Haggai 1:11
“And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And I called for a drought upon the land,.... Upon the whole land of Judea; as he withheld the dew and rain from falling…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
And I called for a drought upon the land - God called to the people and they would not hear. It is His ever-repeated…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Haggai 1:1-11
It was the complaint of the Jews in Babylon that they saw not their signs, and there was no more prophet (Psa 74:9),…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
a drought The Jewish commentators have observed a paronomasia or play on words, as between the fault and the punishment.…
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