Logos Bible Study

Haggai 1:6

King James VersionOther versions

English

Arabic

Czech

French

German

Hebrew

Hungarian

Italian

Korean

Latin

Portuguese

Russian

Simplified Chinese

Spanish

Traditional Chinese

6jYe have sown much, and kbring in little;

lYe eat, but ye have not menough;

Ye ndrink, but ye are not ofilled with drink;

Ye clothe you, but there is none warm;

And phe that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag †with holes.

Read in Logos
Haggai 1:6: You have sown much, and harvested little. You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. And he who earns wages does so to put them into a bag with holes.

Footnotes

  1. jSo Deut. 28:38. Isai. 5:10. Mic. 6:15. ver. 9. ch. 2:16, 17. See Jer. 12:13.
  2. lHos. 4:10. Mic. 6:14. See Lev. 26:26.
  3. mSee Isai. 23:18.
  4. nSo Isai. 5:10. Amos 5:11.
  5. oSee Gen. 43:34 marg.
  6. pSo Zech. 8:10.
  7. †Heb. pierced through. Job 40:24. Isai. 36:6.

Cross references

  1. k2 Sam. 9:10.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

You have sown much, and harvested little. You eat, but you never have enough; you drink, but you never have your fill. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm. And he who earns wages does so to put them into a bag with holes.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

You have planted much, but harvested little. You eat, but never have enough. You drink, but never have your fill. You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

You have planted much

but harvested little.

You eat

but never have enough to be satisfied.

You drink

but never have enough to be happy.

You put on clothes

but never have enough to get warm.

The wage earner puts his wages

into a bag with a hole in it.”

NLTNew Living Translation

You have planted much but harvest little. You eat but are not satisfied. You drink but are still thirsty. You put on clothes but cannot keep warm. Your wages disappear as though you were putting them in pockets filled with holes!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

You have sown much but have harvested little. You have eaten without being satisfied; you have drunk without being satiated; you have worn clothes without being warm; the one who earns wages puts it in a pouch with holes.’