Haggai 1:9

The Scriptures 1998

“When you looked for much, then see, it came to little. And when you brought it home, I would blow on it. Why?” declares יהוה  of hosts. “Because of My House which lies in ruins, while each of you runs to his own house.

Cross References

2 Samuel 21:1

And there was a scarcity of food in the days of Dawiḏ

2 Samuel 22:16

“And the channels of the sea were seen, The foundations of the world were uncovered At the rebuke of יהוה, At the blast of the breath of His nostrils.

2 Kings 19:7

“See, I am putting a spirit upon him, and he shall hear a report and return to his own land. And I shall cause him to fall by the sword in his land.” ’ ”

Job 10:2

I say to Eloah, ‘Do not declare me wrong, show me why You strive with me.

Proverbs 11:24

There is one who scatters, yet increases more. And one who withholds more than is right, But it comes to poverty.

Proverbs 27:20

The grave and destruction are not satisfied; So the eyes of man are not satisfied.

Ecclesiastes 1:8

All matters are wearisome, no one is able to speak of it. The eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.

Isaiah 40:7

“Grass shall wither, the flower shall fade, when the Spirit of יהוה  has blown on it! Truly the people is grass!

Isaiah 5:10

“For ten acres of vineyard yield one bath, and a ḥ

Jeremiah 12:13

“They have sown wheat but reaped thorns, they have exhausted themselves – they do not profit. And they shall be ashamed of your harvest because of the burning displeasure of יהוה.”

Ezekiel 21:31

‘And I shall pour out My displeasure on you, blow against you with the fire of My wrath, and shall give you into the hands of beastly men, skilled to destroy.

Leviticus 19:25

‘And in the fifth year you eat its fruit, so that it increases its yield to you. I am יהוה  your Elohim.

Haggai 1:4

“Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your panelled houses, and this House be in ruins?”

Haggai 1:6

“You have sown much, but brought in little; eat, but do not have enough; drink, but you are not filled with drink; clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages, earns wages to put into a bag with holes.”

Malachi 2:2

“If you do not hear, and if you do not take it to heart, to give esteem to My Name,” said יהוה  of hosts, “I shall send a curse upon you, and I shall curse your blessings. And indeed, I have cursed them, because you do not take it to heart.

Deuteronomy 28:38

“You take much seed out into the field but gather little in, for the locust consumes it.

Revelation 2:4

“But I hold this against you, that you have left your first love.

Revelation 3:19

“As many as I love, I reprove and discipline. So be ardent and repent.