Recall that after getting off to a good start, the restored Jews were “on the run, each one in behalf of his own house, ” as Haggai 1: 9 reports. They became preoccupied with their own daily needs and way of life.
لِذلِكَ ‹ حَصَلُوا عَلَى ٱلْقَلِيلِ › ،‏ إِذْ إِنَّهُ وُجِدَ نَقْصٌ فِي ٱلطَّعَامِ وَٱلشَّرَابِ ٱلْجَيِّدَيْنِ وَٱلثِّيَابِ ٱلدَّافِئَةِ .‏