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the ground brings forth, on man and beast, and on all their labors.” <a href="/bsb/haggai/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> I have summoned a drought on the fields and on the mountains, on the grain, new wine, and oil, and on whatever the ground yields, on man and beast, and on all the labor of your hands.” <a href="/kjv/haggai/1.htm">King James Bible</a> And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands. <a href="/nkjv/haggai/1.htm">New King James Version</a> For I called for a drought on the land and the mountains, on the grain and the new wine and the oil, on whatever the ground brings forth, on men and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.” <a href="/nasb_/haggai/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And I called for a drought on the land, on the mountains, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on what the ground produces, on mankind, on cattle, and on all the products of the labor of your hands.” <a href="/nasb/haggai/1.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220I called for a drought on the land, on the mountains, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on what the ground produces, on men, on cattle, and on all the labor of your hands.&#8221 <a href="/nasb77/haggai/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And I called for a drought on the land, on the mountains, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on what the ground produces, on men, on cattle, and on all the labor of your hands.” <a href="/lsb/haggai/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And I called for a drought on the land, on the mountains, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on what the ground brings forth, on men, on cattle, and on all the labor of your hands.” <a href="/amp/haggai/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a> I called for a drought on the land and the hill country, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on what the ground produces, on men, on cattle, and on all the labor of your hands.” <a href="/csb/haggai/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> I have summoned a drought on the fields and the hills, on the grain, new wine, fresh oil, and whatever the ground yields, on people and animals, and on all that your hands produce.” <a href="/hcsb/haggai/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> I have summoned a drought on the fields and the hills, on the grain, new wine, olive oil, and whatever the ground yields, on man and beast, and on all that your hands produce.&#8221 <a href="/asv/haggai/1.htm">American Standard Version</a> And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the grain, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labor of the hands. <a href="/cev/haggai/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> And so, at my command everything will become barren--your farmland and pastures, your vineyards and olive trees, your animals and you yourselves. All your hard work will be for nothing. <a href="/erv/haggai/1.htm">English Revised Version</a> And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands. <a href="/gwt/haggai/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> I called for a drought on the land, the hills, and on the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, and whatever the ground produces, on humans and animals, and on all your hard work." <a href="/gnt/haggai/1.htm">Good News Translation</a> I have brought drought on the land--on its hills, grainfields, vineyards, and olive orchards--on every crop the ground produces, on people and animals, on everything you try to grow." <a href="/isv/haggai/1.htm">International Standard Version</a> I sent a drought on the land, on the mountains, on your grain, on your new wines, on your oil—on everything the ground produces—on men, on livestock, and on everything you do! '" <a href="/msb/haggai/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> I have summoned a drought on the fields and on the mountains, on the grain, new wine, and oil, and on whatever the ground yields, on man and beast, and on all the labor of your hands.? <a href="/net/haggai/1.htm">NET Bible</a> Moreover, I have called for a drought that will affect the fields, the hill country, the grain, new wine, fresh olive oil, and everything that grows from the ground; it also will harm people, animals, and everything they produce.'" <a href="/nheb/haggai/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> I called for a drought on the land, and on the mountains, and on the grain, and on the new wine, on the oil, and on all what the ground produces, and on men, and on livestock, and on all the labor of the hands." <a href="/wbt/haggai/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And I called for a drouth upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labor of the hands. <a href="/web/haggai/1.htm">World English Bible</a> I called for a drought on the land, on the mountains, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on that which the ground produces, on men, on livestock, and on all the labor of the hands.” <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/haggai/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And I proclaim drought on the land, "" And on the mountains, and on the grain, "" And on the new wine, and on the oil, "" And on what the ground brings forth, "" And on man, and on beast, "" And on all labor of the hands.” <a href="/ylt/haggai/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And I proclaim draught on the land, And on the mountains, and on the corn, And on the new wine, and on the oil, And on what the ground doth bring forth, And on man, and on beast, And on all labour of the hands.' <a href="/slt/haggai/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And I will call the drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the grain, and upon the new wine and upon the new oil, and upon what the earth shall bring forth, and upon man and upon cattle, and upon all the labor of the hands.