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Haggai 1:6

1:5 Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. Consider: Heb. Set your heart on your ways
Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. with holes: Heb. pierced through

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You have sown much, and bring in little. You eat, but you don’t have enough. You drink, but you aren’t filled with drink. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm, and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes in it.”

Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

You have sown much, and bring in little; you eat, but you have not enough; you drink, but you are not filled with drink; you clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earns wages earns wages to put it into a bag with holes. ¶

1:7 Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. Consider: Heb. Set your heart on your ways

What does Haggai 1:6 mean?

Haggai 1:6 is a verse in the book of Haggai, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include זָרַע (zâraʻ), רָבָה (râbâh), בּוֹא (bôwʼ). It connects to 14 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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Ye
have
sownזָרַעzâraʻ/zaw-rah'/H2232to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
much,רָבָהrâbâh/raw-baw'/H7235to increase (in whatever respect)
and
bringבּוֹאbôwʼ/bo/H935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
in
little;מְעַטmᵉʻaṭ/meh-at'/H4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
ye
eat,אָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)
but
ye
have
not
enough;שׇׂבְעָהsobʻâh/sob-aw'/H7654satiety
ye
drink,שָׁתָהshâthâh/shaw-thaw'/H8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
but
ye
are
not
filled
with
drink;שָׁכַרshâkar/shaw-kar'/H7937to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with astimulating drink or (figuratively) influence
ye
clotheלָבַשׁlâbash/law-bash'/H3847properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
you,
but
there
is
none
warm;חֹםchôm/khome/H2527heat
and
he
that
earneth
wagesשָׂכַרsâkar/saw-kar'/H7936to hire
earneth
wagesשָׂכַרsâkar/saw-kar'/H7936to hire
to
put
it
into
a
bagצְרוֹרtsᵉrôwr/tser-ore'/H6872a parcel (as packed up); also a kernel or particle (as if a package)
with
holes.נָקַבnâqab/naw-kab'/H5344to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)
with
holes:
Heb.
pierced
through

Commentary on Haggai 1:6

HENRY_FULL · Haggai 1:6
nations that he set his face against in the foregoing chapters; for they were not at that time very considerable in the world, nor would their fall make any great noise among the nations nor any figure in history. But the city of Tyre is next set to the bar; this, being a place of vast trade, was known all the world over; and therefore here are three whole chapters, this and the two that follow, spent in the prediction of the destruction of Tyre. We have "the burden of Tyre," Isa. xxiii. It is but just mentioned in Jeremiah, as sharing with the natives in the common calamity, ch. xxv. 22 ; xxvii. 3 ; xlvii. 4 . But Ezekiel is ordered to be copious upon that head. In this chapter we have, I. The sin charged upon Tyre, which was triumphing in the destruction of Jerusalem, ver. 2 . II. The destruction of Tyrus itself foretold. 1. The extremity of this destruction: it shall be utterly ruined, ver. 4-6 , 12-14 . 2. The instruments of this destruction, many nations ( ver. 3 ), and the king of Babylon by name with his vast victorious army, ver. 7-11 . 3. The great surprise that this should give to the neighbouring nations, who would all wonder at the fall of so great a city and be alarmed at it, ver. 15-21 . The Burden of Tyre. ( b. c. 588.) 1 And it came t

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Joshua 19:29

And then the coast turneth to Ramah, and to the strong city Tyre; and the coast turneth to Hosah; and the outgoings thereof are at the sea from the coast to Achzib: Tyre: Heb. Tzor

Psalms 35:21

Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.

Psalms 40:15

Let them be desolate for a reward of their shame that say unto me, Aha, aha.

Isaiah 23:1

The burden of Tyre. Howl, ye ships of Tarshish; for it is laid waste, so that there is no house, no entering in: from the land of Chittim it is revealed to them.

Jeremiah 25:22

And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea, isles: or, region by the sea side

Jeremiah 27:3

And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah;

Jeremiah 47:4

Because of the day that cometh to spoil all the Philistines, and to cut off from Tyrus and Zidon every helper that remaineth: for the LORD will spoil the Philistines, the remnant of the country of Caphtor. the country: Heb. the isle

Jeremiah 49:1

Concerning the Ammonites, thus saith the LORD; Hath Israel no sons? hath he no heir? why then doth their king inherit Gad, and his people dwell in his cities? Concerning: or, Against their king: or, Melcom

Lamentations 1:1

How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! how is she become as a widow! she that was great among the nations, and princess among the provinces, how is she become tributary!

Joel 3:4

Yea, and what have ye to do with me, O Tyre, and Zidon, and all the coasts of Palestine? will ye render me a recompence? and if ye recompense me, swiftly and speedily will I return your recompence upon your own head;

Amos 1:9

Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Tyrus, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they delivered up the whole captivity to Edom, and remembered not the brotherly covenant: the brotherly: Heb. the covenant of brethren

Amos 1:10

But I will send a fire on the wall of Tyrus, which shall devour the palaces thereof.

Zechariah 9:2

And Hamath also shall border thereby; Tyrus, and Zidon, though it be very wise.

Acts 2:5

And there were dwelling at Jerusalem Jews, devout men, out of every nation under heaven.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Haggai 1:6.

1 Kings 1:25

For he is gone down this day, and hath slain oxen and fat cattle and sheep in abundance, and hath called all the king's sons, and the captains of the host, and Abiathar the priest; and, behold, they eat and drink before him, and say, God save king Adonijah. God: Heb. Let king Adonijah live

1 Kings 10:10

And she gave the king an hundred and twenty talents of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious stones: there came no more such abundance of spices as these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.

1 Kings 10:11

And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug trees, and precious stones.

1 Kings 13:16

And he said, I may not return with thee, nor go in with thee: neither will I eat bread nor drink water with thee in this place:

1 Kings 13:17

For it was said to me by the word of the LORD, Thou shalt eat no bread nor drink water there, nor turn again to go by the way that thou camest. it: Heb. a word was

1 Kings 13:18

He said unto him, I am a prophet also as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of the LORD, saying, Bring him back with thee into thine house, that he may eat bread and drink water. But he lied unto him.

1 Kings 13:19

So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water.

1 Kings 13:22

But camest back, and hast eaten bread and drunk water in the place, of the which the LORD did say to thee, Eat no bread, and drink no water; thy carcase shall not come unto the sepulchre of thy fathers.

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What does Haggai 1:6 say?

Haggai 1:6 (King James Version) reads: "Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. with holes: Heb. pierced through"

Is Haggai 1:6 in the Old or New Testament?

Haggai 1:6 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Haggai.

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