 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.  The British Magazine - Page 1621840Full view - About this book
 | 1822 - 588 lehte
...that, as the Prophet Haggai expresses it, you may " but earn wages, to put it into a bag with holes." " Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little ; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it." Hag, i. Ct — 9. God does not generally visit for sin in this life, yet I have known more instances... | |
 | 1847 - 662 lehte
...but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes. Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little ; and when ye brought it home, I DID BLOW UPON IT." And why ? Because they omitted the required public and practical recognition of God. We rejoice, therefore,... | |
 | John Locke - 1824 - 530 lehte
...&c. Consider your ways ; ye have sown mnch, and bring in little : ye eat, but ye have not enough, &c. I did blow upon it: Why? saith the Lord of hosts....of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house. — Hag. i. 4—9. Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain : so... | |
 | John Locke - 1824 - 522 lehte
...Consider your ways ; ye have sown much, and bring in little : ye eat, but ye have not enough, &c. 1 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. — Hag. i. 4—9. Ask ye of the Lord rain in the time of the latter rain : so... | |
 | 1825 - 712 lehte
...but there is none warm ; and he that earneth wages, earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes : ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little, and...Hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye did run every man into his own house. Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth... | |
 | Oliver Reywood - 1825 - 550 lehte
...why, if men prize not their temple privileges, God can blast the fruits of the earth, Hag. i. 9, " Ye looked for much, and lo it came to little, and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it," or blow it away ; why ? saith the Lord of Hosts ? " because of mine house that is waste, and ye run... | |
 | Richard Cecil - 1825 - 436 lehte
...speculation ! Oh, that such would remember what God says, by the prophet Haggai, on this subject : — Ye looked for much : and lo ! it came to little : and, when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it ! as if it were mere chaff, that he could blow away in a moment. And why ? Because, saith the Lord... | |
 | John Owen - 1826 - 700 lehte
...the care, charge, and trouble of gathering churches, and walking in gospelorder ; but God saith, ' Ye looked for much and lo it came to little, and when...brought it home I did blow upon it. Why, saith the Lord, because of my house that is waste, and ye run every man to his own house.' I doubt not but the time... | |
 | George Townsend - 1826 - 1056 lehte
...LORD. 9 Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little ; and tOr,Mw« when ye brought it home, I did J blow upon it. Why? ""**' saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that « waste, and ye run every man unto his own house, r Deut. xxriii. 10 Therefore f the heaven over you... | |
 | Jacques Saurin - 1827 - 522 lehte
...behold the tremendous judgments, by which God avenged himself of guilt so atrocious, in ver. 9 — 11. ' Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little ; and...of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house. Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from (lew, anil the earth is stayed from... | |
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