Haggai
Haggai 1:9
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Haggai 1:4 · Revelation 3:19 · Haggai 2:16–17 · Malachi 2:2 · Isaiah 40:7 · Haggai 1:6 · Psalm 77:5–10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.