en_tn/hag/01/03.md

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  • the hand of Haggai - AT:"came through the words (or 'mouth') of Haggai". (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_synecdoche).
  • "Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your finished houses? - AT: see UDB (See: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_rquestion).
  • while this house lies ruined - The word "house" here refers to the temple of God. (See: :en:ta:vol2: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: :en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_idiom).