Dictionary of Bible Themes  »  4000 Creation  »  4800 Natural and supernatural phenomena  »  4802 blight

A disease ruinous to crops. In the OT blight was seen as evidence of God's judgment.

Blight as punishment from God

Deuteronomy 28:22 See also Hosea 9:16; Amos 4:9; Haggai 2:17

Deliverance from blight

1 Kings 8:37-39 pp 2 Chronicles 6:28-30

Blight as a symbol of sorrow

Psalm 102:4

See also

4430  crops
4468  horticulture
4839  mildew
5297  disease
5484  punishment by God
5568  suffering, causes
5952  sorrow
6223  rebellion of Israel
8256  fruitfulness