哈該書 1:9-10 RCUVTS

The Pulpit Commentary - Haggai 1:7-11

§ 2. The prophet urges the people to work zealously at the building; only thus could they hope for the removal of their present disasters. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Haggai 1:9

He shows the real cause of the calamities that had befallen them. Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little. Emphatic infinitive, as in Haggai 1:6 . "To look for much, and behold! little." They fixed their expectations upon a rich harvest, and they reaped less than they had sown ( Isaiah 5:10 ). And when they had stored this miserable crop in their barns, I did blow upon it; or, did blow it away , dissipated it as if it were mere chaff, so that it perished. Doubtless, as Dr Pusey... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Haggai 1:10

Over you. This would be a reference to Deuteronomy 28:23 . But the preposition is probably not local, but means rather, "on your account," i.e. on account of your sin, as Psalms 44:22 . This is not tautological after the preceding "therefore," but more closely defines and explains the illative. Is stayed from dew; hath stayed itself from dew; withholds not only rain, but even dew (comp. Zechariah 8:12 ). On the importance of dew in the climate of Palestine, see note on Micah 5:7... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Haggai 1:9

Ye looked - , literally “a looking;” as though he said, it has all been one looking, “for much,” for increase, the result of all sowing, in the way of nature: “and behold it came to little,” i. e., less than was sown; as Isaiah denounced to them of old by God’s word, Isaiah 5:10. “the seed of a homer shall yield an ephah,” i. e., one tenth of what was sown. “And ye brought it home, and I blew upon it,” so as to disperse it, as, not the wheat, but the chaff is blown before the wind. This, in... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Haggai 1:10

Therefore, for you, - on your account; (As in Ps. 44:43.) for your sins, (Jon.) He points out the moral cause of the drought, whereas men think of this or that cause of the variations of the seasons, and we, e. g., take into our mouths Scriptural words, as “murrain of cattle,” and the like, and think of nothing less than why it was sent, or who sent it. Haggai directs the mind to the higher Cause, that as they withheld their service from God, so, on their account and by His will, His creatures... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Haggai 1:8-11

Haggai 1:8-11. Go up to the mountain Go to any of the forests upon the mountains: see Nehemiah 2:8: and cut down timber to carry on the building; or go to the mountain of Moriah, which I have chosen to build my temple upon it; and I will take pleasure in it I will accept your offerings, and hear your prayers. And I will be glorified Will show my majesty, and account myself glorified by you also. Ye looked for much and lo, it came to little It did not answer the expectation you had... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Haggai 1:1-15

THE PROPHECY OF HAGGAIHaggai’s rebuke and its results (1:1-15)The Jews were making excuses for not building the temple, saying that they were suffering a time of personal hardship and enemy opposition. They claimed it was not yet time to begin the work (1:1-2). Yet they could build houses for themselves. In fact, they had taken much of the available timber and used it extravagantly in their own homes, even though timber was in short supply and was needed for the temple (3-4). Because of their... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Haggai 1:9

saith the LORD of hosts = [is] the oracle of Jehovah Sabaioth. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Haggai 1:10

the heaven, &c. Reference to Pentateuch (Leviticus 26:19 . Deuteronomy 28:23 ). App-92 . dew. See note on Psalms 133:3 . and. Note the Figure of speech Polysyndeton ( App-6 ), emphasizing each item which is particularized here, and in Haggai 1:11 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Haggai 1:9

"Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why; saith Jehovah of hosts. Because of my house that lieth waste, while ye run every man to his own house.""When ye brought it home, I did blow upon it ..." In his youth, this writer knew a man who reaped an abundant harvest of wheat and built a large new granary to store it, whereupon a tornado touched down and scattered wheat all over Callahan County! His first name was Newt; and, shortly... read more