Haggai 1
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Haggai 1:2-9

2Thus speakethH559 YhwhH3068 of ArmiesH6635, sayingH559, This peopleH5971 sayH559, The timeH6256 is not comeH935, the timeH6256 that Yhwh'sH3068 houseH1004 should be builtH1129. 3Then came the wordH1697 of YhwhH3068 byH3027 HaggaiH2292 the prophetH5030, sayingH559, 4Is it timeH6256 for you, O ye, to dwellH3427 in your cieledH5603 housesH1004, and this houseH1004 lie wasteH2720? 5Now therefore thus saithH559 YhwhH3068 of ArmiesH6635; ConsiderH3824H7760 your waysH1870.1 6Ye have sownH2232 muchH7235, and bringH935 in littleH4592; ye eatH398, but ye have not enoughH7654; ye drinkH8354, but ye are not filled with drinkH7937; ye clotheH3847 you, but there is none warmH2527; and he that earneth wagesH7936 earneth wagesH7936 to put it into a bagH6872 with holesH5344.2

7Thus saithH559 YhwhH3068 of ArmiesH6635; ConsiderH3824H7760 your waysH1870.3 8Go upH5927 to the mountainH2022, and bringH935 woodH6086, and buildH1129 the houseH1004; and I will take pleasureH7521 in it, and I will be glorifiedH3513, saithH559 YhwhH3068. 9Ye lookedH6437 for muchH7235, and, lo, it came to littleH4592; and when ye broughtH935 it homeH1004, I did blowH5301 upon it. Why? saithH5002 YhwhH3068 of ArmiesH6635. BecauseH3282 of mine houseH1004 that is wasteH2720, and ye runH7323 every manH376 unto his own houseH1004.4

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Notes

  1. 1. Haggai 1:5 Consider…: Heb. Set your heart on your ways. ↩
  2. 2. Haggai 1:6 with holes: Heb. pierced through. ↩
  3. 3. Haggai 1:7 Consider…: Heb. Set your heart on your ways. ↩
  4. 4. Haggai 1:9 blow…: or, blow it away. ↩

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