Matthew Poole and continuators on Haggai 1:11

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 oyl, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men , and upon cattel , and upon all the labour of the hands .

Your God whom you negl[illegible: 1 letter]cted.

Commanded or willed, which is call powerful enough to bring together any of his armed Souldiers, to punish rebellious and contumacious sinners.

Either the whole Land, or in distinction to Mountains, the lower grounds and Valleys.

Which in Canaan were fruitful in Pasturage, and rich in Vines and Olives, and Corn, all which for want of Rain, dryed up, and withered, languished and came to nothing, so the condition of these people was very desolate, a just punishment for a Temple desolate by their negligence.

The very Blood, Humours and Constitutions of Men were strangely changed hereby, and many diseases afflicted them.

Murrain, leanness and death among the brute beasts.

Whatever mans Industry planted, as Trees and Plants, were under this Curse, and languisht, dyed and were burnt up.

This verse is a particular Narrative of what was more generally expressed in the former Verse, and all things mentioned herein are very plain.

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