King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
Since those [days] were, when [one] came to an heap of twenty [measures], there were [but] ten: when [one] came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty [vessels] out of the press, there were [but] twenty.
Complete Jewish Bible:
throughout that whole time, when someone approached a twenty-measure pile [of grain], he found only ten; and when he came to the winepress to draw out fifty measures, there were only twenty.
Berean Standard Bible:
from that time, when one came expecting a heap of twenty ephahs of grain, there were but ten. When one came to the winepress to draw out fifty baths, there were but twenty.
American Standard Version:
Through all that time, when one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were but ten; when one came to the winevat to draw out fifty vessels, there were but twenty.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Since those days were, when one came{H935} to an heap{H6194} of twenty{H6242} measures, there were but ten{H6235}: when one came{H935} to the pressfat{H3342} for to draw out{H2834} fifty{H2572} vessels out of the press{H6333}, there were but twenty{H6242}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Haggai 1:6
- 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.
Zechariah 8:10
- For before these days there was no hire for man, nor any hire for beast; neither [was there any] peace to him that went out or came in because of the affliction: for I set all men every one against his neighbour.
Zechariah 8:12
- For the seed [shall be] prosperous; the vine shall give her fruit, and the ground shall give her increase, and the heavens shall give their dew; and I will cause the remnant of this people to possess all these [things].
Proverbs 3:9
- Honour the LORD with thy substance, and with the firstfruits of all thine increase:
Proverbs 3:10
- So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy presses shall burst out with new wine.
Malachi 2:2
- If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay [it] to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay [it] to heart.
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.
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Commentary for Haggai 2:16
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H935
There are 2307 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בּוֹא
Transliteration: bôwʼ
Pronunciation: bo
Description: a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way. - Strong's Number: H6194
There are 10 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָרֵם
Transliteration: ʻârêm
Pronunciation: aw-rame'
Description: (Jeremiah 50:26) or (feminine) עֲרֵמָה; from עָרַם; a heap; specifically, a sheaf; heap (of corn), sheaf. - Strong's Number: H6242
There are 281 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עֶשְׂרִים
Transliteration: ʻesrîym
Pronunciation: es-reem'
Description: from עֶשֶׂר; twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth; (six-) score, twenty(-ieth). - Strong's Number: H6235
There are 157 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עֶשֶׂר
Transliteration: ʻeser
Pronunciation: eh'ser
Description: masculine of term עֲשָׂרָה; from עָשַׂר; ten (as an accumulation to the extent of the digits); ten, (fif-, seven-) teen. - Strong's Number: H3342
There are 16 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: יֶקֶב
Transliteration: yeqeb
Pronunciation: yeh'-keb
Description: from an unused root meaning to excavate; a trough (as dug out); specifically, a wine-vat (whether the lower one, into which the juice drains; or the upper, in which the grapes are crushed); fats, presses, press-fat, wine(-press). - Strong's Number: H2834
There are 10 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חָשַׂף
Transliteration: châsaph
Pronunciation: khaw-saf'
Description: a primitive root; to strip off, i.e. generally to make naked (for exertion or in disgrace), to drain away or bail up (a liquid); make bare, clean, discover, draw out, take, uncover. - Strong's Number: H2572
There are 141 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חֲמִשִּׁים
Transliteration: chămishshîym
Pronunciation: kham-ish-sheem'
Description: multiple of חָמֵשׁ; fifty; fifty. - Strong's Number: H6333
There are 2 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: פּוּרָה
Transliteration: pûwrâh
Pronunciation: poo-raw'
Description: from פּוּר; a wine-press (as crushing the grapes); winepress.