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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Haggai 1:10

Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew ,.... Or, "therefore over", or "upon you" F1 על־כן עליכם "propterea super vos", Varenius, Reinbeck, Burkius. ; where should be a stop; that is, because, of your neglect of the house of God; therefore upon you, and upon you only, and not upon other nations, the heaven is restrained from letting down the dew: or, "therefore I am against you" F2 "Idcirco contra vos", Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. ; for the above reason, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Haggai 1:11

And I called for a drought upon the land ,.... Upon the whole land of Judea; as he withheld the dew and rain from falling on it to moisten it, refresh it, and make it fruitful; so he ordered a vehement heat to dry and parch it; and directed the rays of the sun to strike with great force upon it, and cause the fruits of it to wither; and which is done by a word of his; when he calls, every creature obeys. There is an elegant play on words, which shows the justness of such a proceeding, that... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:1

In the sixth month - Called Elul by the Hebrews. It was the sixth month of the ecclesiastical year, and the last of the civil year, and answered to a part of our September. Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel - Who was son of Jeconiah, king of Judah, and of the family of David, and exercised the post of a governor among the people, but not over them, for both he and they were under the Persian government; but they were permitted to have Zerubbabel for their own governor, and Joshua for... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:2

The time is not come - They thought that the seventy years spoken of by Jeremiah were not yet completed, and it would be useless to attempt to rebuild until that period had arrived. But Abp. Usher has shown that from the commencement of the last siege of Jerusalem unto this time, precisely sixty-nine years had been completed. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:4

Is it time for you - If the time be not come to rebuild the temple, it cannot be come for you to build yourselves comfortable houses: but ye are rebuilding your houses; why then do ye not rebuild the house of the Lord? The foundation of the temple had been laid fourteen years before, and some considerable progress made in the building; and it had been lying waste in that unfinished state to the present time. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:5

Consider your ways - Is it fit that you should be building yourselves elegant houses, and neglect a place for the worship of that God who has restored you from captivity? read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:6

Ye have sown much - God will not bless you in any labor of your hands, unless you rebuild his temple and restore his worship. This verse contains a series of proverbs, no less than five in the compass of a few lines. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:8

Go up to the mountain, and bring wood - Go to Lebanon, and get timber. In the second year of the return from the captivity, they had procured cedar trees from Lebanon, and brought them to Joppa, and had hired masons and carpenters from the Tyrians and Sidonians; but that labor had been nearly lost by the long suspension of the building. Ezra 3:7 . read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:9

Ye looked for much - Ye made great pretensions at first; but they are come to nothing. Ye did a little in the beginning; but so scantily and unwillingly that I could not but reject it. Ye run every man unto his own house - To rebuild and adorn it; and God's house is neglected! read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:10

Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew - It appears from the following verse that God had sent a drought upon the land, which threatened them with scarcity and famine. read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Haggai 1:10

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Haggai 1:11

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:1

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:2

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:6

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Haggai 1:10

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