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Haggai 2:17

King James Version (KJV)

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I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye [turned] not to me, saith the LORD.

Haggai 2:17 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Haggai 2:17

Theological / Devotional

Smote. God Himself punished His people (see on Deut. 28:22; Amos 4:9). The “blasting” and the “mildew” blighted the corn; the “hail” destroyed the vines (see Ps. 78:47).

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