New American Standard Bible 2020

Haggai 1:2-9

2“ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysH559: ‘Thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֤םha.'AmH5971saysH559, “The timeעֶת־'et-H6256has not comeבֹּ֛אbo'H935,the 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 liveלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427in your paneledסְפוּנִ֑יםse.fu.NimH5603housesבְּבָתֵּיכֶ֣םbe.va.tei.KhemH1004while thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088houseוְהַבַּ֥יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004remainsdesolateחָרֵֽב׃cha.RevH2720?”

5Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258then, the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559thisכֹּ֥הkohH3541: “Considerשִׂ֥ימוּ לְבַבְכֶ֖ם עַל־Si.mu le.vav.Khem 'al-H7760 H3824 H5921your waysדַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃dar.khei.KhemH1870!

6You havesownזְרַעְתֶּ֨םze.ra'.TemH2232muchהַרְבֵּ֜הhar.BehH7235, only toharvestוְהָבֵ֣אve.ha.Ve'H935littleמְעָ֗טme.'AtH4592; youeatאָכ֤וֹל'a.KholH398,but thereH369isH369notH369enoughto be satisfiedלְשָׂבְעָה֙le.sa.ve.'AhH7654; youdrinkשָׁת֣וֹsha.ToH8354,but thereH369isH369notH369enoughto becomeלְשָׁכְרָ֔הle.sha.khe.RahH7937drunkH7937; youputH3847onH3847clothingH3847,but thereH369isH369notH369enough foranyone to getH2552warmלְחֹ֣םle.ChomH2552;and the one who earnsוְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔רve.Ham.mis.ta.KerH7936,earnsמִשְׂתַּכֵּ֖רmis.ta.KerH7936wagesH7939to putinto a moneyH6872bagצְר֥וֹרtze.RorH6872fullH5344ofH5344holesH5344.”

7The Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635saysאָמַ֖ר'a.MarH559thisכֹּ֥הkohH3541: “Considerשִׂ֥ימוּ לְבַבְכֶ֖ם עַל־Si.mu le.vav.Khem 'al-H7760 H3824 H5921your waysדַּרְכֵיכֶֽם׃dar.khei.KhemH1870!

8Goעֲל֥וּ'a.LuH5927upH5927to themountainsהָהָ֛רha.HarH2022,bringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935woodעֵ֖ץ'etzH6086, andrebuildוּבְנ֣וּu.ve.NuH1129thetempleהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, that I may bepleasedוְאֶרְצֶה־ve.'er.tzeh-H7521with it and behonoredוְאֶכָּבְדָ֖הve.'e.ka.vedH3513,”saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9“Youstartפָּנֹ֤הpa.NohH6437an ambitiousH7235projectH7235,but beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009, it comesto littleלִמְעָ֔טlim.'AtH4592;when you bringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֥םva.ha.ve.TemH935ithomeהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, Iblowוְנָפַ֣חְתִּיve.na.Fach.tiH5301it away.Whyיַ֣עַן מֶ֗הYa.'an MehH3282 H4100?”declaresנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635. “It isbecauseיַ֗עַןYa.'anH3282of My houseבֵּיתִי֙bei.TiH1004whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834remainsdesolateחָרֵ֔בcha.RevH2720,while eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of you runsרָצִ֖יםra.TzimH7323to his own houseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

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