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Haggai 1:5-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Haggai 1:5-11
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
5 Now thus says the Lord of hosts:
Reflect on your experience![a]
6 You have sown much, but have brought in little;
you have eaten, but have not been satisfied;(A)
You have drunk, but have not become intoxicated;
you have clothed yourselves, but have not been warmed;
And the hired worker labors for a bag full of holes.
7 Thus says the Lord of hosts:
Reflect on your experience!
8 Go up into the hill country;
bring timber, and build the house
that I may be pleased with it,
and that I may be glorified,[b] says the Lord.
9 You expected much, but it came to little;
and what you brought home, I blew away.
Why is this?—oracle of the Lord[c] of hosts—
Because my house is the one which lies in ruins,
while each of you runs to your own house.
10 Therefore, the heavens withheld the dew,
and the earth its yield.
11 And I have proclaimed a devastating heat[d]
upon the land and upon the mountains,
Upon the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil,
upon all that the ground brings forth;
Upon human being and beast alike,
and upon all they produce.
Footnotes
- 1:5 Reflect on your experience: the prophet exhorts the people to consider the futility of their efforts as a result of their neglecting work on the Temple. The following verses call attention to harsh conditions in Judah after the return from exile and the preoccupation of the people with their personal concerns.
- 1:8 That I may be glorified: for the prophet, the rebuilding of the Temple restores the glory God had lost in the eyes of the nations by the Temple’s destruction.
- 1:9 Oracle of the Lord: a phrase used extensively in prophetic books to indicate divine speech.
- 1:11 Devastating heat: this pronouncement of natural disaster, which functions as a warning to the people for their failure to rebuild the Temple, concludes the opening oracular section of Haggai.
Haggai 1:5-11
New International Version
Haggai 1:5-11
New International Version
5 Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought(A) to your ways. 6 You have planted much, but harvested little.(B) You eat, but never have enough.(C) You drink, but never have your fill.(D) You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages,(E) only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”
7 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought(F) to your ways. 8 Go up into the mountains and bring down timber(G) and build my house, so that I may take pleasure(H) in it and be honored,(I)” says the Lord. 9 “You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little.(J) What you brought home, I blew(K) away. Why?” declares the Lord Almighty. “Because of my house, which remains a ruin,(L) while each of you is busy with your own house. 10 Therefore, because of you the heavens have withheld(M) their dew(N) and the earth its crops.(O) 11 I called for a drought(P) on the fields and the mountains,(Q) on the grain, the new wine,(R) the olive oil(S) and everything else the ground produces, on people and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.(T)”
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