9 You looked for much, and behold, it came to little. And when you brought it home, I blew it away. Why? declares the Lord of hosts. Because of my house that lies in ruins, while each of you busies himself with his own house.

17 I struck you and all the products of your toil with ^cblight and with mildew and with hail, ^dyet you did not turn to me, declares the Lord.

19 Is the seed yet in the barn? Indeed, the ^fvine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have yielded nothing. But from this day on I will ^gbless you.”