| 1:1 |
In the second year of Darius the king in the sixth month on the first day of the month the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet to Zerub′babelZerubbabel the son of SheShealtiel al′ti el governor of Judah and to Joshua the son of Jehoz′adakJehozadak the high priest : |
| 1:2 |
Thus says the Lord of hosts: ThisThese people say the time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord |
| 1:3 |
Then the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet |
| 1:5 |
Now therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider howyour you have fared ways |
| 1:6 |
You have sown much and harvested little; youYou eat but you never have enough; you drink but you never have your fill; youYou clothe yourselves but no one is warm; andAnd he who earns wages earnsdoes wagesso to put them into a bag with holes |
| 1:7 |
Thus says the Lord of hosts: Consider howyour you have fared ways |
| 1:8 |
Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house that I may take pleasure in it and that I may appearbe inglorified my glory says the Lord |
| 1:9 |
You have looked for much and lobehold it came to little; andAnd when you brought it home I blew it away Why saysdeclares the Lord of hosts Because of my house that lies in ruins while each of you busybusies yourselveshimself each with his own house |
| 1:11 |
And I have called for a drought uponon the land and the hills uponon the grain the new wine the oil uponon what the ground brings forth uponon menman and cattlebeast and uponon all their labors |
| 1:12 |
Then Zerub′babelZerubbabel the son of SheShealtiel al′ti el and Joshua the son of Jehoz′adakJehozadak the high priest with all the remnant of the people obeyed the voice of the Lord their God and the words of Haggai the prophet as the Lord their God had sent him; andAnd the people feared before the Lord |
| 1:13 |
Then Haggai the messenger of the Lord spoke to the people with the Lords message I am with you saysdeclares the Lord |
| 1:14 |
And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerub′babelZerubbabel the son of SheShealtiel al′ti el governor of Judah and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehoz′adakJehozadak the high priest and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; andAnd they came and worked on the house of the Lord of hosts their God |
| 1:15 |
on the twenty fourth day of the month in the sixth month in the second year of Darius the king |
| 2:1 |
In the second year of Darius the king in the seventh month on the twenty first day of the month the word of the Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet : |
| 2:2 |
Speak now to Zerub′babelZerubbabel the son of SheShealtiel al′ti el governor of Judah and to Joshua the son of Jehoz′adakJehozadak the high priest and to all the remnant of the people and say |
| 2:3 |
Who is left among you thatwho saw this house in its former glory How do you see it now Is it not as nothing in your sight as nothing eyes |
| 2:4 |
Yet now takebe couragestrong O Zerub′babelZerubbabel saysdeclares the Lord; takeBe couragestrong O Joshua son of Jehoz′adakJehozadak the high priest; takeBe couragestrong all you people of the land saysdeclares the Lord; workWork for I am with you saysdeclares the Lord of hosts |
| 2:5 |
according to the promisecovenant that I made with you when you came out of Egypt My Spirit abidesremains amongin you;your fearmidst Fear not |
| 2:6 |
For thus says the Lord of hosts: OnceYet againonce more in a little while I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land; |
| 2:7 |
andAnd I will shake all nations so that the treasures of all nations shall come in and I will fill this house with splendorglory says the Lord of hosts |
| 2:8 |
The silver is mine and the gold is mine saysdeclares the Lord of hosts |
| 2:9 |
The latter splendorglory of this house shall be greater than the former says the Lord of hosts; andAnd in this place I will give prosperitypeace saysdeclares the Lord of hosts |
| 2:11 |
Thus says the Lord of hosts: Ask the priests toabout decidethe this question law: |
| 2:12 |
If onesomeone carries holy fleshmeat in the skirtfold of his garment and touches with his skirtfold bread or pottagestew or wine or oil or any kind of food does it become holy The priests answered and said No |
| 2:13 |
Then Haggai said Haggai If onesomeone who is unclean by contact with a dead body touches any of these does it become unclean The priests answered and said It does become unclean |
| 2:14 |
Then Haggai answered and said So is it with this people and with this nation before me saysdeclares the Lord; and so with every work of their hands; andAnd what they offer there is unclean |
| 2:15 |
PrayNow nowthen consider what will come to pass from this day onward Before a stone was placed upon a stone in the temple of the Lord |
| 2:16 |
how did you fare When one came to a heap of twenty measures there were but ten; whenWhen one came to the winevatwine vat to draw fifty measures there were but twenty |
| 2:17 |
I smotestruck you and all the products of your toil with blight and with mildew and with hail; yet you did not returnturn to me saysdeclares the Lord |
| 2:19 |
Is the seed yet in the barn DoIndeed the vine the fig tree the pomegranate and the olive tree stillhave yieldyielded nothing FromBut from this day on I will bless you |
| 2:21 |
Speak to Zerub′babelZerubbabel governor of Judah saying I am about to shake the heavens and the earth |
| 2:22 |
and to overthrow the throne of kingdoms; I am about to destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations and overthrow the chariots and their riders; andAnd the horses and their riders shall go down every one by the sword of his fellow brother |
| 2:23 |
On that day saysdeclares the Lord of hosts I will take you O Zerub′babelZerubbabel my servant the son of SheShealtiel al′tideclares el says the Lord and make you like a signet ring; for I have chosen you saysdeclares the Lord of hosts |