Haggai 1:9

New Living Translation

You hoped for rich harvests, but they were poor. And when you brought your harvest home, I blew it away. Why? Because my house lies in ruins, says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, while all of you are busy building your own fine houses.

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:1

There was a famine during David’s reign that lasted for three years, so David asked the Lord about it. And the Lord said, “The famine has come because Saul and his family are guilty of murdering the Gibeonites.”

2 Samuel 22:16

Then at the command of the Lord, at the blast of his breath, the bottom of the sea could be seen, and the foundations of the earth were laid bare.

2 Kings 19:7

Listen! I myself will move against him, and the king will receive a message that he is needed at home. So he will return to his land, where I will have him killed with a sword.’”

Job 10:2

I will say to God, ‘Don’t simply condemn me— tell me the charge you are bringing against me.

Proverbs 11:24

Give freely and become more wealthy; be stingy and lose everything.

Proverbs 27:20

Just as Death and Destruction are never satisfied, so human desire is never satisfied.

Ecclesiastes 1:8

Everything is wearisome beyond description. No matter how much we see, we are never satisfied. No matter how much we hear, we are not content.

Isaiah 40:7

The grass withers and the flowers fade beneath the breath of the Lord. And so it is with people.

Isaiah 5:10

Ten acres of vineyard will not produce even six gallons of wine. Ten baskets of seed will yield only one basket of grain.”

Jeremiah 12:13

My people have planted wheat but are harvesting thorns. They have worn themselves out, but it has done them no good. They will harvest a crop of shame because of the fierce anger of the Lord.”

Ezekiel 21:31

I will pour out my fury on you and blow on you with the fire of my anger. I will hand you over to cruel men who are skilled in destruction.

Leviticus 19:25

Finally, in the fifth year you may eat the fruit. If you follow this pattern, your harvest will increase. I am the Lord your God.

Haggai 1:4

“Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins?

Haggai 1:6

You have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes!

Malachi 2:2

Listen to me and make up your minds to honor my name,” says the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, “or I will bring a terrible curse against you. I will curse even the blessings you receive. Indeed, I have already cursed them, because you have not taken my warning to heart.

Deuteronomy 28:38

“You will plant much but harvest little, for locusts will eat your crops.

Revelation 2:4

“But I have this complaint against you. You don’t love me or each other as you did at first!

Revelation 3:19

I correct and discipline everyone I love. So be diligent and turn from your indifference.