| 1:1 |
In the second year of King Darius the king in the sixth month on the first day of the month the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet Haggai 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 Lords house of the Lord |
| 1:3 |
Then the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet Haggai saying: |
| 1:4 |
Is it a time for you yourselves to dwelllive in your paneled houses while this house lies in ruins |
| 1:6 |
You have sown much and harvested little; you eat but you never have enough; you drink but you never have your fill; you clothe yourselves but no one is warm; and heyou whothat earnsearn wages earnsearn wages to put them into a bag with holes |
| 1:8 |
Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house so that I may take pleasure in it and thatbe Ihonored may appear in my glory says the Lord |
| 1:9 |
You have looked for much and lo it came to little; and when you brought it home I blew it away Why says the Lord of hosts Because of my house that lies in ruins while all of you busyhurry yourselvesoff eachto withyour his own househouses |
| 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 groundsoil bringsproduces forthon uponhuman menbeings and cattleanimals 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 Haggai as the Lord their God had sent him; and the people feared before the Lord |
| 1:13 |
Then Haggai the messenger of the Lord spoke to the people with the Lords message saying I am with you says 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; and they came and worked on the house of the Lord of hosts their God |
| 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 Haggai the prophet Haggai saying: |
| 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 that saw this house in its former glory How dodoes youit seelook itto you now Is it not in your sight as nothing |
| 2:4 |
Yet now take courage O Zerub′babelZerubbabel says the Lord; take courage O Joshua son of Jehoz′adakJehozadak the high priest; take courage all you people of the land says the Lord; work for I am with you says the Lord of hosts |
| 2:5 |
according to the promise that I made you when you came out of Egypt My Spiritspirit abides among you; feardo not fear |
| 2:7 |
and I will shake all the nations so that the treasurestreasure of all nations shall come in and I will fill this house with splendor says the Lord of hosts |
| 2:10 |
On the twenty fourth day of the ninth month in the second year of Darius the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet Haggai saying: |
| 2:11 |
Thus says the Lord of hosts: Ask the priests tofor decidea thisruling: question |
| 2:12 |
If one carries holyconsecrated fleshmeat in the skirtfold of hisones garment and touches with histhe skirtfold touches bread or pottagestew or wine or oil or any kind of food does it become holy The priests answered No |
| 2:13 |
Then Haggai said Haggai If one who is unclean by contact with a dead body touches any of these does it become unclean The priests answered ItYes doesit becomebecomes unclean |
| 2:14 |
Then Haggai then said So is it with this people and with this nation before me says the Lord; and so with every work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean |
| 2:15 |
PrayBut now consider what will come to pass from this day onwardon Before a stone was placed upon a stone in the Lords temple of the Lord |
| 2:17 |
I smotestruck you and all the products of your toil with blight and mildew and hail; yet you did not return to me says the Lord |
| 2:18 |
Consider from this day onwardon from the twenty fourth day of the ninth month Since the day that the foundation of the Lords temple was laid consider: |
| 2:19 |
Is thethere any seed yetleft in the barn Do the vine the fig tree the pomegranate and the olive tree still yield nothing From this day on I will bless you |
| 2:20 |
The word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai on the twenty fourth day of the month: |
| 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; and the horses and their riders shall gofall down every one by the sword of hisa fellowcomrade |
| 2:23 |
On that day says the Lord of hosts I will take you O Zerub′babelZerubbabel my servant the son of SheShealtiel al′ti el says the Lord and make you like a signet ring; for I have chosen you says the Lord of hosts |