Haggai 1:7 - Forerunner Commentary

Haggai 1:7

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 1:7

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American Standard Version
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider your ways.

Amplified® Bible
Thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways (your previous and present conduct) {and} how you have fared.

Contemporary English Version
Think about what I have said!

Darby English Version
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider your ways.

Good News Bible
Can't you see why this has happened?

King James Version
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.

New American Standard Bible
Thus says the LORD of hosts, "Consider your ways!

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

New King James Version
Thus says the LORD of hosts: “Consider your ways!

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

Revised Standard Version
"Thus says the LORD of hosts: Consider how you have fared.

Young's Literal Translation
Thus said Jehovah of Hosts: Set your heart to your ways.

New English Translation
“Moreover, the Lord who rules over all says: ‘Pay close attention to these things also.¹

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