New American Standard Bible 2020
Haggai 1:6
6You have 1sown much, only to 2harvest 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 3anyone to get warm; and the one who earns, earns wages to put into a money bag full of holes.”
Haggai 1:6 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
- New International Version (NIV)You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)You have sown much, and harvested little. You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. And he who earns wages does so to put them into a bag with holes.
- New King James Version (NKJV)“You have sown much, and bring in little; You eat, but do not have enough; You drink, but you are not filled with drink; You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; And he who earns wages, Earns wages to put into a bag with holes.”
Context of Haggai 1:6
4“Is it time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses while this house remains desolate?” 5Now then, the Lord of armies says this: “Consider your ways! You 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! 8Go up to the mountains, bring wood, and rebuild the temple, that I may be pleased with it and be honored,” says the Lord.
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זְרַעְתֶּ֨ם הַרְבֵּ֜ה וְהָבֵ֣א מְעָ֗ט אָכ֤וֹל וְאֵין־לְשָׂבְעָה֙ שָׁת֣וֹ וְאֵין־לְשָׁכְרָ֔ה לָב֖וֹשׁ וְאֵין־לְחֹ֣ם ל֑וֹ וְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔ר מִשְׂתַּכֵּ֖ר אֶל־צְר֥וֹר נָקֽוּב׃ פRead the interlinear
- sownזָרַעzâra‛ · to sowH2232
- muchרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
- harvestבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
- littleמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
- eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
- but thereאַ֫יִן'ayin · nothingH369
- to be satisfiedשׇׂבְעָהώob‛âh · satietyH7654
- drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
- to becomeשָׁכַרshâkar · be drunkH7937
- putלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
- anyone to getחָמַםchâmam · to warmH2552
- and the one who earnsשָׂכַרώâkar sâkar · to hireH7936
- wagesשָׂכָרώâkâr · wagesH7939
- into a moneyצְרוֹרtserôr tserôr · bundleH6872
- bagצְרוֹרtserôr tserôr · bundleH6872
- fullנָקַבnâqab · to pierceH5344
Cross-references for Haggai 1:6
- Haggai 1:9“You start an ambitious project, but behold, it comes to little; when you bring it home, I blow it away. Why?” declares the Lord of armies. “It is because of My house which remains desolate, while each of you runs to his own house.
- Haggai 2:16from that time when one came to a grain heap of twenty measures, there would be only ten; and when one came to the wine vat to draw fifty measures, there would be only twenty.
- Leviticus 26:20Your strength will be consumed uselessly, for your land will not yield its produce and the trees of the land will not yield their fruit.
- Deuteronomy 28:38“You will bring out a great amount of seed to the field, but you will gather in little, because the locust will devour it.
- 2 Samuel 21:1Now there was a famine in the days of David for three years, year after year; and David sought the presence of the Lord. And the Lord said, “It is because of Saul and his bloody house, because he put the Gibeonites to death.”
- Psalms 107:34And a fruitful land into a salt waste, Because of the wickedness of those who dwell in it.
- Isaiah 5:10For ten acres of vineyard will yield only one bath of wine, And a homer of seed will yield only an ephah of grain.”
- Jeremiah 14:4Because the ground is cracked, For there has been no rain on the land. The farmers have been put to shame, They have covered their heads.
- Hosea 4:10They will eat, but not have enough; They will play the prostitute, but not increase, Because they gave up devoting themselves to the Lord.
- Hosea 8:7For they sow wind And they harvest a storm. The standing grain has no kernels; It yields no grain. If it were to yield, strangers would swallow it.
- Joel 1:10The field is ruined, The land mourns; For the grain is ruined, The new wine has dried up, Fresh oil has failed.
- Amos 4:6“But I gave you also cleanness of teeth in all your cities, And lack of bread in all your places; Yet you have not returned to Me,” declares the Lord.
- Micah 6:14You will eat, but you will not be satisfied, And your filth will be in your midst. You will try to remove valuables for safekeeping, But you will not save it all, And what you do save I will turn over to the sword.
- Zechariah 8:10For before those days there was no wage for man nor any wage for animal; and for him who went out or came in there was no peace because of his enemies, and I sent all the people against one another.
- Malachi 2:2If you do not listen, and if you do not take it to heart to give honor to My name,” says the Lord of armies, “then I will send the curse upon you and I will curse your blessings; and indeed, I have cursed them already, because you are not taking it to heart.
- Malachi 3:9You are cursed with a curse, for you are robbing Me, the entire nation of you!
Commentaries on Haggai 1:6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Ye have sown much - God will not bless you in any labor of your hands, unless you rebuild his temple and restore his worship. This verse contains a series of proverbs, no less than five in the compass of a few lines.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6Ye have sown much - The prophet expresses the habitualness of these visitations by a vivid present. He marks no time and so expresses the more vividly that it was at all times. It is one continually present evil. “Ye have sown much and there is a bringing in little; there is eating and not to satisfy; there is drinking and not to exhilarate; there is clothing and not to be warm It is not for the one or the other years, as, since the first year of Darius…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6eat … drink … put on clothes: Each action shows a continuous process. You keep filling your plates, keep drinking, and put on layer after layer of clothes. This increases the feeling of futility. a bag pierced through: This image represents the loss of wages. Many families faced poverty despite their steady work.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. Nothing has prospered with you while you neglected your duty to God. The punishment corresponds to the sin. They thought to escape poverty by not building, but keeping their money to themselves; God brought it on them for not building (Pr 13:7; 11:24; Mt 6:33). Instead of cheating God, they had been only cheating themselves. ye clothe ... but ... none warm--through insufficiency of clothing; as ye are unable through poverty from failure of your crops…Read the comment
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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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