Binding corn as a feature of agricultural life
Genesis 37:7 See also Leviticus 19:9 the law of the gleaner; Leviticus 23:10, Leviticus 23:22; Deuteronomy 11:14, Deuteronomy 24:19; Ruth 2:16; Isaiah 17:5
We were binding sheaves of grain in the field, and suddenly my sheaf rose and stood upright, while your sheaves gathered around and bowed down to mine.”
Metaphorical usage
Psalm 126:6 See also Job 5:26; Proverbs 10:5; Jeremiah 9:22; Micah 4:12; Matthew 9:37–38, Matthew 13:30; Luke 10:2
He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.
Related themes
Dictionary of Bible Themes © 1999 Martin Manser, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0, via Bible Aquifer. Formatted for this site, with Scripture from the Berean Standard Bible.