Haggai 2:17 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.

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✦ MADE SIMPLE

I hit you with crop failures, plant diseases, and hailstorms that destroyed everything you worked for. But even then, you didn't come back to me, says the LORD.

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

God's saying 'I sent wake-up calls through your struggles, but you still didn't turn around.'

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