King James Version
What Does Haggai 1:8 Mean?
“Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.”
Context
6
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. with holes: Heb. pierced through
7
Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways. Consider: Heb. Set your heart on your ways
8
Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.
9
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. blow: or, blow it away
10
Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(8) **The mountain.**—No *one* mountain is thought of. The term implies the high lands generally, as growing the most suitable timber for building purposes.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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