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 the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.”
King James Version (KJV)
Other Translations of Haggai 1:9
“Ye looked for much, and loe it came to litle: and when yee brought it home, I did blow vpon it: Why, saith the Lord of hostes? because of mine house that is waste, and yee runne euery man vnto his owne house.”King James Version (1611) -
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“"{You} look for much, but behold, {it comes} to little; when you bring {it} home, I blow it {away.} Why? declares the LORD of hosts, "Because of My house which {lies} desolate, while each of you runs to his own house."”New American Standard Version (1995)
“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.”American Standard Version (1901)
“You were looking for much, and it came to little; and when you got it into your house, I took it away with a breath. Why? says the Lord of armies. Because of my house which is a waste, while every man takes care of the house which is his.”Basic English Bible
“Ye looked for much, and behold it was little; and when ye brought it home, I blew upon it. Wherefore? saith Jehovah of hosts. Because of my house that lieth waste, whilst ye run every man to his own house.”Darby Bible
“You have looked for more, and behold it became less, and you brought it home, and I blowed it away: why, saith the Lord of hosts? because my house is desolate, and you make haste every man to his own house. ”Douay Rheims Bible
“Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of my house that is waste, and ye run every man to his own house. ”Webster's Bible
“You looked for much, and, behold, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? says Yahweh of Armies, "Because of my house that lies waste, while each of you is busy with his own house.”World English Bible
“Looking for much, and lo, little, And ye brought [it] home, and I blew on it, Wherefore? -- an affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts, Because of My house that is waste, And ye are running -- each to his house,”Youngs Literal Bible
“ Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of My house that lieth waste, while ye run every man for his own house.”Jewish Publication Society Bible
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