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They are frequently mentioned in the context of wine production, olive oil extraction, and grain storage. Vats were typically large containers or basins used to collect and store liquids, particularly wine and oil, after they were pressed from grapes or olives.<br><br><b>Biblical References</b><br><br>1. <b>Wine Production</b>: Vats are most commonly associated with the production of wine. In ancient Israel, grapes were harvested and placed in a winepress, where they were trodden by foot to extract the juice. This juice would then flow into a vat, where it was collected for fermentation. <a href="/proverbs/3-10.htm">Proverbs 3:10</a> highlights the abundance associated with obedience to God: "then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will overflow with new wine."<br><br>2. <b>Symbol of Abundance and Blessing</b>: Vats overflowing with wine or oil are often used as symbols of divine blessing and prosperity. <a href="/joel/2-24.htm">Joel 2:24</a> states, "The threshing floors will be full of grain, and the vats will overflow with new wine and oil." This imagery conveys the idea of God's provision and the resulting prosperity for His people.<br><br>3. <b>Judgment and Wrath</b>: Conversely, vats can also symbolize judgment. In the prophetic literature, the imagery of a winepress and vats is used to depict God's wrath being poured out on the nations. <a href="/isaiah/63-3.htm">Isaiah 63:3</a> uses this metaphor: "I have trodden the winepress alone, and from the nations no one was with Me. I trampled them in My anger and trod them down in My wrath; their blood spattered My garments, and I stained all My clothing."<br><br><b>Cultural and Historical Context</b><br><br>In the ancient Near East, wine and oil were staples of daily life and held significant economic and cultural value. The process of making wine and oil was labor-intensive, and the presence of full vats indicated a successful harvest and economic stability. Vats were typically made of stone or plaster-lined pits, designed to withstand the pressure and acidity of the liquids they contained.<br><br><b>Spiritual Significance</b><br><br>In a spiritual sense, vats represent the fullness and richness of God's blessings. The imagery of overflowing vats serves as a reminder of God's provision and the abundance that comes from living in accordance with His will. The contrast between overflowing vats as a sign of blessing and empty or trampled vats as a symbol of judgment underscores the importance of faithfulness and obedience to God.<br><br><b>Conclusion</b><br><br>Vats in the Bible are more than just agricultural tools; they are rich in symbolic meaning, representing both the blessings of obedience and the consequences of disobedience. Through the imagery of vats, the Scriptures convey profound truths about God's provision, judgment, and the spiritual state of His people.<a name="heb" id="heb"></a><div class="vheading2">Strong's Hebrew</div><a href="/hebrew/3342.htm"><span class="l">3342. yeqeb -- wine vat</span></a><br><b>...</b> Word Origin from an unused word Definition wine vat NASB Word Usage presses<br> (1), <b>vats</b> (3), wine press (3), wine presses (3), wine vat (6). <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/hebrew/3342.htm</font><font color="#ff6600" size="-1"> - 6k</font><a name="lib" id="lib"></a><div class="vheading2">Library</div><p><a href="/library/spurgeon/spurgeons_sermons_volume_3_1857/heavenly_rest.htm"><span class="l">Heavenly Rest</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Sometimes his <b>vats</b> overflow, his barns are crammed, his heart is full of joy and<br> gladness, there are periods with him when he flourishes like a green bay tree <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../spurgeon/spurgeons sermons volume 3 1857/heavenly rest.htm</font><p><a href="/library/sherman/the_childrens_bible/gods_care_for_those_who.htm"><span class="l">God's Care for those who Try to do Right</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Honor the Lord with your wealth, With the best of all you receive, Then your barns<br> will be filled with grain, And your <b>vats</b> overflow with wine. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/...//christianbookshelf.org/sherman/the childrens bible/gods care for those who.htm</font><p><a href="/library/cassian/the_conferences_of_john_cassian/chapter_ii_the_exhortation_of.htm"><span class="l">The Exhortation of Abbot John to Theonas and the Others who had <b>...</b></span></a> <br><b>...