Haggai 1:11 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Haggai 1:9 Ye looked for much, and behold it was little; and when ye brought it home, I blew upon it. Wherefore? saith Jehovah of hosts. Because of my house that lieth waste, whilst ye run every man to his own house.

Haggai 1:10 Therefore over you the heavens withhold their 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 corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon man, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.

Haggai 1:12 And Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and all the remnant of the people, hearkened to the voice of Jehovah their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, according as Jehovah their God had sent him, and the people feared before Jehovah.

Haggai 1:13 Then spoke 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 "corn". 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 over you the heavens withhold their..." into verse 12's "And 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.