New American Standard Bible 1995

Haggai 1:2-6

2“Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, ‘Thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971saysH559, “The timeעֶת־'et-H6256has not comeבֹּ֛אbo'H935, eventhe timeעֶת־'et-H6256for the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068to be rebuiltלְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃ פle.hi.ba.NotH1129.”’”

3Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961by Haggaiחַגַּ֥יcha.GaiH2292the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4“Is it timeהַעֵ֤תha.'EtH6256for you yourselvesH864to dwellלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427in your paneledסְפוּנִ֑יםse.fu.NimH5603housesבְּבָתֵּיכֶ֣םbe.va.tei.KhemH1004while thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088houseוְהַבַּ֥יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004liesdesolateחָרֵֽב׃cha.RevH2720?”

5Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258therefore, thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, “Considerשִׂ֥ימוּ לְבַבְכֶ֖ם עַל־Si.mu le.vav.Khem 'al-H7760 H3824 H5921your waysדַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃dar.khei.KhemH1870!

6You havesownזְרַעְתֶּ֨םze.ra'.TemH2232muchהַרְבֵּ֜הhar.BehH7235, butharvestוְהָבֵ֣אve.ha.Ve'H935littleמְעָ֗טme.'AtH4592; youeatאָכ֤וֹל'a.KholH398, but there is not enoughto be satisfiedלְשָׂבְעָה֙le.sa.ve.'AhH7654; youdrinkשָׁת֣וֹsha.ToH8354, but there is not enoughto becomeלְשָׁכְרָ֔הle.sha.khe.RahH7937drunkH7937; youputH3847on clothingH3847,but noH369oneH369is warmלְחֹ֣םle.ChomH2552enough;and he who earnsוְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔רve.Ham.mis.ta.KerH7936,earnsמִשְׂתַּכֵּ֖רmis.ta.KerH7936wagesH7939to putinto a purseצְר֥וֹרtze.RorH6872with holesנָקֽוּב׃ פna.KuvH5344.”

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