Haggai 1:6
“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."”
— Haggai 1:6
About this verse
Haggai 1:6 comes from the book of Haggai, written during the Return (~516 BC) period. The setting is Jerusalem restoration. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include futility, dissatisfaction, divine discipline. Notable phrases: sown much, bring in little; eat but don't have enough. This verse contains prophecy.
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Return (~516 BC)
Emotion
anxious
Type
prophecy
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