Haggai
Haggai 1:6
6You have planted much
but harvested little.
You eat but never have enough.
You drink but never have your fill.
You put on clothes but never get warm.
You earn wages to put into a bag pierced through.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| You have planted | זְרַעְתֶּ֨ם | zə·ra‘·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H2232 sow, scatter seed |
| much | הַרְבֵּ֜ה | har·bêh | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| but harvested | וְהָבֵ֣א | wə·hā·ḇê | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| little | מְעָ֗ט | mə·‘āṭ | Adverb | H4592 a little, fewness, a few |
| You eat | אָכ֤וֹל | ’ā·ḵō·wl | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H398 eat |
| but never | וְאֵין־ | wə·’ên- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| have enough | לְשָׂבְעָה֙ | lə·śā·ḇə·‘āh | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H7654 satiety |
| You drink | שָׁת֣וֹ | šā·ṯōw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H8354 drink |
| but never | וְאֵין־ | wə·’ên- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| have your fill | לְשָׁכְרָ֔ה | lə·šā·ḵə·rāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H7937 be, or beocme, drunk, drunken |
| You put on clothes | לָב֖וֹשׁ | lā·ḇō·wōš | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H3847 put on (a garment), wear, clothe, be clothed |
| but never | וְאֵין־ | wə·’ên- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| get warm | לְחֹ֣ם | lə·ḥōm | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2552 be or become warm |
| You earn wages | וְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔ר | wə·ham·miś·tak·kêr | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H7936 hire |
| to put into | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| a bag | צְר֥וֹר | ṣə·rō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H6872 bundle, parcel, pouch, bag |
| pierced through | נָקֽוּב׃פ | nā·qūḇ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H5344 pierce |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Haggai 1:9 · Deuteronomy 28:38–40 · Hosea 4:10 · Malachi 3:9–11 · Haggai 2:16 · Hosea 8:7 · Malachi 2:2 · Isaiah 5:10 · Zechariah 8:10 · Zechariah 5:4 · 2 Samuel 21:1 · Jeremiah 14:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.