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Berean Standard Bible

“You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.”

Haggai 1:9

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.

World English Bible (WEB)

“You looked for much, and, behold, it came to little; and when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why?” says Yahweh of Armies, “Because of my house that lies waste, while each of you is busy with his own house.

King James Version (KJV)

Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith Jehovah of hosts. Because of my house that lieth waste, while ye run every man to his own house.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

You were looking for much, and it came to little; and when you got it into your house, I took it away with a breath. Why? says the Lord of armies. Because of my house which is a waste, while every man takes care of the house which is his.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Buscáis mucho, y halláis poco; y encerráis en casa, y soplo en ello. ¿Por qué? dice Jehová de los ejércitos. Por cuanto mi casa está desierta, y cada uno de vosotros corre á su propia casa.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»Esperan mucho, pero reciben poco. Lo que logran guardar en sus casas, yo lo hago desaparecer de un soplo. ¿Por qué? Porque mi templo yace en ruinas y a ustedes nada les importa. Su única preocupación es el adorno de sus propias casas. Lo digo yo, el Señor Todopoderoso.

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