Haggai 1:11 (ASV)

Passage

And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the grain, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labor of the hands.

Nearby Context

Haggai 1:9 Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith Jehovah of hosts. Because of my house that lieth waste, while ye run every man to his own house.

Haggai 1:10 Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold the dew, and the earth withholdeth its fruit.

Haggai 1:11 And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the grain, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labor of the hands.

Haggai 1:12 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of Jehovah their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as Jehovah their God had sent him; and the people did fear before Jehovah.

Haggai 1:13 Then spake Haggai Jehovah`s messenger in Jehovah`s message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "drought", "upon", "land", "mountains", and "grain". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "drought", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "Therefore for your sake the heavens withhold..." into verse 12's "Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel and...", so "called" and "drought" belong inside that flow. In Haggai context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "called" and "drought" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.