Haggai 1:4–5

4 gIs it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your hcieled houses,

And this house lie twaste?

5 Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; †iConsider your ways.

Haggai 1:4–5 — New International Version (2011) (NIV)

4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, while this house remains a ruin?”

5 Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought to your ways.

Haggai 1:4–5 — English Standard Version (ESV)

4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins? 5 Now, therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider your ways.

Haggai 1:4–5 — New Living Translation (NLT)

4 “Why are you living in luxurious houses while my house lies in ruins? 5 This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: Look at what’s happening to you!

Haggai 1:4–5 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

4 “Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this temple to lie in ruins?” 5 Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways!

Haggai 1:4–5 — New Century Version (NCV)

4 “Is it right for you to be living in fancy houses while the Temple is still in ruins?”

5 This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: “Think about what you have done.

Haggai 1:4–5 — American Standard Version (ASV)

4 Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your ceiled houses, while this house lieth waste? 5 Now therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider your ways.

Haggai 1:4–5 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

4 Is it time for you that ye should dwell in your wainscoted houses, while this house lieth waste? 5 And now thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Consider your ways.

Haggai 1:4–5 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

4 “Is it time for you to live in your paneled houses while this house lies in ruins? 5 Now, this is what the Lord of Armies says: Carefully consider your ways!

Haggai 1:4–5 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?” 5 Now, the Lord of Hosts says this: “Think carefully about your ways:

Haggai 1:4–5 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins? 5 Now therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider how you have fared.

Haggai 1:4–5 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your houses that have been paneled while this house is desolate?” 5 And so then, thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Consider your ways!

Haggai 1:4–5 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

4 “My temple is still destroyed. In spite of that, you are living in your houses that have beautiful wooden walls.”

5 The Lord who rules over all says, “Think carefully about how you are living.

Haggai 1:4–5 — New American Standard Bible (1995) (NASB95)

4 “Is it time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses while this house lies desolate?”

5 Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts, “Consider your ways!

A service of Logos

g	Comp. 2 Sam. 7:2. Ps. 132:3–5.
h	See Deut. 33:21 marg.
t	ver. 4. So Neh. 2:3, 17. Jer. 33:10, 12 (Heb.).
†	Heb. Set your heart on your ways. See Job 1:8.
i	ver. 7. So ch. 2:15, 18.