King James Version
Haggai 1
1In the secondשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙she.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֤תbish.NatH8141of Dariusלְדָרְיָ֣וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,in the sixthהַשִּׁשִּׁ֔יha.shi.ShiH8345monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320,in the firstאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117of the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,came the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068byבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Haggaiחַגַּ֣יcha.GaiH2292the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030unto Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֤לze.ru.ba.VelH2216the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵל֙she.'al.ti.'ElH7597,governorפַּחַ֣תpa.ChatH6346of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and to Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֧עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josedechיְהוֹצָדָ֛קye.ho.tza.DakH3087,the highהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֥ןha.ko.HenH3548,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,
2Thus speakethאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,This peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971sayאָֽמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,The timeעֶת־'et-H6256is not comeבֹּ֛אbo'H935,the timeעֶת־'et-H6256that the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004should be builtלְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃ פle.hi.ba.NotH1129.
6Ye have sownזְרַעְתֶּ֨םze.ra'.TemH2232muchהַרְבֵּ֜הhar.BehH7235,and bringוְהָבֵ֣אve.ha.Ve'H935in littleמְעָ֗טme.'AtH4592;ye eatאָכ֤וֹל'a.KholH398,but ye have not enoughלְשָׂבְעָה֙le.sa.ve.'AhH7654;ye drinkשָׁת֣וֹsha.ToH8354,but ye are not filled with drinkלְשָׁכְרָ֔הle.sha.khe.RahH7937;ye clotheלָב֖וֹשׁla.Vo.oshH3847you, but there is none warmH2527;and he that earneth wagesוְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔רve.Ham.mis.ta.KerH7936earneth wagesמִשְׂתַּכֵּ֖רmis.ta.KerH7936to put itinto a bagצְר֥וֹרtze.RorH6872with holesנָקֽוּב׃ פna.KuvH5344.
8Go upעֲל֥וּ'a.LuH5927to the mountainהָהָ֛רha.HarH2022,and bringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935woodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086,and buildוּבְנ֣וּu.ve.NuH1129the houseהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004;and I will take pleasureוְאֶרְצֶה־ve.'er.tzeh-H7521in it, and I will be glorifiedוְאֶכָּבְדָ֖הve.'e.ka.vedH3513,saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
9Ye lookedפָּנֹ֤הpa.NohH6437for muchהַרְבֵּה֙har.BehH7235, and, lo, it cameto littleלִמְעָ֔טlim.'AtH4592;and when ye broughtוַהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935ithomeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,I did blowוְנָפַ֣חְתִּיve.na.Fach.tiH5301upon it. Why? saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635.BecauseH3282of mine houseבֵּיתִי֙bei.TiH1004that iswasteחָרֵ֔בcha.RevH2720,and ye runרָצִ֖יםra.TzimH7323every manאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376unto his own houseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.
11And I calledוָאֶקְרָ֨אva.'ek.Ra'H7121for a droughtחֹ֜רֶבCho.revH2721upon the landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and upon the mountainsהֶהָרִ֗יםhe.ha.RimH2022,and upon the cornהַדָּגָן֙ha.da.GanH1715,and upon the new wineהַתִּיר֣וֹשׁha.ti.Ro.oshH8492,and upon the oilהַיִּצְהָ֔רhai.yitz.HarH3323, and upon thatwhich the groundהָאֲדָמָ֑הha.'a.da.MahH127bringeth forthתּוֹצִ֖יאto.Tzi'H3318,and upon menהָֽאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120,and upon cattleהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929,and upon all the labourיְגִ֥יעַye.Gi.a'H3018of the handsכַּפָּֽיִם׃ סka.Pa.yimH3709.
12Then Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֣ל׀ze.ru.ba.VelH2216the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Shealtielשַׁלְתִּיאֵ֡לshal.ti.'ElH7597,and Joshuaוִיהוֹשֻׁ֣עַvi.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josedechיְהוֹצָדָק֩ye.ho.tza.DakH3087,the highהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548,with all the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,obeyedוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the voiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of Haggaiחַגַּ֣יcha.GaiH2292the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,as the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430had sentשְׁלָח֖וֹshe.la.ChoH7971him, and the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971did fearוַיִּֽירְא֥וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372beforeמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
13Then spakeוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559Haggaiחַגַּ֞יcha.GaiH2292the Lord’sיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068messengerמַלְאַ֧ךְmal.'AkhH4397in the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068messageבְּמַלְאֲכ֥וּתbe.mal.'a.KhutH4400unto the peopleלָעָ֣םla.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, I amwith you, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
14And the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068stirred upוַיָּ֣עַרvai.Ya.'arH5782the spiritרוּחַ֩ru.aChH7307of Zerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֨לze.ru.ba.VelH2216the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shealtielשַׁלְתִּיאֵ֜לshal.ti.'ElH7597,governorפַּחַ֣תpa.ChatH6346of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,and the spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josedechיְהוֹצָדָק֙ye.ho.tza.DakH3087,the highהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548,and the spiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307of all the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971;and they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935and didוַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213workמְלָאכָ֔הme.la.KhahH4399in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ פ'e.lo.hei.HemH430,
15In the fourוְאַרְבָּעָ֛הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702and twentiethעֶשְׂרִ֧ים'es.RimH6242dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117of the sixthבַּשִּׁשִּׁ֑יba.shi.ShiH8345monthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,in the secondשְׁתַּ֖יִםshe.Ta.yimH8147yearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141of Dariusלְדָרְיָ֥וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.
Commentaries on Haggai 1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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