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Haggai 1:10

Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.

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עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…כֵּ֣ןkenas... asכֵּןparticle, demonstrative — “as... as”H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)[phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (th…עֲלֵיכֶ֔םaleykhemaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…כָּלְא֥וּkalevfinishכָּלָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “finish”, a completed actionH3607to restrict, by act (hold back or in) or word (prohibit)finish, forbid, keep (back), refrain, restrain, retain, shut up, be stayed, withhold.שָמַ֖יִםshamayimheavenשָׁמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).מִטָּ֑לmitalfrom dewטַלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from dew”, the ordinary formH2919dew (as covering vegetation)dew.וְהָאָ֖רֶץvehaaretsand the earthאֶרֶץconjunction, definite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.כָּלְאָ֥הkaleahfinishכָּלָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “finish”, a completed actionH3607to restrict, by act (hold back or in) or word (prohibit)finish, forbid, keep (back), refrain, restrain, retain, shut up, be stayed, withhold.יְבוּלָֽהּyevulahfruitיְבוּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “fruit”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2981produce, i.e. a crop or (figuratively) wealthfruit, increase.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Therefore over you the heaven hath kept back, so that there is no dew, and the earth hath kept back her produce.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold the dew, and the earth withholdeth its fruit.

Young’s Literal Translation

Therefore, over you refrained have the heavens from dew, And the land hath refrained its increase.

World English Bible

Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit.

Darby Translation

Therefore over you the heavens withhold their dew, and the earth withholdeth its fruit.

Douay-Rheims

Therefore the heavens over you were stayed from giving dew, and the earth was hindered from yielding her fruits:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Therefore over you the heaven hath kept back, so that there is no dew, and the earth hath kept back her produce.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

therefore shall the sky withhold dew, and the earth shall keep back her produce.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

διατοῦτο ἀνέξει ὁ οὐρανὸς ἀπὸ δρόσου, καὶ ἡ γῆ ὑποστελεῖται τὰ ἐκφόρια αὐτῆς.