King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
[Is it] time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house [lie] waste?
Complete Jewish Bible:
"So is now the time for you to be living in your own paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?
Berean Standard Bible:
“Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?”
American Standard Version:
Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your ceiled houses, while this house lieth waste?
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Is it time{H6256} for you, O ye, to dwell{H3427} in your cieled{H5603} houses{H1004}, and this house{H1004} lie waste{H2720}?
Cross-References (KJV):
2 Samuel 7:2
- That the king said unto Nathan the prophet, See now, I dwell in an house of cedar, but the ark of God dwelleth within curtains.
Psalms 132:3
- Surely I will not come into the tabernacle of my house, nor go up into my bed;
Psalms 132:5
- Until I find out a place for the LORD, an habitation for the mighty [God] of Jacob.
Philippians 2:21
- For all seek their own, not the things which are Jesus Christ's.
Haggai 1:9
- 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.
Matthew 6:33
- But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.
Jeremiah 52:13
- And burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great [men], burned he with fire:
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Commentary for Haggai 1:4
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H6256
There are 258 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עֵת
Transliteration: ʻêth
Pronunciation: ayth
Description: from עַד; time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.; [phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when. - Strong's Number: H3427
There are 980 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יָשַׁב
Transliteration: yâshab
Pronunciation: yaw-shab'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry; (make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, return, seat, set(-tle), (down-) sit(-down, still, -ting down, -ting (place) -uate), take, tarry. - Strong's Number: H5603
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: סָפַן
Transliteration: çâphan
Pronunciation: saw-fan'
Description: a primitive root; to hide by covering; specifically, to roof (passive participle as noun, a roof) or wainscot; figuratively, to reserve; cieled, cover, seated. - Strong's Number: H1004
There are 1718 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בַּיִת
Transliteration: bayith
Pronunciation: bah'-yith
Description: probably from בָּנָה abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out). - Strong's Number: H2720
There are 10 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חָרֵב
Transliteration: chârêb
Pronunciation: khaw-rabe'
Description: from חָרַב; parched or ruined; desolate, dry, waste.