Haggai 1:5 - Forerunner Commentary

Haggai 1:5

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.”

Verse Comparison: Haggai 1:5

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American Standard Version
Now therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider your ways.

Amplified® Bible
Now therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways {and} set your mind on what has come to you.

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 1:2)

Darby English Version
And now thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider your ways.

Good News Bible
Don't you see what is happening to you?

King James Version
Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.

New American Standard Bible
Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts, "Consider your ways!

New International Version
Now this is what the LORD Almighty says: "Give careful thought to your ways.

New King James Version
Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: “Consider your ways!

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts, "Consider your ways!

Revised Standard Version
Now therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider how you have fared.

Young's Literal Translation
And now, thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Set your heart to your ways.

New English Translation
Here then is what the Lord who rules over all says: ‘Think carefully about what you are doing.¹

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