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“Is it the right[a] time for all of you to live in your own paneled houses while this house remains in ruins?”

Consequences of Not Rebuilding

“Now this is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, says: ‘Carefully consider your ways:

You have sowed much
    but have reaped little.
You have eaten
    but don’t have enough to become satisfied.
You have drunk
    but don’t have enough to become intoxicated.
You have clothed yourself
    but don’t have enough to keep warm.
And the hired laborer deposits his salary
    in a bag full of holes!’”

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Footnotes

  1. Haggai 1:4 The Heb. lacks right

“Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses,(A) while this house remains a ruin?(B)

Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought(C) to your ways. You have planted much, but harvested little.(D) You eat, but never have enough.(E) You drink, but never have your fill.(F) You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages,(G) only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”

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