The Meaning of Haggai 1:11 Explained

Haggai 1:11

KJV: 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.

YLT: And I proclaim draught on the land, And on the mountains, and on the corn, And on the new wine, and on the oil, And on what the ground doth bring forth, And on man, and on beast, And on all labour of the hands.'

Darby: 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 man, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.

ASV: And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the grain, 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 labor of the hands.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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. 

What does Haggai 1:11 Mean?

Context Summary

Haggai 1:1-11 - Selfish And Shortsighted Thrift
Zerubbabel is the Sheshbazzar of Ezra 1:8. He was of the royal line, and appointed governor by Cyrus. Josedech was son of Seraiah, high priest when Jerusalem was taken, 2 Kings 25:18-21. The returned exiles had been experiencing a succession of bad seasons. They had sown much, and reaped little; their money ran out of the bag as quickly as they put it in; a drought lay on all the land, and the reason for it was to be found in the neglected Temple. How frequently our disasters and losses in business arise from our failure to remember God's cause. We say that we have not the time, cannot afford the money, and see no necessity for setting apart the Lord's Day or the daily period for meditation and prayer. Did we see things as they really are, we should find that this is false economy, and wastes more than we save. "There is that which withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty." The mower does not waste time when he stops to whet his scythe. [source]

Chapter Summary: Haggai 1

1  The time when Haggai prophesied
2  He reproves the people for neglecting the building of the house
7  He incites them to the building
12  He promises them, being forward, God's assistance

What do the individual words in Haggai 1:11 mean?

For I called for a drought on the land and the mountains and on the grain the new wine the oil and on whatever brings forth the ground men livestock all the labor of [your] hands -
וָאֶקְרָ֨א חֹ֜רֶב עַל־ הָאָ֣רֶץ וְעַל־ הֶהָרִ֗ים וְעַל־ הַדָּגָן֙ הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ הַיִּצְהָ֔ר וְעַ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר תּוֹצִ֖יא הָאֲדָמָ֑ה הָֽאָדָם֙ הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה כָּל־ יְגִ֥יעַ כַּפָּֽיִם ס

וָאֶקְרָ֨א  For  I  called 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, first person common singular
Root: קָרָא  
Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim.
חֹ֜רֶב  for  a  drought 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹרֶב 
Sense: dryness, desolation, drought, heat.
הָאָ֣רֶץ  the  land 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
הֶהָרִ֗ים  the  mountains 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: הַר  
Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount.
וְעַל־  and  on 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
הַדָּגָן֙  the  grain 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּגָן  
Sense: wheat, cereal, grain, corn.
הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ  the  new  wine 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יָרַשׁ 
Sense: wine, fresh or new wine, must, freshly pressed wine.
הַיִּצְהָ֔ר  the  oil 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יִצְהָר  
Sense: fresh oil, shining (pure) oil.
וְעַ֛ל  and  on 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
אֲשֶׁ֥ר  whatever 
Parse: Pronoun, relative
Root: אֲשֶׁר 
Sense: (relative part.).
תּוֹצִ֖יא  brings  forth 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person feminine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
הָאֲדָמָ֑ה  the  ground 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֲדָמָה 
Sense: ground, land.
הָֽאָדָם֙  men 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָדָם 
Sense: man, mankind.
הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה  livestock 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular
Root: בְּהֵמָה  
Sense: beast, cattle, animal.
יְגִ֥יעַ  the  labor 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יְגִיעַ  
Sense: toil, work.
כַּפָּֽיִם  of  [your]  hands 
Parse: Noun, fd
Root: כַּף  
Sense: palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation