Haggai

Haggai 1:9–10

⁹You expected much,

but behold, it amounted to little.

And what you brought home, I blew away.

Why? declares the LORD of Hosts.

Because My house still lies in ruins,

while each of you is busy

with his own house.

¹⁰Therefore, on account of you

the heavens have withheld their dew

and the earth has withheld its crops.

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Haggai 1:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You expected	פָּנֹ֤ה	pā·nōh	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H6437 turn
much	הַרְבֵּה֙	har·bêh	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
but behold	וְהִנֵּ֣ה	wə·hin·nêh	Conjunctive waw; Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
it amounted to little	לִמְעָ֔ט	lim·‘āṭ	Preposition-l; Adverb	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
And what you brought	וַהֲבֵאתֶ֥ם	wa·hă·ḇê·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
home	הַבַּ֖יִת	hab·ba·yiṯ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
I blew away	וְנָפַ֣חְתִּי	wə·nā·p̄aḥ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5301 breathe, blow
Why	יַ֣עַן	ya·‘an	Adverb	H3282 purpose, intention
declares	נְאֻם֙	nə·’um	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
of Hosts	צְבָא֔וֹת	ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ	Noun - common plural	H6635 army, war, warfare
Because	יַ֗עַן	ya·‘an	Adverb	H3282 purpose, intention
My house	בֵּיתִי֙	bê·ṯî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1004 house
in ruins	חָרֵ֔ב	ḥā·rêḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2720 dry
while each	אִ֥ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
of you	וְאַתֶּ֥ם	wə·’at·tem	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
is busy	רָצִ֖ים	rā·ṣîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H7323 run
with his own house	לְבֵיתֽוֹ׃	lə·ḇê·ṯōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house

Haggai 1:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
on account of you	עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם	‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5921 height
the heavens	שָמַ֖יִם	šå̄·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
have withheld	כָּלְא֥וּ	kā·lə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3607 shut up, restrain, withhold
their dew	מִטָּ֑ל	miṭ·ṭāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H2919 night-mist, dew
and the earth	וְהָאָ֖רֶץ	wə·hā·’ā·reṣ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
has withheld	כָּלְאָ֥ה	kā·lə·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3607 shut up, restrain, withhold
its crops	יְבוּלָֽהּ׃	yə·ḇū·lāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H2981 produce

Cross-references

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Haggai 1:9 Haggai 1:4 · Revelation 3:19 · Haggai 2:16–17 · Malachi 2:2 · Isaiah 40:7 · Haggai 1:6 · Psalm 77:5–10

Haggai 1:10 1 Kings 8:35 · Leviticus 26:19 · 1 Kings 17:1 · Deuteronomy 28:23–24 · Joel 1:18–20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.