KJV ORIGINAL
Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
That's why the sky above you has stopped giving dew, and the ground isn't producing the crops it should.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
When we neglect what matters to God, even nature feels the disconnect.
📚 Historical Context
The book of Haggai was written around 520 BC to the Jewish people who had returned from Babylonian exile and were struggling to rebuild their nation. They had prioritized their own comfortable homes over the reconstruction of God's Temple in Jerusalem, leading to spiritual and material neglect. As a result, God used drought and poor harvests, as mentioned in this verse, to discipline them and call them back to faithfulness.
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