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.”

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 1:7

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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.

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