Haggai 1:4

Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?

Cross-reference

Haggai 1:9 Parallel

In Haggai 1:9, the same contrast between God's ruined house and people's own houses is directly elaborated.

In 2 Samuel 7:2, David similarly contrasts his cedar house with God's tent — a parallel concern for God's dwelling.

Psalm 102:14 shows devotion to Zion's ruins — in contrast to the people's apathy toward the ruined temple in Haggai.

In Psalm 132:3-5, David vows not to rest until he finds a house for God — contrasting the people's complacency here.

Jeremiah 52:13 Historical context

In Jeremiah 52:13, the burning of the temple by Nebuchadnezzar is the historical event that left the house in ruins, which Haggai later addresses.

Daniel 9:17 Historical context

In Daniel 9:17, Daniel intercedes for the desolate sanctuary, the same 'house in ruins' that Haggai rebukes the people for ignoring.

Matthew 6:33 commands seeking God's kingdom first — reinforcing the priority the people in Haggai neglected.

Philippians 2:21 says all seek their own interests — exactly the selfishness condemned in Haggai: building own houses while God's lies in ruins.

Deuteronomy 8:12 warns that building fine houses can lead to forgetting God — exactly the attitude rebuked here.

1 Chronicles 17:1 has David noting his cedar house while God's ark is under a tent — the same contrast between personal luxury and God's dwelling.

In Jeremiah 22:14, the same rebuke of building luxurious paneled houses while neglecting God's concerns appears.

Lamentations 2:7 Historical context

In Lamentations 2:7, the Lord's rejection of the sanctuary echoes the ruined state of the temple that Haggai points out.

Lamentations 4:1 Historical context

In Lamentations 4:1, the holy stones scattered in the streets depict the temple's ruin, the same condition Haggai rebukes the people for neglecting.

Micah 3:12 Contrast

Micah 3:12 also speaks of the temple becoming ruins, but there it is divine judgment — here it is due to the people's neglect.

Proverbs 3:9 commands honoring God with wealth — here the people do the opposite, using resources for their own houses instead of God's.

Daniel 9:18 Related theme

In Daniel 9:18, Daniel's plea over Jerusalem's desolations echoes the ruined condition of the temple that Haggai points out.