## the hand of Haggai ##

AT:"came through the words (or 'mouth') of Haggai". (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche]]).

## "Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your finished houses? ##

AT: see UDB (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]]).

## while this house lies ruined ##

The word "house" here refers to the temple of God. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]]).

## but cannot get drunk ##

AT: "but you are still thirsty".

## the wage earner earns money only to put it into a bag full of holes ##

AT: "the money you make at a job does not buy you enough" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]]).