Haggai 1:11

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

I called for a drought on the fields and the mountains, on the grain, the new wine, the olive oil, and everything the ground produces, on people and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וָאֶקְרָ֨א חֹ֜רֶב עַל־הָאָ֣רֶץ וְעַל־הֶהָרִ֗ים וְעַל־הַדָּגָן֙ וְעַל־הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְעַל־הַיִּצְהָ֔ר וְעַ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר תּוֹצִ֖יא הָאֲדָמָ֑ה וְעַל־הָֽאָדָם֙ וְעַל־הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה וְעַ֖ל כָּל־יְגִ֥יעַ כַּפָּֽיִם

Transliteration

And I wāʾeqrāʾ ḥōreḇ on the ʾāreṣ and on the hehārîm and on the dāgān and on the tîrôš and on the yiṣhār and on that which tôṣîʾ the ʾădāmāh, and on the ʾādām and on the bəhēmāh and on all yəgîaʿ kappāyim

Grammar Details

• *wāʾeqrāʾ*: verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 1st person singular - and I called
• *ḥōreḇ*: noun, masculine singular - drought
• *ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - the land/earth
• *hehārîm*: noun, masculine plural with definite article - the mountains
• *dāgān*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the grain
• *tîrôš*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the new wine
• *yiṣhār*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the fresh oil
• *ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - which
• *tôṣîʾ*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it brings forth
• *ʾădāmāh*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - the ground/soil
• *ʾādām*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the mankind/people
• *bəhēmāh*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - the livestock/cattle
• *yəgîaʿ*: noun, masculine singular construct - labor of
• *kappāyim*: noun, feminine dual - hands

Word Meanings

• *wāʾeqrāʾ*: and I called/and I summoned
• *ḥōreḇ*: drought/dryness/heat
• *dāgān*: grain/corn
• *tîrôš*: new wine/fresh wine/must
• *yiṣhār*: fresh oil/olive oil
• *tôṣîʾ*: brings forth/produces/yields
• *ʾădāmāh*: ground/soil/land
• *yəgîaʿ* *kappāyim*: labor of hands/work of hands/toil of hands

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  For I called for a drought on the land and the mountains, on the grain and the new wine and the oil, on whatever the ground brings forth, on men and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  I haue called for a drouth, both vpo the londe & vpon the mountaynes, vpon corne, vpon wyne & vpon oyle, vpon euery thinge that the grounde bryngeth forth, vpon men and vpon catell, yee and vpon all handy laboure.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And I called for a drought vpon the land, and vpon the mountaines, & vpon the corne, and vpon the wine, and vpon the oyle, vpon all that the ground bringeth foorth: both vpon men and vpon cattell, and vpon all the labour of the hands.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And I haue called for a drought vpon the land, and vpon the mountaynes, and vpon the corne, & vpon the wine, and vpon the oyle, and vpon al that the ground bringeth foorth, vpon men, & vpon cattel, and vpon all the labour of the handes.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  I called for a drought on the land, on the mountains, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on that which the ground brings forth, on men, on cattle, and on all the labor of the hands."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  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.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  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.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And by my order no rain came on the land or on the mountains or the grain or the wine or the oil or the produce of the earth or on men or cattle or on any work of man's hands.

• World English Bible (2000)

  I called for a drought on the land, on the mountains, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on that which the ground brings forth, on men, on livestock, and on all the labor of the hands."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Moreover, I have called for a drought that will affect the fields, the hill country, the grain, new wine, fresh olive oil, and everything that grows from the ground; it also will harm people, animals, and everything they produce.’”

Referenced Verses

• Hag 2:17 : 17 I struck you—all the work of your hands— with blight, mildew, and hail, but you did not turn to me—this is the declaration of the LORD.
• Deut 28:22 : 22 The LORD will strike you with wasting disease, fever, inflammation, scorching heat, drought, blight, and mildew, which will pursue you until you perish.
• 1 Kgs 17:1 : 1 Elijah, the Tishbite from the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years, except by my word."
• 2 Kgs 8:1 : 1 Elisha spoke to the woman whose son he had restored to life, saying, "Arise, take your household, and go live in whatever place you can, for the LORD has called for a famine, and it will come upon the land for seven years."
• Job 34:29 : 29 When He gives quietness, who can condemn? When He hides His face, who can behold Him? Yet He watches over both nation and man alike.
• Lam 1:21 : 21 People have heard my groaning, but there is no one to comfort me. All my enemies have heard of my trouble; they are glad that you have done it. Bring the day you have announced, so they may become like me.
• Amos 5:8 : 8 He who made the Pleiades and Orion, who turns deep darkness into morning and darkens day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth—the Lord is his name.
• Amos 7:4 : 4 This is what the Lord God showed me: The Lord was calling for judgment by fire. It consumed the great deep and devoured the land.
• Amos 9:6 : 6 He builds His chambers in the heavens and establishes His vault upon the earth. He summons the waters of the sea and pours them out on the face of the earth—the Lord is His name.