</b> from thy righteous labours, and offer to Him of the fruits of thy righteousness;<br> that thy garners may be full of abundance of wheat, and thy <b>vats</b> may overflow <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../cassian/the conferences of john cassian/chapter ii the exhortation of.htm</font><p><a href="/library/ambrose/works_and_letters_of_st_ambrose/chapter_xiii_discussion_of_the.htm"><span class="l">Discussion of the Divine Generation is Continued. ...</span></a> <br><b>...</b> to exist in the course of time. Have they not all dyed their impiety in<br> the <b>vats</b> of philosophy? But indeed the pagans do extol that <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter xiii discussion of the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/maclaren/expositions_of_holy_scripture_e/anxious_about_earth_or_earnest.htm"><span class="l">Anxious About Earth, or Earnest About the Kingdom</span></a> <br><b>...</b> trust. The glorious colours of the lily come from no dyer's <b>vats</b>, nor the<br> marvellous texture of their petals from any loom. They <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture e/anxious about earth or earnest.htm</font><p><a href="/library/emmerich/the_dolorous_passion_of_our_lord_jesus_christ/chapter_i_jesus_in_the.htm"><span class="l">Jesus in the Garden of Olives.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> character, refused to cure various sick persons, injured the inhabitants of Gergesa<br> by permitting men possessed by the devil to overturn their <b>vats</b>,8 and <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../the dolorous passion of our lord jesus christ/chapter i jesus in the.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_the_gospel_of_saint_matthew/homily_lxi_matt_xviii_21.htm"><span class="l">Matt. xviii. 21</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the merchandise which they make of them, the sordid gains which they gain by them,<br> by their labors and their sweat filling winepresses, and wine <b>vats</b>, but not <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../chrysostom/homilies on the gospel of saint matthew/homily lxi matt xviii 21.htm</font><p><a href="/library/bertrand/saint_augustin/iv_the_sweetness_of_tears.htm"><span class="l">The Sweetness of Tears</span></a> <br><b>...</b> Through deer-parks, enclosed by latticed fences, wandered gazelles. Oil factories,<br> <b>vats</b> and cellars for wine, ran on from the bath-buildings and the offices. <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">//christianbookshelf.org/bertrand/saint augustin/iv the sweetness of tears.htm</font><p><a href="/library/augustine/exposition_on_the_book_of_psalms/psalm_lxxxi.htm"><span class="l">Psalm LXXXI.</span></a> <br><b>...</b> the affection of their heart, they shall go in their own affections." There is what<br> ye shudder at, if at least ye are straining out into the hidden <b>vats</b> of the <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../augustine/exposition on the book of psalms/psalm lxxxi.htm</font><p><a href="/library/chrysostom/homilies_on_gal_eph_phi_col_thess_tim_titus_and_philemon/homily_xii_colossians_iv_12.htm"><span class="l">Colossians iv. 12, 13</span></a> <br><b>...</b> it ill-omened to speak even a syllable of what is adverse to it; for instance, when<br> thou sowest, when thou drawest off the wine from thy <b>vats</b>, thou wouldest not <b>...</b> <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/.../homily xii colossians iv 12.htm</font><a name="thes" id="thes"></a><div class="vheading2">Thesaurus</div><a href="/topical/v/vats.htm"><span class="l"><b>Vats</b> (5 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Multi-Version Concordance <b>Vats</b> (5 Occurrences). <b>...</b> Proverbs 3:10 so your barns will<br> be filled with plenty, and your <b>vats</b> will overflow with new wine. <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vats.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wine-vats.htm"><span class="l">Wine-<b>vats</b> (2 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Wine-<b>vats</b>. Wine-vat, Wine-<b>vats</b>. Wine-vine . Multi-Version Concordance<br> Wine-<b>vats</b> (2 Occurrences). Nehemiah 13:15 In those <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wine-vats.htm - 7k</font><p><a href="/topical/o/overflow.htm"><span class="l">Overflow (43 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> (See NIV). Proverbs 3:10 so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your <b>vats</b><br> will overflow with new wine. (WEB JPS ASV BBE DBY NAS NIV). <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/o/overflow.htm - 19k</font><p><a href="/topical/t/tanner.htm"><span class="l">Tanner (3 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Simon's house was by the seashore, as is true of the tanneries along the Syrian<br> coast today, so that the foul-smelling liquors from the <b>vats</b> can be drawn off <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/t/tanner.htm - 11k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/winepress.htm"><span class="l">Winepress (19 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Easton's Bible Dictionary Consisted of two <b>vats</b> or receptacles, (1) a trough<br> (Hebrews gath, Gr. lenos) into which the grapes were <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/winepress.htm - 14k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wine-vat.htm"><span class="l">Wine-vat (7 Occurrences)</span></a><br>Wine-vat. Winevat, Wine-vat. Wine-<b>vats</b> . Multi-Version Concordance Wine-vat<br> (7 Occurrences). <b>...