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\s1 Command to Rebuild the Temple
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\v 1 In the second year of King Darius,~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft King of Persia reigned 522–486 BC\f*\sup ,\sup*\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt Ezr 4:5; Neh 12:22; Dn 9:11; 11:1; Hg 1:15; 2:10; Zch 1:1,7; 7:1\+xt*\f* on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the \nd Lord\nd* came through the prophet~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt Ezr 5:1; 6:14\+xt*\f* Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt 1Ch 3:19; Ezr 3:2,8; 5:2; Neh 12:1; Hg 1:12,14; 2:2,23; Lk 3:27\+xt*\f* the governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest:~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:1 \ft \+xt Hg 1:12,14; 2:2,4; Zch 3:1,8; 6:11\+xt*\f*
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\v 2 “The \nd Lord\nd* of Armies says this: These people say: The time has not come for the house of the \nd Lord\nd* to be rebuilt.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:2 \ft \+xt Ezr 1:3\+xt*\f*
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\v 3 The word of the \nd Lord\nd* came through the prophet Haggai:
\v 4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:4 \ft \+xt 1Kg 7:7; Jr 22:14\+xt*\f* while this house~\f + \cat (III)\cat* \fr 1:4 \ft = the temple\f* lies in ruins?~”
\v 5 Now, the \nd Lord\nd* of Armies says this: “Think carefully~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:5 \ft \+xt Hg 2:15,18\+xt*\f* about~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:5 \ft Lit \fqa Place your heart on\ft , also in v.~7\f* your ways:
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\v 6 You have planted~much
\q but harvested little.
\q You eat
\q but never have enough to~be~satisfied.
\q You drink
\q but never have enough to~be~happy.
\q You put on clothes
\q but never have enough to~get~warm.
\q The wage earner puts~his~wages
\q into a bag with~a~hole in~it.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:6 \ft \+xt Lv 26:20; Dt 28:38–40\+xt*\f*
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\v 7 The \nd Lord\nd* of Armies says this: “Think carefully about your ways.
\v 8 Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house; and I will be pleased with it and be glorified,” says the \nd Lord\nd*.
\v 9 “You expected much, but then it amounted to little. When you brought the harvest to your house, I ruined~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:9 \ft Lit \fqa blew on\f* it. Why?~” This is the declaration of the \nd Lord\nd* of Armies. “Because my house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.
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\v 10 So on your account,~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 1:10 \ft Or \fqa So above you\f*
\q the skies have withheld the~dew
\q and the land its~crops.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:10 \ft \+xt Lv 26:20; Dt 11:17\+xt*\f*
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\v 11 I have summoned a~drought
\q on the fields and~the~hills,
\q on the grain, new wine, fresh~oil,
\q and whatever the~ground~yields,
\q on people and~animals,
\q and on all that your~hands~produce.”
\s1 The People’s Response
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\v 12 Then Zerubbabel~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:12 \ft \+xt 1Ch 13:9; Ezr 3:8; Neh 12:1; Hg 2:2; Zch 4:6\+xt*\f* son of Shealtiel, the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and the entire remnant of the people~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:12 \ft \+xt Is 10:20–21; Jr 41:10; Hg 2:2\+xt*\f* obeyed the \nd Lord\nd* their God and the words of the prophet Haggai, because the \nd Lord\nd* their God had sent him. So the people feared the \nd Lord\nd*.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:12 \ft \+xt Ex 14:31; Dt 4:10; 1Sm 12:18\+xt*\f*
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\v 13 Then Haggai, the \nd Lord\nd*’s messenger, delivered the \nd Lord\nd*’s message to the people: “I am with you~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:13 \ft \+xt Hg 2:4\+xt*\f*~#—~#this is the \nd Lord\nd*’s declaration.”
