en_tn_condensed/hag/01/09.md

# behold

"look" or "listen" or "pay attention to what I am about to tell you"

# I blew it away

The people not being able to find what they were looking for is spoken of as if Yahweh had blown on dust so it would go away. Alternate translation: "I made sure there was nothing there for you to find" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# declares Yahweh of hosts

Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. Alternate translation: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person]])

# runs to his own house

"is always working to build his own house." The word "runs" emphasizes that the people consider building their own houses the most important thing they can do.
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# behold`

			`"look" or "listen" or "pay attention to what I am about to tell you"`

			`# I blew it away`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The people not being able to find what they were looking for is spoken of as if Yahweh had blown on dust so it would go away. Alternate translation: "I made sure there was nothing there for you to find" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
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			`# declares Yahweh of hosts`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Yahweh speaks of himself by name to express the certainty of what he is declaring. Alternate translation: "this is what Yahweh has declared" or "this is what I, Yahweh, have declared" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person]])`
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From work on PDF Haggai 2019-01-24 16:33:40 +00:00			`# runs to his own house`

			`"is always working to build his own house." The word "runs" emphasizes that the people consider building their own houses the most important thing they can do.`