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."