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/haggai/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the wine, and upon the oil, and upon all that the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon beasts, and upon all the labour of the hands. <a href="/cpdv/haggai/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And I called a drought over the land, and over the mountains, and over the wheat, and over the wine, and over the oil, and whatever the soil would bring forth, and over men, and over beasts of burden, and over all the labor of hands. <a href="/nabre/haggai/1.htm">New American Bible</a> And I have proclaimed a devastating heat upon the land and upon the mountains, Upon the grain, the new wine, and the olive oil, upon all that the ground brings forth; Upon human being and beast alike, and upon all they produce. <a href="/nrsvce/haggai/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> And I have called for a drought on the land and the hills, on the grain, the new wine, the oil, on what the soil produces, on human beings and animals, and on all their labors.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/haggai/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And I have called for a drought upon the land and upon the mountains, and upon the grain and upon the wine and upon the oil and upon everything that the ground brings forth, and upon men and upon cattle and upon all the labor of their hands. <a href="/hpbt/haggai/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And I called for ruin against the land and against the mountains and against the grain and against the wine and against the oil and against everything that the Earth brings forth and against the children of men and against beast and against all the labor of your hands!”<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/haggai/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.' <a href="/sep/haggai/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And I will bring a sword upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the wine, and upon the oil, and all that the earth produces, and upon the men, and upon the cattle, and upon all the labours of their hands. <a href="/parallel/haggai/1-11.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E3FsGMCt5I0?start=106" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/haggai/1.htm">A Call to Rebuild the Temple</a> …10Therefore, on account of you the heavens have withheld their dew and the earth has withheld its crops. 11<a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: wā·’eq·rā (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">I have summoned</a> <a href="/hebrew/2721.htm" title="2721: ḥō·reḇ (N-ms) -- Dryness, drought, heat. A collaterally form of chereb; drought or desolation.">a drought</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: hā·’ā·reṣ (Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">the fields</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">and on</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: he·hā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">the mountains,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/1715.htm" title="1715: had·dā·ḡān (Art:: N-ms) -- Corn, grain (of cereals). From dagah; properly, increase, i.e. Grain.">the grain,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8492.htm" title="8492: hat·tî·rō·wōš (Art:: N-ms) -- Or tiyrosh; from yarash in the sense of expulsion; must or fresh grape-juice; by implication fermented wine.">new wine,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/3323.htm" title="3323: hay·yiṣ·hār (Art:: N-ms) -- Fresh oil. From tsahar; oil; figuratively, anointing.">oil,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">and on whatever</a> <a href="/hebrew/127.htm" title="127: hā·’ă·ḏā·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- Ground, land. From 'adam; soil.">the ground</a> <a href="/hebrew/3318.htm" title="3318: tō·w·ṣî (V-Hifil-Imperf-3fs) -- A primitive root; to go out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.">yields,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: hā·’ā·ḏām (Art:: N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/929.htm" title="929: hab·bə·hê·māh (Art:: N-fs) -- A beast, animal, cattle. From an unused root; properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal.">and beast,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: wə·‘al (Conj-w:: Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">and on</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3018.htm" title="3018: yə·ḡî·a‘ (N-msc) -- Toil, product. From yaga'; toil; hence, a work, produce, property.">the labor</a> <a href="/hebrew/3709.htm" title="3709: kap·pā·yim (N-fd) -- Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan. From kaphaph; the hollow hand or palm; figuratively, power.">of your hands.”</a> <div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/28-23.htm">Deuteronomy 28:23-24</a> The sky over your head will be bronze, and the earth beneath you iron. / The LORD will turn the rain of your land into dust and powder; it will descend on you from the sky until you are destroyed. <a href="/leviticus/26-19.htm">Leviticus 26:19-20</a> I will break down your stubborn pride and make your sky like iron and your land like bronze, / and your strength will be spent in vain. For your land will not yield its produce, and the trees of the land will not bear their fruit. <a href="/amos/4-6.htm">Amos 4:6-9</a> “I afflicted all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. / “I also withheld the rain from you when the harvest was three months away. I sent rain on one city but withheld it from another. One field received rain; another without rain withered. / People staggered from city to city for water to drink, but they were not satisfied; yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD. ... <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Joel 