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651 B
651 B
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).