10 Therefore, because of you the (A)sky has withheld [a]its dew, and the earth has withheld its produce. 11 And I called for a (B)drought on the land, on the mountains, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on what the ground produces, on (C)mankind, on cattle, and on (D)all the products of the labor of [b]your hands.”

12 Then (E)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and (F)Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, (G)obeyed the voice of the Lord their God and the words of Haggai the prophet, just as the Lord their God had sent him. And the people [c](H)showed reverence for the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Haggai 1:10 Lit from dew
  2. Haggai 1:11 Lit palms
  3. Haggai 1:12 Lit feared before

10 Therefore, because of you the heavens have withheld(A) their dew(B) and the earth its crops.(C) 11 I called for a drought(D) on the fields and the mountains,(E) on the grain, the new wine,(F) the olive oil(G) and everything else the ground produces, on people and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.(H)

12 Then Zerubbabel(I) son of Shealtiel, Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest, and the whole remnant(J) of the people obeyed(K) the voice of the Lord their God and the message of the prophet Haggai, because the Lord their God had sent him. And the people feared(L) the Lord.

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