Matthew Poole and continuators on Haggai 2:16

16 Since those dayes were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten : when one came to the press fat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.

All that while the Temple lay neglected, and you were contented with maimed, and half Worship.

Men were disappointed half in half,

which he expected would prove twenty measures, Epha[illegible: 1 letter]s, or Bushels, or what other measure you please.

It proved but half your hopes, thus your Corn failed, but your Oyl much more failed, and you found but two where you expected five; this Barrenness you cannot be ignorant of.

Marginal references: [illegible: 1 word]. 1.9. [illegible: 1 word]. 8.10.