1:10-12</a> The field is ruined; the land mourns. For the grain is destroyed, the new wine is dried up, and the oil fails. / Be dismayed, O farmers, wail, O vinedressers, over the wheat and barley, because the harvest of the field has perished. / The grapevine is dried up, and the fig tree is withered; the pomegranate, palm, and apple—all the trees of the orchard—are withered. Surely the joy of mankind has dried up. <a href="/zechariah/8-10.htm">Zechariah 8:10-12</a> For before those days neither man nor beast received wages, nor was there safety from the enemy for anyone who came or went, for I had turned every man against his neighbor. / But now I will not treat the remnant of this people as I did in the past,” declares the LORD of Hosts. / “For the seed will be prosperous, the vine will yield its fruit, the ground will yield its produce, and the skies will give their dew. To the remnant of this people I will give all these things as an inheritance. <a href="/malachi/3-10.htm">Malachi 3:10-11</a> Bring the full tithe into the storehouse, so that there may be food in My house. Test Me in this,” says the LORD of Hosts. “See if I will not open the windows of heaven and pour out for you blessing without measure. / I will rebuke the devourer for you, so that it will not destroy the fruits of your land, and the vine in your field will not fail to produce fruit,” says the LORD of Hosts. <a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1</a> Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, before whom I stand, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!” <a href="/jeremiah/14-1.htm">Jeremiah 14:1-6</a> This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah concerning the drought: / “Judah mourns and her gates languish. Her people wail for the land, and a cry goes up from Jerusalem. / The nobles send their servants for water; they go to the cisterns, but find no water; their jars return empty. They are ashamed and humiliated; they cover their heads. ... <a href="/isaiah/5-6.htm">Isaiah 5:6</a> I will make it a wasteland, neither pruned nor cultivated, and thorns and briers will grow up. I will command the clouds that rain shall not fall on it.” <a href="/ezekiel/14-13.htm">Ezekiel 14:13</a> “Son of man, if a land sins against Me by acting unfaithfully, and I stretch out My hand against it to cut off its supply of food, to send famine upon it, and to cut off from it both man and beast, <a href="/matthew/6-31.htm">Matthew 6:31-33</a> Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ / For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. / But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. <a href="/luke/12-29.htm">Luke 12:29-31</a> And do not be concerned about what you will eat or drink. Do not worry about it. / For the Gentiles of the world strive after all these things, and your Father knows that you need them. / But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you. <a href="/james/5-17.htm">James 5:17-18</a> Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years. / Again he prayed, and the heavens gave rain, and the earth yielded its crops. <a href="/romans/8-20.htm">Romans 8:20-22</a> For the creation was subjected to futility, not by its own will, but because of the One who subjected it, in hope / that the creation itself will be set free from its bondage to decay and brought into the glorious freedom of the children of God. / We know that the whole creation has been groaning together in the pains of childbirth until the present time. <a href="/revelation/6-5.htm">Revelation 6:5-6</a> And when the Lamb opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come!” Then I looked and saw a black horse, and its rider held in his hand a pair of scales. / And I heard what sounded like a voice from among the four living creatures, saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius, and do not harm the oil and wine.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And I called for a drought on the land, and on the mountains, and on the corn, and on the new wine, and on the oil, and on that which the ground brings forth, and on men, and on cattle, and on all the labor of the hands.I called.<a href="/deuteronomy/28-22.htm">Deuteronomy 28:22</a> The LORD shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.<a href="/1_kings/17-1.htm">1 Kings 17:1</a> And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.<a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">2 Kings 8:1</a> Then spake Elisha unto the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go thou and thine household, and sojourn wheresoever thou canst sojourn: for the LORD hath called for a famine; and it shall also come upon the land seven years.upon all.<a href="/haggai/2-17.htm">Haggai 2:17</a> I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/habakkuk/2-17.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/amos/9-9.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-13.htm">Drought</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-17.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-2.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-3.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-16.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/haggai/1-8.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/isaiah/58-3.htm">Labors</a> <a href="/jonah/4-11.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/haggai/1-8.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-17.htm">New</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-13.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/hosea/10-1.htm">Produces</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-7.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/2-4.htm">Cattle</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-17.htm">Corn</a> <a href="/genesis/31-40.htm">Drought</a> <a href="/malachi/3-11.htm">Fields</a> <a href="/haggai/2-5.htm">Forth</a> <a href="/haggai/2-16.htm">Grain</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-12.htm">Ground</a> <a href="/haggai/2-14.