Haggai 1:2-6

Expanded Bible

² “This is what the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; ^Tof hosts] says: ‘The people say the right time has not come to rebuild the ·Temple [^Lhouse] of the Lord.’”

³ Then Haggai the prophet spoke the word of the Lord: ⁴ “Is it right for you to be living in ·fancy [^Lpaneled] houses while ·the Temple [^Lthis house] is still in ruins?”

⁵ This is what the Lord ·All-Powerful [Almighty; of Heaven’s Armies; ^Tof hosts] says: “·Think about what you have done [Consider your ways]. ⁶ You have planted much, but you harvest little. You eat, but you do not become full. You drink, but you are still thirsty. You put on clothes, but you are not warm enough. You earn ·money [wages], ·but then you lose it all as if you had [^Lto] put it into a purse full of holes.”