 | 1839 - 758 pàgines
...look for much, and lo it comes to little — they bring it home, and lo the Lord blows upon it — and why ? saith the Lord of hosts — " Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house." Is not India a land of care, and anxiety — of hard labour, and disappointment... | |
 | 1840 - 732 pàgines
...what has been effected ? Confessedly little. Let me take up the words of Haggai, and say, " Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little ; and when ye...that is waste, and ye run every man to his own house. Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit. And I called... | |
 | 1840 - 742 pàgines
...what has been effected ? Confessedly little. Let me take up the words of Haggai, and say, " Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little ; and when ye...that is waste, and ye run every man to his own house. Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit. And I called... | |
 | Charles Carr Clerke - 1840 - 428 pàgines
...waste ? Now, therefore, thus saith the Lord of hosts, Consider your ways. Ye looked for much, and so it came to little, and when ye brought it home, I...of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house. Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from... | |
 | Thomas Dick - 1840 - 326 pàgines
...the days of Haggai, when the people refused to exert themselves in rebuilding the temple. "Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little ; and, when ye...Why? saith the Lord of Hosts ; because of mine house which is waste ; and ye run every man unto his own house." With how much propriety may such declarations... | |
 | William Nicholson - 1840 - 370 pàgines
...prophet, already quoted, seem to bear in a very striking manner upon our circumstances, " Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little ; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it"9 Many 9 Haggari. 9. hearts quailed them for fear of actual famine or scarcity; and if we have been... | |
 | Edward Wells - 1840 - 270 pàgines
...Babylonish captivity, for their neglecting the building of the second temple. " Ye looked for much, but lo it came to little ; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it : Why, says the Lord of Hosts ? Because of My house that is waste. Therefore the heaven over you is stayed... | |
 | Jews - 1840 - 212 pàgines
...be glorified, saith the Lord. JERUSALEM REBUILT. The cause of their present affliction was stated. Because of mine house that is waste, And ye run every man unto his own house. This was the first outpouring of the prophetic spirit in Jerusalem, since the return... | |
 | 1841 - 848 pàgines
...we may sell corn, and set forth wheat ?" Vain quest of gain ! For thus saith the Lord. " Ye looked for much, and lo, it came to little ; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why ? eaith the Lord of Hosts ; because of my bouse which is waste (empty) ; and ye run every man unto... | |
 | John Bird Sumner - 1841 - 448 pàgines
...bring in little : 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, saith the Lord." 1 Whichever way we look, brethren, we come to the same truth. God alone is the dispenser... | |
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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. 
