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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.

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זְרַעְתֶּ֨םzeratembearזָרַעverb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “bear”, a completed actionH2232to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructifybear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.הַרְבֵּ֜הharbehincreaseרָבָהverb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “increase”, the verb used for emphasisH7235to increase (in whatever respect)(bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, incre…וְהָבֵ֣אvehaveand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, hiphil, infinitive absolute — “and to come”, the verb used for emphasisH935to 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,…מְעָ֗טmeatlittleמְעַטadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “little”, the ordinary formH4592a little or few (often adverbial or compar.)almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, [idiom] very.אָכ֤וֹלakholeatאָכַלverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “eat”, the verb used for emphasisH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.וְאֵיןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).לְשָׂבְעָה֙lesaveahto enoughשׇׂבְעָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to enough”, the ordinary formH7654satiety(to have) enough, [idiom] till...be full, (un-) satiable, satisfy, [idiom] sufficiently.שָׁת֣וֹshatvobanquetשָׁתָהverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “banquet”, the verb used for emphasisH8354to imbibe (literally or figuratively)[idiom] assuredly, banquet, [idiom] certainly, drink(-er, -ing), drunk ([idiom] -ard), surely. (Prop. intensive of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)וְאֵיןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).לְשָׁכְרָ֔הleshakherahto drinkשָׁכַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to drink”, the to-form of the verbH7937to become tipsy; in a qualified sense, to satiate with astimulating drink or (figuratively) influence(be filled with) drink (abundantly), (be, make) drunk(-en), be merry. (Superlative of H8248 (שָׁקָה).)לָב֖וֹשׁlavoshclotheלָבַשׁverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “clothe”, the verb used for emphasisH3847properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively(in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.וְאֵיןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).לְחֹ֣םlechomto heatחֹםpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to heat”, the to-form of the verbH2527heatheat, to be hot (warm).ל֑וֹlvotoל֑וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toוְהַ֨מִּשְׂתַּכֵּ֔רvehamistakerand the hireשָׂכַרconjunction, definite article, verb, hithpael, participle, absolute — “and the hire”, a verb used as a describing wordH7936to hireearn wages, hire (out self), reward, [idiom] surely.מִשְׂתַּכֵּ֖רmistakerhireשָׂכַרverb, hithpael, participle, absolute — “hire”, a verb used as a describing wordH7936to hireearn wages, hire (out self), reward, [idiom] surely.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).צְר֥וֹרtserorbundleצְרוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “bundle”, the ordinary formH6872a parcel (as packed up); also a kernel or particle (as if a package)bag, [idiom] bendeth, bundle, least grain, small stone.נָקֽוּבnaquvwith holesנָקַבverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “with holes”, a verb used as a describing wordH5344to puncture, literally (to perforate, with more or less violence) or figuratively (to specify, designate, libel)appoint, blaspheme, bore, curse, express, with holes, name, pierce, strike through.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Ye have sown much, and brought 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 for a bag with holes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

Ye have sown much, and brought in little, To eat, and not to satiety, To drink, and not to drunkenness, To clothe, and none hath heat, And he who is hiring himself out, Is hiring himself for a bag pierced through.

World English Bible

You have sown much, and bring in little. You eat, but you don’t have enough. You drink, but you aren’t filled with drink. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm; and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes in it.’

Darby Translation

Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but are not satisfied; ye drink, but are not filled with drink; ye clothe yourselves, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages for a bag with holes.

Douay-Rheims

You have sowed much, and brought in little: you have eaten, but have not had enough: you have drunk, but have not been filled with drink: you have clothed yourselves, but have not been warmed: and he that hath earned wages, put them into a bag with holes.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Ye have sown much, but brought in little; ye have eaten, and are not satisfied; ye have drunk, and are not satisfied with drink, ye have clothed yourselves, and have not become warm thereby: and he that earns wages has gathered them into a bag full of holes.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐσπείρατε πολλὰ καὶ εἰσηνέγκατε ὀλίγα, ἐφάγετε καὶ οὐκ εἰς πλησμονὴν, ἐπίετε καὶ οὐκ εἰς μέθην, περιεβάλεσθε καὶ οὐκ ἐθερμάνθητε ἐν αὐτοῖς, καὶ ὁ τοὺς μισθοὺς συνάγων, συνήγαγεν εἰς δεσμὸν τετρυπημένον.