Haggai 1:9

Haggai 1:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.
• New International Version (NIV)“You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. What you brought home, I blew away. Why?” declares the Lord Almighty. “Because of my house, which remains a ruin, while each of you is busy with your own house.
• English Standard Version (ESV)You looked for much, and behold, it came to little. And when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? declares the Lord of hosts. Because of my house that lies in ruins, while each of you busies himself with his own house.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“You looked for much, but indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why?” says the Lord of hosts. “Because of My house that is in ruins, while every one of you runs to his own house.

Context of Haggai 1:9

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. ‘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! 10This is why the sky has held back its dew and the earth its produce. 11Moreover, I have called for a drought that will affect the fields, the hill country, the grain, new wine, fresh olive oil, and everything that grows from the ground; it also will harm people, animals, and everything they produce.’”

Haggai 1:9 word by word

פָּנֹ֤ה אֶל־הַרְבֵּה֙ וְהִנֵּ֣ה לִמְעָ֔ט וַהֲבֵאתֶ֥ם הַבַּ֖יִת וְנָפַ֣חְתִּי ב֑וֹ יַ֣עַן מֶ֗ה נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת יַ֗עַן בֵּיתִי֙ אֲשֶׁר־ה֣וּא חָרֵ֔ב וְאַתֶּ֥ם רָצִ֖ים אִ֥ישׁ לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Ye lookedפָּנָהpânâh · to turnH6437
• for muchרָבָהrâbâh · to multiplyH7235
• to littleמְעַטme‛aţ me‛âţ · littleH4592
• and when ye broughtבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• homeבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: homeH1004
• I did blowנָפַחnâphach · to breatheH5301
• upon it. Why? saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635
• Becauseיַעַןya‛an · becauseH3282
• wasteחָרֵבchârêb · desolateH2720
• and ye runרוּץrûts · to run: runH7323
• every manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376

Cross-references for Haggai 1:9

• Haggai 1:6You 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.’”
• 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.
• Isaiah 17:10For you ignore the God who rescues you; you pay no attention to your strong protector. So this is what happens: You cultivate beautiful plants and plant exotic vines.
• Malachi 3:8Can a person rob God? You indeed are robbing me, but you say, ‘How are we robbing you?’ In tithes and contributions!
• 2 Samuel 22:16The depths of the sea were exposed; the inner regions of the world were uncovered by the Lord’s battle cry, by the powerful breath from his nose.
• 2 Kings 19:7Look, I will take control of his mind; he will receive a report and return to his own land. I will cut him down with a sword in his own land.”’”
• Isaiah 40:7The grass dries up, the flowers wither, when the wind sent by the Lord blows on them. Surely humanity is like grass.
• 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.
• Job 10:2I will say to God, ‘Do not condemn me; tell me why you are contending with me.’
• Psalms 77:5I thought about the days of old, about ancient times.
• Haggai 1:4“Is it right for you to live in richly paneled houses while my temple is in ruins?
• Joshua 7:10The Lord responded to Joshua, “Get up! Why are you lying there face down?
• 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.”
• Matthew 10:37“Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me, and whoever loves son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
• 1 Corinthians 11:30That is why many of you are weak and sick, and quite a few are dead.
• Revelation 2:4But I have this against you: You have departed from your first love!

Commentaries on Haggai 1:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9Ye looked for much - Ye made great pretensions at first; but they are come to nothing. Ye did a little in the beginning; but so scantily and unwillingly that I could not but reject it. Ye run every man unto his own house - To rebuild and adorn it; and God's house is neglected!Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Ye looked - , literally “a looking;” as though he said, it has all been one looking, “for much,” for increase, the result of all sowing, in the way of nature: “and behold it came to little,” i. e., less than was sown; as Isaiah denounced to them of old by God‘s word, Isaiah 5:10. “the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah,” i. e., one tenth of what was sown. “And ye brought it home, and I blew upon it,” so as to disperse it, as, not the wheat, but the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9I blew away: The Lord destroyed the harvest because the people focused only on themselves, not on God. declares the LORD of Hosts: This is a common God-as-speaker formula (a set phrase that shows God is speaking). It often appears at the close of a prophecy and confirms that the message truly comes from God (Haggai 1:13; 2:8, 17, 23).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. Ye looked for much--literally, "looked" so as to turn your eyes "to much." The Hebrew infinitive here expresses continued looking. Ye hoped to have your store made "much" by neglecting the temple. The greater was your greediness, the more bitter your disappointment in being poorer than ever. when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it--even the little crop brought into your barns I dissipated. "I did blow upon," that is, I scattered and caused to…Read the comment

Topics related to Haggai 1:9

• Covetousness
• Lukewarmness
• Parsimony (Stinginess)
• Selfishness
• Temple

In the dictionaries

• Lord of Hosts
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• Haggai
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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