You have (A)sown much, but [a]harvest little; you eat, but there is not enough to be satisfied; you drink, but there is [b]not enough to become drunk; you put on clothing, but no one is warm enough; and he who earns, earns wages to put into a purse with holes.”

Thus says the Lord of hosts, “[c]Consider your ways! Go up to the [d]mountains, bring wood and (B)rebuild the [e]temple, that I may be (C)pleased with it and be (D)glorified,” says the Lord.

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Footnotes

  1. Haggai 1:6 Lit bring in
  2. Haggai 1:6 Lit not becoming drunk
  3. Haggai 1:7 Lit Set your heart on
  4. Haggai 1:8 Lit mountain
  5. Haggai 1:8 Lit house