but not anointing — the covenant warning Micah echoes.

Job 31:8 Parallel

Job 31:8 invokes a curse of sowing but another eating — identical to the judgment Micah pronounces.