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So your barns will be filled with plenty, And your vats will overflow with new wine.
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A Promise of Overflowing Plenty
Commentators explain that this verse uses vivid imagery to promise abundant material provision. Barns filled with grain and vats overflowing with new wine signify complete security. One scholar clarifies the phrase 'burst out' is a figure of speech for being so full they are ready to run over, not literal destruction. This abundance is shown as God's response to honoring Him (v. 9).
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Compare the marginal reference. This fullness of outward blessings does not exclude the thought of the chastening ([Reference Proverbs 3:1…
19th Century
Anglican
Presses: Or vats, into which the newly pressed juice flowed: the winefat of Mark 12:1. (Compare the promise that…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
So shall your barns be filled with plenty With plenty of corn; so that there will be a sufficient provision of bread for …
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