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Haggai 1:7-11

7This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559: “Consider carefullyשִׂ֥ימוּ לְבַבְכֶ֖ם עַל־Si.mu le.vav.Khem 'al-H7760 H3824 H5921your waysדַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃dar.khei.KhemH1870.

8Go upעֲל֥וּ'a.LuH5927into the hillsהָהָ֛רha.HarH2022,bring downוַהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935lumberעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086,and buildוּבְנ֣וּu.ve.NuH1129the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,so that I may take pleasureוְאֶרְצֶה־ve.'er.tzeh-H7521in itand be glorifiedוְאֶכָּבְדָ֖הve.'e.ka.vedH3513,saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9You expectedפָּנֹ֤ה אֶל־pa.Noh 'el-H6437 H413muchהַרְבֵּה֙har.BehH7235,but beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,it amounted to littleלִמְעָ֔טlim.'AtH4592.And what you broughtוַהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935homeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,I blew awayוְנָפַ֣חְתִּיve.na.Fach.tiH5301.Whyיַ֣עַן מֶ֗הYa.'an MehH3282 H4100?declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.Becauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282My houseבֵּיתִי֙bei.TiH1004אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834ה֣וּאhu'H1931still liesin ruinsחָרֵ֔בcha.RevH2720,while eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of youוְאַתֶּ֥םve.'a.TemH859is busyרָצִ֖יםra.TzimH7323with his own houseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

10Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֣ן'al- kenH5921 H3651,on account of youעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH5921the heavensשָמַ֖יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064have withheldכָּלְא֥וּkal.'UH3607their dewמִטָּ֑לmi.TalH2919and the earthוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776has withheldכָּלְאָ֥הkal.'AhH3607its cropsיְבוּלָֽהּ׃ye.vu.LahH2981.

11I have summonedוָאֶקְרָ֨אva.'ek.Ra'H7121a droughtחֹ֜רֶבCho.revH2721onעַל־'al-H5921the fieldsהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776and onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the mountainsהֶהָרִ֗יםhe.ha.RimH2022,onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921the grainהַדָּגָן֙ha.da.GanH1715וְעַל־ve.'al-H5921,new wineהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921oilהַיִּצְהָ֔ר וְעַ֛לhai.yitz.Har ve.'AlH3323 H5921,and on whateverאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the groundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127yieldsתּוֹצִ֖יאto.Tzi'H3318,onוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921manהָֽאָדָם֙ וְעַל־ha.'a.Dam ve.'al-H120 H5921and beastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929,and onוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921allכָּל־kol-H3605the laborיְגִ֥יעַye.Gi.a'H3018of your handsכַּפָּֽיִם׃ סka.Pa.yimH3709.”

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