Haggai 1:4

you, O ye . Hebrew Figure of speech Epizeuxis ( App-6 ), for emphasis = you, even you, or that ye yourselves.

ceiled = panelled. Used of the lining of an arched roof. Occurs in 1Ki 6:9 ; 1 Kings 7:3 , 1 Kings 7:7 . Jeremiah 22:14 . Showing that their houses were not only roofed, but wainscotted or decorated. Hebrew = "in your houses [and that too] panelled". Compare David (2 Samuel 7:2 .Psalms 132:3; Psalms 132:3 ). This proves that the Temple had not then been commenced. Compare Haggai 1:9 . See notes on Nehemiah 7:4 , and longer note on Nehemiah 2:1 , Nehemiah 5:14 , Nehemiah 13:4 . Also App-58 .