Haggai 1:8-10

New Century Version

⁸ Go up to the mountains, bring back wood, and build the Temple. Then I will be pleased with it and be honored,” says the Lord. ⁹ “You look for much, but you find little. When you bring it home, I destroy it. Why?” asks the Lord All-Powerful. “Because you all work hard for your own houses while my house is still in ruins! ¹⁰ Because of what you have done, the sky holds back its rain and the ground holds back its crops.