Haggai 1:4 - Forerunner Commentary

Haggai 1:4

2 “Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, saying: ‘This people says, “The time has not come, the time that the Lord’s house should be built.” ’ ”

3 Then the word of the Lord ^acame by Haggai the prophet, saying,

4 “Is it ^atime for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this¹ temple to lie in ruins?”

5 Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: ^a“Consider your ways!

6 “You have ^asown 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 ^bhe who earns wages,
Earns wages to put into a bag with holes.”

7 Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways!

8 Go up to the ^amountains and bring wood and build the¹ temple, that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified,” says the Lord.

9 ^a“You looked for much, but indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home, ^bI blew it away. Why?” says the Lord of hosts. “Because of My house that is in ruins, while every one of you runs to his own house.

10 Therefore ^athe heavens above you withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit.

11 For I ^acalled for a drought on the land and the mountains, on the grain and the new wine and the oil, on whatever the ground brings forth, on men and livestock, and on ^ball the labor of your hands.”

The People’s Obedience

12 ^aThen Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him; and the people feared the presence of the Lord.

13 Then Haggai, the Lord’s messenger, spoke the Lord’s message to the people, saying, ^a“I am with you, says the Lord.”

Verse Comparison: Haggai 1:4

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American Standard Version
Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your ceiled houses, while this house lieth waste?

Amplified® Bible
Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses while this house [of the Lord] lies in ruins?

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 1:2)

Darby English Version
Is it time for you that ye should dwell in your wainscoted houses, while this house lieth waste?

Good News Bible
"My people, why should you be living in well-built houses while my Temple lies in ruins?

King James Version
Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?

New American Standard Bible
"Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses while this house {lies} desolate?"

New International Version
"Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?"

New King James Version
“Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this templeto lie in ruins?”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
" Do you feel you can dwell in your paneled houses while this house lies desolate?"

Revised Standard Version
"Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?

Young's Literal Translation
Is it time for you -- you! To dwell in your covered houses, And this house to lie waste?

New English Translation
“Is it right for you to live in richly paneled houses¹ while my temple is in ruins?²

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