Haggai 1:6-8

Amplified Bible

⁶You have planted much, but you harvest little; you eat, but you do not have enough; you drink, but you do not have enough to be intoxicated; you clothe yourselves, but no one is warm enough; and he who earns wages earns them just to put them in a bag with holes in it [because God has withheld His blessing].”

⁷Thus says the Lord of hosts, “Consider your ways and thoughtfully reflect on your conduct! ⁸Go up to the hill country, bring lumber and rebuild My house (temple), that I may be pleased with it and be glorified,” says the Lord [accepting it as done for My glory].

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Haggai 1:6-8

New King James Version

⁶“You have ^(A)sown much, and bring in little;
You eat, but do not have enough;
You drink, but you are not filled with drink;
You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm;
And ^(B)he who earns wages,
Earns wages to put into a bag with holes.”

⁷Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways! ⁸Go up to the ^(C)mountains and bring wood and build the ^[a]temple, that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified,” says the Lord.

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Footnotes

Haggai 1:8 Lit. house

Haggai 1:6-8

New International Version

⁶You have planted much, but harvested little.^(A) You eat, but never have enough.^(B) You drink, but never have your fill.^(C) You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages,^(D) only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”

⁷This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought^(E) to your ways. ⁸Go up into the mountains and bring down timber^(F) and build my house, so that I may take pleasure^(G) in it and be honored,^(H)” says the Lord.