Haggai 1:5

Haggai 1:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.
• New International Version (NIV)Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now, therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways!

Context of Haggai 1:5

3Then the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying, 4“Is it time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses while this house remains desolate?” Now then, the Lord of armies says this: “Consider your ways! 6You have sown much, only to harvest little; you eat, but there is not enough to be satisfied; you drink, but there is not enough to become drunk; you put on clothing, but there is not enough for anyone to get warm; and the one who earns, earns wages to put into a money bag full of holes.” 7The Lord of armies says this: “Consider your ways!

Haggai 1:5 word by word

וְעַתָּ֕ה כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת שִׂ֥ימוּ לְבַבְכֶ֖ם עַל־דַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

• Nowעַתָּ֫ה‛attâh · nowH6258
• then, the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of armiesצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• saysאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• thisכֹּהkôh · thusH3541
• Considerשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: considerH7760
• Considerלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• Considerעַל‛al · uponH5921
• your waysדֶּ֫רֶךְderek · way: conductH1870

Cross-references for Haggai 1:5

• Haggai 1:7The Lord of armies says this: “Consider your ways!
• Haggai 2:15But now, do consider from this day onward: before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the Lord,
• Lamentations 3:40Let’s examine and search out our ways, And let’s return to the Lord.
• Ezekiel 18:28Since he understood and turned away from all his offenses which he had committed, he shall certainly live; he shall not die.
• Luke 15:17But when he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired laborers have more than enough bread, but I am dying here from hunger!
• 2 Corinthians 13:5Test yourselves to see if you are in the faith; examine yourselves! Or do you not recognize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you--unless indeed you fail the test?
• Galatians 6:4But each one must examine his own work, and then he will have reason for boasting, but to himself alone, and not to another.
• Exodus 7:23Then Pharaoh turned and went into his house with no concern even for this.
• Exodus 9:21but everyone who did not pay regard to the word of the Lord left his servants and his livestock in the field.
• Psalms 48:13Consider her ramparts; Go through her palaces, So that you may tell of her to the next generation.
• Ezekiel 40:4And the man said to me, “Son of man, see with your eyes, hear with your ears, and pay attention to all that I am going to show you; for you have been brought here in order to show it to you. Declare to the house of Israel all that you see.”
• Daniel 6:14Then, as soon as the king heard this statement, he was deeply distressed, and set his mind on rescuing Daniel; and until sunset he kept exerting himself to save him.
• Daniel 10:12Then he said to me, “Do not be afraid, Daniel, for from the first day that you set your heart on understanding this and on humbling yourself before your God, your words were heard, and I have come in response to your words.

Commentaries on Haggai 1:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5Consider your ways - Is it fit that you should be building yourselves elegant houses, and neglect a place for the worship of that God who has restored you from captivity?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5And now, thus saith the Lord of hosts; “Consider,” (literally “set your heart upon) your ways,” what they had been doing, what they were doing, and what those doings had led to, and would lead to. This is ever present to the mind of the prophets, as speaking God‘s words, that our acts are not only “ways” in which we go, each day of life being a continuance of the day before; but that they are ways which lead, somewhere in God‘s Providence and His justice…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5Consider carefully your ways (literally Set your heart on these matters): For the Hebrews, the heart is where thinking, feeling, and willing occur. This command (also Haggai 1:7; 2:15, 18) urges people to think carefully and understand the link between their situation (drought and poverty, Haggai 1:6) and their failure to restore proper worship of the Lord (1:8–9).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Consider your ways--literally, "Set your heart" on your ways. The plural implies, Consider both what ye have done (actively, La 3:40) and what ye have suffered (passively) [Jerome]. Ponder earnestly whether ye have gained by seeking self at the sacrifice of God.Read the comment

Topics related to Haggai 1:5

• Covetousness
• Fear of God
• Lukewarmness
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In the dictionaries

• Lord of Hosts
• Haggai
• Joshua (3)

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