Haggai 1:6
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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.”
לָבַשׁ
properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively
נָקַב
pierced
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נָקַב
to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)
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צְרוֹר
a bag
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צְרוֹר
a parcel (as packed up); also a kernel or particle (as if a package)
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זָרַע
you have sown
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זָרַע
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
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מְעַט
little
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מְעַט
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)
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שָׁתָה
you have drunk
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שָׁתָה
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
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רָבָה
much
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רָבָה
to increase (in whatever respect)
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שָׂכַר
is earning wages
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שָׂכַר
to hire
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