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/matthew/18-12.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/16-16.htm">Labors</a> <a href="/zechariah/2-4.htm">Livestock</a> <a href="/zechariah/1-8.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/zechariah/9-17.htm">New</a> <a href="/haggai/2-12.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/matthew/7-17.htm">Produces</a> <a href="/haggai/2-14.htm">Whatever</a> <a href="/haggai/2-12.htm">Wine</a><div class="vheading2">Haggai 1</div>1. <a href="/haggai/1-1.htm">The time when Haggai prophesied.</a> 2. <a href="/haggai/1-2.htm">He reproves the people for neglecting the building of the house.</a> 7. <a href="/haggai/1-7.htm">He incites them to the building.</a> 12. <a href="/haggai/1-12.htm">He promises them, being forward, God's assistance.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the biblical context, droughts were often seen as a sign of God's displeasure or judgment. The fields and mountains represent the agricultural areas of Israel, which were crucial for sustenance and economic stability. The mention of both fields and mountains emphasizes the comprehensive nature of the drought, affecting all areas of cultivation. This reflects the covenantal curses found in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-23.htm">Deuteronomy 28:23-24</a>, where disobedience to God leads to environmental calamities.on the grain, new wine, and oil Grain, new wine, and oil were staple products in ancient Israel, essential for daily life and religious offerings. Grain was a primary food source, new wine symbolized joy and celebration, and oil was used for cooking, lighting, and anointing. The withholding of these resources signifies a direct impact on both the physical and spiritual well-being of the people. This triad is often mentioned together in Scripture (e.g., <a href="/deuteronomy/7-13.htm">Deuteronomy 7:13</a>, <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Joel 1:10</a>) to represent the fullness of God's provision, which is now being withheld due to the people's neglect of His house.and on whatever the ground yields This phrase underscores the totality of the drought's impact, affecting all agricultural produce. It highlights the dependency of the Israelites on the land's productivity, which was seen as a blessing from God. The ground's yield is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, where the fertility of the land is directly linked to the people's faithfulness to God (<a href="/leviticus/26-3.htm">Leviticus 26:3-4</a>). The drought serves as a call to repentance, urging the people to realign their priorities with God's commands.on man and beast The drought's effect extends beyond crops to impact both humans and animals, illustrating the interconnectedness of creation. In the ancient Near Eastern context, livestock was vital for agriculture, transportation, and trade. The suffering of both man and beast reflects the comprehensive nature of the judgment and the disruption of daily life. This mirrors the plagues in Egypt (<a href="/exodus/9-25.htm">Exodus 9:25</a>) where both humans and animals were affected, serving as a reminder of God's sovereignty over all creation.and on all the labor of your hands This phrase emphasizes the futility of human effort without divine blessing. Despite their hard work, the people's labor is unproductive due to the drought. This serves as a reminder of the principle found in <a href="/psalms/127.htm">Psalm 127:1</a>, "Unless the LORD builds the house, the builders labor in vain." The labor of their hands is a direct reference to their neglect of rebuilding the temple, as their priorities were misaligned. The drought is a divine response to redirect their focus back to God's purposes, highlighting the need for obedience and reliance on Him for true prosperity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/haggai.htm">Haggai</a> A prophet sent by God to encourage the Israelites to rebuild the temple after their return from Babylonian exile. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a> The people of Judah who returned from exile and were tasked with rebuilding the temple in Jerusalem. 3. <a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a> The city where the temple was to be rebuilt, central to Jewish worship and identity. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_drought.htm">The Drought</a> A divine judgment pronounced by God through Haggai, affecting the land and its produce. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a> The house of God in Jerusalem, whose reconstruction was neglected by the Israelites.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/divine_sovereignty_over_nature.htm">Divine Sovereignty Over Nature</a> God controls the natural world and uses it to communicate with His people. The drought in <a href="/haggai/1-11.htm">Haggai 1:11</a> is a direct result of divine intervention, reminding us of God's ultimate authority over creation. <a href="/topical/p/prioritizing_god's_work.htm">Prioritizing God's Work</a> The Israelites' neglect of the temple led to divine judgment. This teaches us the importance of prioritizing God's work in our lives, ensuring that our spiritual responsibilities are not overshadowed by personal pursuits. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> The drought serves as a tangible consequence of the Israelites' disobedience. It is a reminder that turning away from God's commands can lead to hardship and loss. <a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance_and_action.htm">Call to Repentance and Action</a> Haggai's message is a call to repentance and action. The Israelites were urged to consider their ways and return to the task of rebuilding the temple. We are similarly called to examine our lives and realign our priorities with God's will. <a href="/topical/g/god's_provision_and_blessing.htm">God's Provision and Blessing</a> While the drought was a form of judgment, it also served as a catalyst for change. When the Israelites responded in obedience, God promised to bless their efforts. This illustrates that God's discipline is often accompanied by His grace and provision.