Haggai / Question
Haggai lists disappointed work and lack: sowing much but harvesting little, eating without being satisfied, drinking without being filled, clothing without being warm, and wages that disappear like money put in a bag with holes Haggai 1:6. These lines summarize the economic frustration described in the chapter.
In Haggai 1:6–7, the prophet lists repeated disappointments in ordinary work and daily life: heavy sowing yields little harvest, eating and drinking fail to satisfy, clothing fails to warm, and wages vanish like money dropped into a torn bag. These frustrations function as evidence that something is wrong beyond mere bad luck. These lines sit inside Haggai’s first message (1:1–11), where the prophet confronts a community that has delayed rebuilding Yahweh’s house while focusing on their own homes (see the lead-in in Haggai 1:4).
Haggai 1:6–7 describes a pattern of frustrated effort: people work hard, but normal results do not follow. Seed does not produce a matching harvest; food and drink do not bring real fullness; clothing does not give warmth; and pay “leaks away” like money stored in a torn bag. These are presented as repeated experiences, not a one-time setback.
A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.
Start with Haggai 1:6, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
6You have sown much, and bring in little. You eat, but you don`t have enough. You drink, but you aren`t filled with drink. You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm, and he who earns wages earns wages to put them into a bag with holes in it."