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Haggai 1:9

King James Version (KJV)

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Haggai 1:9

Verse 9 of 15

Scripture focus

Ye looked for much, and, lo, [it came] to little; and when ye brought [it] home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that [is] waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

Haggai 1:9 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Haggai 1:9

Theological / Devotional

Looked for much. Evidently the returning exiles had high hopes of peace and prosperity upon their return to Judah, and were ill prepared for the hardships that faced them.

Why? Pointedly the people are told that the failure of their crops is not due to natural causes only, but to the God who controls the forces of nature, to Him whose “house” they had neglected.

Run. An idiom indicating the eagerness and haste with which the Jews were building spacious and comfortable homes for themselves.

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