Haggai 2:16

Contemporary English Version 1995

you recalled what life was like in the past. When you wanted 200 kilograms of wheat, there were only 10, and when you wanted 50 jars of wine, there were only 20.

Cross References

Haggai 1:6

You harvest less than you plant, you never have enough to eat or drink, your clothes don't keep you warm, and your wages are stored in bags full of holes.

Malachi 2:2

You had better take seriously the need to honor my name. Otherwise, when you give a blessing, I will turn it into a curse. In fact, I have already done this, because you haven't taken to heart your duties as priests.

Isaiah 5:10

Four hectares of grapevines will produce only 27 liters of juice, and 180 liters of seed will produce merely 18 liters of grain.

Jeremiah 48:33

Harvest celebrations are gone from the orchards and farms of Moab. I have silenced the shouts of people making wine.

Haggai 2:15

But from now on, things will get better. Before you started laying the foundation for the temple,

Haggai 2:17

I made all of your hard work useless by sending mildew, mold, and hail—but you still did not return to me, your Lord.