Now the city [was] large and great: but the people [were] few therein, and the houses [were] not builded.
Now the city {H5892} was large {H7342}{H3027} and great {H1419}: but the people {H5971} were few {H4592} therein {H8432}, and the houses {H1004} were not builded {H1129}.
The city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not been rebuilt.
Now the city was large and spacious, but there were few people in it, and the houses had not yet been rebuilt.
Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not builded.
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Isaiah 58:12
And [they that shall be] of thee shall build the old waste places: thou shalt raise up the foundations of many generations; and thou shalt be called, The repairer of the breach, The restorer of paths to dwell in. -
Matthew 6:33
But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. -
Haggai 1:4
[Is it] time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house [lie] waste? -
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.