Haggai 1:6
The Scripture
(6) Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Haggai urges the people of Judah to rebuild the temple and says that God will supply the necessary timber and stone. He rebukes them for being idle and for not working to honor God. The chapter emphasizes the need for diligent effort and divine provision.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Haggai 1:9Haggai 2:16Leviticus 26:20Deuteronomy 28:38Deuteronomy 28:39Deuteronomy 28:40II Samuel 21:1Psalms 107:34Isaiah 5:10Jeremiah 14:4Hosea 4:10Hosea 8:7
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