Haggai 1:9
King James Version
11 Jun 2026
“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.”
מָה
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses
בַּיִת
house/ my
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בַּיִת
House, household, family. Bayith. In My Father's house are many rooms. God has a home prepared for everyone who belongs to Him.
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יְהֹוָה
Yahweh
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יְהֹוָה
LORD. Yahweh. The covenant name of God. I AM WHO I AM. The self-existent eternal One who was is and always will be.
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צָבָא
of hosts
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צָבָא
Host, army, warfare. Tsaba. The LORD of hosts. The commander of angel armies. His forces are beyond counting.
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יַעַן
because of
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יַעַן
properly, heed; by implication, purpose (sake or account); used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause
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פָּנָה
you turned to look
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פָּנָה
to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
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רוּץ
are running
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רוּץ
to run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)
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רָבָה
much
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רָבָה
to increase (in whatever respect)
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חָרֵב
is desolate
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חָרֵב
parched or ruined
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נְאֻם
the utterance of
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נְאֻם
an oracle
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