NET Bible
"This is why the sky has held back its dew and the earth its produce."
— Haggai 1:10, NET Bible
“Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.”
“Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold the dew, and the earth withholdeth its fruit. ”
“Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit.”
“Therefore the heavens over you were stayed from giving dew, and the earth was hindered from yielding her fruits:”
“For this cause the heaven over you is kept from giving dew, and the earth from giving her fruit.”
“Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.”
The Instruction of the People“Moreover, this is what the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has said:‘Pay close attention to these things also.
Go up to the hill country and bring back timber to build the temple. Then I will be pleased and honored,’ says the LORD.
‘You expected a large harvest, but instead there was little. And when you would bring it home, I would blow it right away. Why?’ asks the LORD of Heaven’s Armies.‘Because my temple remains in ruins, thanks to each of you favoring his own house!
This is why the sky has held back its dew and the earth its produce.
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.’”
The Response of the People Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, along with the whole remnant of the people, obeyed the LORD their God. They responded favorably to the message of the prophet Haggai, who spoke just as the LORD their God had instructed him, and the people began to respect the LORD.
Then Haggai, the LORD’s messenger, spoke the LORD’s announcement to the people:“I am with you!” decrees the LORD.