| 1:1 |
In the second year of Darius the king, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the Lord came by the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying, |
| 1:3 |
Then the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying, |
| 1:10 |
Therefore, because of you the sky has withheld its dew, and the earth has withheld its produce. |
| 1:11 |
And I called for a drought on the land, on the mountains, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on what the ground produces, on men, on cattle, and on all the labor of your hands. |
| 2:4 |
But now take courage, Zerubbabel, declares the Lord, take courage also, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and all you people of the land take courage, declares the Lord, and work; for I am with you, saysdeclares the Lord of hosts. |
| 2:7 |
And I will shake all the nations; and they will come with the wealth of all nations;, and I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts. |
| 2:8 |
The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the Lord of hosts. |
| 2:9 |
The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts, and in this place I shallwill give peace, declares the Lord of hosts. |
| 2:10 |
On the twenty fourth of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Haggai the prophet, saying, |
| 2:12 |
If a man carries holy meat in the fold of his garment, and touches bread with this fold, or cooked food, wine, oil, or any other food, will it become holy? And the priests answered and said, No. |
| 2:13 |
Then Haggai said, If one who is unclean from a corpse touches any of these, will the latter become unclean? And the priests answered and said, It will become unclean. |
| 2:14 |
Then Haggai answered and said, So is this people. And so is this nation before Me, declares the Lord, and so is every work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean. |
| 2:17 |
I smote you and every work of your hands with blasting wind, mildew, and hail; yet you did not come back to Me, declares the Lord. |
| 2:19 |
Is the seed still in the barn? Even including the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree, it has not borne fruit. Yet from this day on I will bless you. |
| 2:20 |
Then the word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai on the twenty fourth day of the month, saying, |
| 2:21 |
Speak to Zerubbabel governor of Judah, saying, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth. |
| 2:22 |
And I will overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots and their riders, and the horses and their riders will go down, everyone by the sword of another. |