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_haggai_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Haggai 1</a> <a href="/q/are_droughts_in_haggai_natural_events.htm">Could the drought and crop failures (Haggai 1:9-11) be purely natural occurrences rather than direct punishment from God?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_israelites_building_pithom_rameses.htm">Exodus 1:11 - Where is the archaeological or historical record for Israelites constructing entire cities such as Pithom and Rameses under forced labor?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_acts_11_28's_famine_claim.htm">How do we reconcile Acts 11:28's prophecy of a great famine under Claudius with scarce corroboration from contemporary sources?</a> <a href="/q/what_is_the_purpose_of_prayer.htm">How does the Bible describe famine's impact?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/haggai/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(11) And I called for a drought upon.--Better, And I invoked a desolation upon. Similarly in <a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm" title="Then spoke Elisha to the woman, whose son he had restored to life, saying, Arise, and go you and your household, and sojourn wherever you can sojourn: for the LORD has called for a famine; and it shall also come on the land seven years.">2Kings 8:1</a>, Elisha announces to the Shunammite. "The Lord hath called a famine, and it shall also come upon the land seven years."<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/haggai/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 11. - I called for a drought. So Elisha says (<a href="/2_kings/8-1.htm">2 Kings 8:1</a>) that "the Lord hath called for a famine." There is a play of words in the Hebrew: as they had let the Lord's house lie" waste" (thatch) (vers. 4,9), so the Lord punished them with "drought" (choreb). The Septuagint and Syriac, pointing differently, translate this last word "sword," but this is not suitable for the context, which speaks of the sterility of the land only. The land, in contradistinction to the mountains, is the plain country. Nothing anywhere was spared. All the labour of the hands (<a href="/psalms/128-2.htm">Psalm 128:2</a>, etc.). All that they had effected by long and wearisome toil in the cornfield, the vineyard, etc. (comp. <a href="/hosea/2-9.htm">Hosea 2:9</a>; <a href="/joel/1-10.htm">Joel 1:10</a>). <a href="/commentaries/haggai/1-11.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>I have summoned וָאֶקְרָ֨א (wā·’eq·rā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> To call, proclaim, read a drought חֹ֜רֶב (ḥō·reḇ) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2721.htm">Strong's 2721: </a> Dryness, drought, heat on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the fields הָאָ֣רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land [and] on the mountains, הֶהָרִ֗ים (he·hā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country on וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against the grain, הַדָּגָן֙ (had·dā·ḡān) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1715.htm">Strong's 1715: </a> Corn, grain (of cereals) new wine, הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ (hat·tî·rō·wōš) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8492.htm">Strong's 8492: </a> Must, fresh grape-juice, fermented wine and וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against olive oil, הַיִּצְהָ֔ר (hay·yiṣ·hār) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3323.htm">Strong's 3323: </a> Oil, anointing and on whatever אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that the ground הָאֲדָמָ֑ה (hā·’ă·ḏā·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_127.htm">Strong's 127: </a> Ground, land yields, תּוֹצִ֖יא (tō·w·ṣî) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3318.htm">Strong's 3318: </a> To go, bring, out, direct and proxim on וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against man הָֽאָדָם֙ (hā·’ā·ḏām) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> Ruddy, a human being and beast, הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה (hab·bə·hê·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_929.htm">Strong's 929: </a> A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal and on וְעַל־ (wə·‘al-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> Above, over, upon, against all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every the labor יְגִ֥יעַ (yə·ḡî·a‘) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3018.htm">Strong's 3018: </a> Toil, a work, produce, property of [your] hands.” כַּפָּֽיִם׃ (kap·pā·yim) Noun - fd <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3709.htm">Strong's 3709: </a> Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/haggai/1-11.htm">Haggai 1:11 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/haggai/1-11.htm">Haggai 1:11 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/haggai/1-11.htm">Haggai 1:11 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/haggai/1-11.htm">Haggai 1:11 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/haggai/1-11.htm">Haggai 1:11 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/haggai/1-11.htm">Haggai 1:11 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/haggai/1-11.htm">Haggai 1:11 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/haggai/1-11.htm">Haggai 1:11 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/haggai/1-11.htm">Haggai 1:11 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/haggai/1-11.htm">Haggai 1:11 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/haggai/1-11.htm">OT Prophets: Haggai 1:11 I called for a drought (Hagg. 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