Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts, “[a]Consider your ways! You have (A)sown much, but [b]harvest little; you eat, but there is not enough to be satisfied; you drink, but there is [c]not enough to become drunk; you put on clothing, but no one is warm enough; and he who earns, earns wages to put into a purse with holes.”

Thus says the Lord of hosts, “[d]Consider your ways!

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Footnotes

  1. Haggai 1:5 Lit Set your heart on
  2. Haggai 1:6 Lit bring in
  3. Haggai 1:6 Lit not becoming drunk
  4. Haggai 1:7 Lit Set your heart on

Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought(A) to your ways. You have planted much, but harvested little.(B) You eat, but never have enough.(C) You drink, but never have your fill.(D) You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages,(E) only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”

This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought(F) to your ways.

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