Haggai 1:9
Context| NETBible | ‘You expected a large harvest, but instead 1 there was little, and when you brought it home it disappeared right away. 2 Why?’ asks the Lord who rules over all. ‘Because my temple remains in ruins, thanks to each of you favoring his own house! 3 |
| XREF | Jos 7:10-15; 2Sa 21:1; 2Sa 22:16; 2Ki 19:7; Job 10:2; Ps 77:5-10; Isa 17:10,11; Isa 40:7; Hag 1:4; Hag 1:6; Hag 2:16,17; Mal 2:2; Mal 3:8-11; Mt 10:37,38; 1Co 11:30-32; Re 2:4; Re 3:19 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “look!” (הִנֵּה, hinneh). The term, an interjection, draws attention to the point being made. 2 tn Heb “I blew it away” (so NRSV, TEV, NLT). The imagery here suggests that human achievements are so fragile and temporal that a mere breath from God can destroy them (see Ezek 22:20, 21; and Isa 40:7 with נָשַׁב, nashav). 3 tn Heb “and each of you runs to his own house”; NIV “is busy with”; TEV “is busy working on”; NCV “work hard for.” |