</b> (WBS). Winevat, Wine-vat. Wine-<b>vats</b> . Reference Bible. <br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wine-vat.htm - 8k</font><p><a href="/topical/w/wine.htm"><span class="l">Wine (282 Occurrences)</span></a><br><b>...</b> Joel 2:24, "their <b>vats</b>;3:13, "the fats;" Proverbs 3:10, "Thy presses shall burst<br> out with new wine [tirosh];" Haggai 2:16; Jeremiah 48:33, "wine-presses;" 2 <b>...</b><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/w/wine.htm - 68k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/vau.htm"><span class="l">Vau (1 Occurrence)</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vau.htm - 6k</font><p><a href="/topical/v/vaticanus.htm"><span class="l">Vaticanus</span></a><br><br><font color="#ff6600" size="-1">/v/vaticanus.htm - 7k</font><p><a name="res" id="res"></a><div class="vheading2">Resources</div><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/let-the-weak-say-I-am-strong.html">What does it mean to “let the weak say I am strong” in Joel 3:10? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/restore-years-locusts-eaten.html">How does God restore the years that the locusts have eaten (Joel 2:25)? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-stock-market.html">Should a Christian invest money in the stock market? | GotQuestions.org</a><br /><br /><a href="/concordance/">Bible Concordance</a> • <a href="/dictionary/">Bible Dictionary</a> • <a href="/encyclopedia/">Bible Encyclopedia</a> • <a href="/topical/">Topical Bible</a> • <a href="/thesaurus/">Bible Thesuarus</a></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="cnc" id="cnc"></a><div class="vheading2">Concordance</div><span class="encheading">Vats (5 Occurrences)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/exodus/22-29.htm">Exodus 22:29</a></span><br />"You shall not delay to offer from your harvest and from the outflow of your presses. "You shall give the firstborn of your sons to me. <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/1_chronicles/27-27.htm">1 Chronicles 27:27</a></span><br />and over the vineyards was Shimei the Ramathite: and over the increase of the vineyards for the winecellars was Zabdi the Shiphmite: <br /><span class="source">(See NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/proverbs/3-10.htm">Proverbs 3:10</a></span><br />so your barns will be filled with plenty, and your <span class="boldtext">vats</span> will overflow with new wine.<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joel/2-24.htm">Joel 2:24</a></span><br />The threshing floors will be full of wheat, and the <span class="boldtext">vats</span> will overflow with new wine and oil.<br /><span class="source">(WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><p><span class="rtext"><a href="/joel/3-13.htm">Joel 3:13</a></span><br />Put in the sickle; for the harvest is ripe. Come, tread, for the winepress is full, the <span class="boldtext">vats</span> overflow, for their wickedness is great."<br /><span class="source">(WEB JPS ASV DBY WBS NAS RSV NIV)</span><a name="sub" id="sub"></a><div class="vheading2">Subtopics</div><p class="pspc"><a href="/topical/v/vats.htm">Vats</a></p><a name="rel" id="rel"></a><div class="vheading2">Related Terms</div><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/v/vault.htm">Vault (2 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/v/vats.htm">Vats (5 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/n/number.htm">Number (2370 Occurrences)</a></p><p class="pspc2"><a href="/topical/l/loving-kindness.htm">Loving-kindness (150 Occurrences)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/topical/v/vaticanus.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Vaticanus"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Vaticanus" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/topical/v/vau.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Vau"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Vau" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /> <div align="center"> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>