en_tn/hag/01/03.md

651 B

the hand of Haggai

AT:"came through the words (or 'mouth') of Haggai". (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-synecdoche).

"Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your finished houses?

AT: see UDB (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion).

while this house lies ruined

The word "house" here refers to the temple of God. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy).

but cannot get drunk

AT: "but you are still thirsty".

the wage earner earns money only to put it into a bag full of holes

AT: "the money you make at a job does not buy you enough" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom).