Why does it say "ha'Es Lachem"?
Rashi, Targum Yonasan: This is said in astonishment. Therefore there is a Patach under the Hei. Radak - you say that it is not time to build the Beis ha'Mikdash. You sit in roofed houses, and the Bayis us destroyed. Is this good? You should be ashamed of this!
Malbim: Is this the time for you to dwell in houses covered with cedar? Also this must be in the time that the Nevi'im prophesized, that you will dwell in serenity - about this, you do not ask if it is the designated time. You ask only about the Mikdash!
What is the meaning of "Sefunim"?
Rashi, Targum Yonasan: You are covered with cedar boards, like "va'Yispon Es ha'Bayis [... ba'Arazim]", "v'Safun ba'Erez" (Melachim I, 6:9, 7:3).
