The Book of the Prophet Haggai – a scientific commentary on the text - страница 2

9 You expect a lot, but little comes out; and whatever you bring home, I will scatter. – For what? says the Lord of hosts: for my house, which is desolate, while you flee, every one to his own house. (The Prophet, on behalf of God, announces that all the disasters that the people have experienced in recent years were sent to them by Yahweh for their criminal slowness in building his house).