Some were saying, "We and our sons and daughters are numerous. We must get grain in order to eat and stay alive." Cross References Deuteronomy 23:19 Do not charge your brother interest on money, food, or any other type of loan. 2 Kings 4:1 Now the wife of one of the sons of the prophets cried out to Elisha, "Your servant, my husband, is dead, and you know that your servant feared the LORD. And now his creditor is coming to take my two children as his slaves!" Nehemiah 5:3 Others were saying, "We are mortgaging our fields, our vineyards, and our homes to get grain during the famine." Haggai 1:6 You have planted much but harvested little. You eat but never have enough. You drink but never have your fill. You put on clothes but never get warm. You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through." Treasury of Scripture For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live. We, our sons Psalm 127:3-5 Psalm 128:2-4 Malachi 2:2 we take up corn Genesis 41:57 Genesis 42:2 Genesis 43:8 |