Haggai 1:5-9
Haggai 1:5
Now then, the Lord of armies says this: “Consider your ways!
Haggai 1:6
You have sown much, only to harvest little; you eat, but there is not enough to be satisfied; you drink, but there is not enough to become drunk; you put on clothing, but there is not enough for anyone to get warm; and the one who earns, earns wages to put into a money bag full of holes.”
Haggai 1:7
The Lord of armies says this: “Consider your ways!
Haggai 1:8
Go up to the mountains, bring wood, and rebuild the temple, that I may be pleased with it and be honored,” says the Lord.
Haggai 1:9
“You start an ambitious project, but behold, it comes to little; when you bring it home, I blow it away. Why?” declares the Lord of armies. “It is because of My house which remains desolate, while each of you runs to his own house.