Haggai 1:6

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 right for you to live in richly paneled houses while my temple is in ruins? 5Here then is what the Lord who rules over all says: ‘Think carefully about what you are doing. You have planted much, but have harvested little. You eat, but are never filled. You drink, but are still thirsty. You put on clothes, but are not warm. Those who earn wages end up with holes in their money bags.’” 7“Moreover, the Lord who rules over all says: ‘Pay close attention to these things also. 8Go up to the hill country and bring back timber to build the temple. Then I will be pleased and honored,’ says the Lord.

Haggai 1:6 word by word

זְרַעְתֶּ֨ם הַרְבֵּ֜ה וְהָבֵ֣א מְעָ֗ט אָכ֤וֹל וְאֵין־לְשָׂבְעָה֙ שָׁת֣וֹ וְאֵין־לְשָׁכְרָ֔ה לָב֖וֹשׁ וְאֵין־לְחֹ֣ם ל֑וֹ וְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔ר מִשְׂתַּכֵּ֖ר אֶל־צְר֥וֹר נָקֽוּב׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ye have sownזָרַעzâra‛ · to sowH2232
• muchרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• and bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• in littleמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• ye eatאָכַל'âkal · to eatH398
• but ye have not enoughשׇׂבְעָהώob‛âh · satietyH7654
• ye drinkשָׁתָהshâthâh · to drinkH8354
• but ye are not filled with drinkשָׁכַרshâkar · be drunkH7937
• ye clotheלָבֵשׁlâbash lâbêsh · to clotheH3847
• you, but there is none warmחֹםchôm · heatH2527
• and he that earneth wagesשָׂכַרώâkar sâkar · to hireH7936
• into a bagצְרוֹרtserôr tserôr · bundleH6872
• with holesנָקַבnâqab · to pierceH5344

Cross-references for Haggai 1:6

• Haggai 1:9‘You expected a large harvest, but instead there was little, and when you brought it home it disappeared right away. Why?’ asks the Lord who rules over all. ‘Because my temple remains in ruins, thanks to each of you favoring his own house!
• Haggai 2:16From that time when one came expecting a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten; when one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty measures from it, there were only twenty.
• Leviticus 26:20Your strength will be used up in vain, your land will not give its yield, and the trees of the land will not produce their fruit.
• Deuteronomy 28:38“You will take much seed to the field but gather little harvest, because locusts will consume it.
• 2 Samuel 21:1During David’s reign there was a famine for three consecutive years. So David inquired of the Lord. The Lord said, “It is because of Saul and his bloodstained family, because he murdered the Gibeonites.”
• Psalms 107:34and a fruitful land into a barren place, because of the sin of its inhabitants.
• Isaiah 5:10Indeed, a large vineyard will produce just a few gallons, and enough seed to yield several bushels will produce less than a bushel.”
• Jeremiah 14:4They are dismayed because the ground is cracked because there has been no rain in the land. The farmers, too, are dismayed and bury their faces in their hands.
• Hosea 4:10They will eat, but not be satisfied; they will engage in prostitution, but not increase in numbers; because they have abandoned the Lord by pursuing other gods.
• Hosea 8:7They sow the wind, and so they will reap the whirlwind! The stalk does not have any standing grain; it will not produce any flour. Even if it were to yield grain, foreigners would swallow it all up.
• Joel 1:10The crops of the fields have been destroyed. The ground is in mourning because the grain has perished. The fresh wine has dried up; the olive oil languishes.
• Amos 4:6“But surely I gave you no food to eat in any of your cities; you lacked food everywhere you live. Still you did not come back to me.” The Lord is speaking!
• Micah 6:14You will eat, but not be satisfied. Even if you have the strength to overtake some prey, you will not be able to carry it away; if you do happen to carry away something, I will deliver it over to the sword.
• Zechariah 8:10Before that time there was no compensation for man or animal, nor was there any relief from adversity for those who came and went, because I had pitted everybody – each one – against everyone else.
• Malachi 2:2If you do not listen and take seriously the need to honor my name,” says the Lord who rules over all, “I will send judgment on you and turn your blessings into curses – indeed, I have already done so because you are not taking it to heart.
• Malachi 3:9You are bound for judgment because you are robbing me – this whole nation is guilty.

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

Topics related to Haggai 1:6

• Covetousness
• Lukewarmness
• Parsimony (Stinginess)
• Temple
• Wages
• Worldliness

In the dictionaries

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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