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\v 14 The \nd Lord\nd* roused the spirit~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 1:14 \ft \+xt 1Ch 5:26; Ezr 1:1,5; Is 13:17; 14:9; 41:10; 45:13; Jr 51:11\+xt*\f* of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, the spirit of the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people. They began work on the house of the \nd Lord\nd* of Armies, their God,
\v 15 on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month, in the second year of King Darius.
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\s1 Encouragement and Promise
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\v 1 On the twenty-first day of the seventh month,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:1 \ft \+xt Lv 23:33–43; 2Ch 7:8–10\+xt*\f* the word of the \nd Lord\nd* came through the prophet Haggai:
\v 2 “Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and to the remnant of the people:
\v 3 ‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Doesn’t it seem to you like nothing by comparison?~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:3 \ft \+xt 1Kg 5:13–16; 6:38; 1Ch 29:1–8; Ezr 3:10–13; Zch 4:10\+xt*\f*
\v 4 Even so, be strong, Zerubbabel~#—~#this is the \nd Lord\nd*’s declaration.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:4 \ft \+xt Jos 1:6–9; 1Ch 28:10,20\+xt*\f* Be strong, Joshua son of Jehozadak, high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land~#—~#this is the \nd Lord\nd*’s declaration. Work! For I am with you~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:4 \ft \+xt Hg 1:13; Zch 8:9\+xt*\f*~#—~#the declaration of the \nd Lord\nd* of Armies.
\v 5 This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:5 \ft \+xt Ex 33:14–17\+xt*\f* and my Spirit is present among you; don’t be afraid.’~”
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\v 6 For the \nd Lord\nd* of Armies says this: “Once more, in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:6 \ft \+xt Hg 2:21\+xt*\f* the sea and the dry land.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:6 \ft \+xt Is 64:2; Ezk 38:19–20; Heb 12:26–28\+xt*\f*
\v 7 I will shake all the nations so that the treasures of all the nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:7 \ft \+xt Ex 40:34–35; 1Kg 8:10–11; Is 60:1–13\+xt*\f* says the \nd Lord\nd* of Armies.
\v 8 “The silver and gold belong to me”~#—~#this is the declaration of the \nd Lord\nd* of Armies.
\v 9 “The final glory of this house~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:9 \ft Or \fqa The glory of this latter house\f* will be greater than the first,”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:9 \ft \+xt Mt 12:42\+xt*\f* says the \nd Lord\nd* of Armies. “I will provide peace in this place”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:9 \ft \+xt Is 60:18\+xt*\f*~#—~#this is the declaration of the \nd Lord\nd* of Armies.
\s1 From Deprivation to Blessing
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\v 10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the \nd Lord\nd* came to the prophet Haggai:
\v 11 “This is what the \nd Lord\nd* of Armies says: Ask the priests for a ruling.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:11 \ft \+xt Mal 2:7\+xt*\f*
\v 12 If a man is carrying consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does it become holy?~”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:12 \ft \+xt Jr 11:15\+xt*\f*
\p The priests answered, “No.”
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\v 13 Then Haggai asked, “If someone defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?~”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:13 \ft \+xt Lv 11:39; 22:4–6; Nm 19:11–13,22\+xt*\f*
\p The priests answered, “It becomes defiled.”
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\v 14 Then Haggai replied, “So is this people, and so is this nation before me~#—~#this is the \nd Lord\nd*’s declaration. And so is every work of their hands; even what they offer there is defiled.
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\v 15 “Now from this day on, think carefully: Before one stone was placed on another in the \nd Lord\nd*’s temple,
\v 16 what state were you in?~\f + \cat (II)\cat* \fr 2:16 \ft Hb obscure\f* When someone came to a grain heap of twenty measures, it only amounted to ten; when one came to the winepress to dip fifty measures from the vat, it only amounted to twenty.
\v 17 I struck you~#—~#all the work of your hands~#—~#with blight, mildew,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:17 \ft \+xt Dt 28:22; 1Kg 8:37; Am 4:9\+xt*\f* and hail,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:17 \ft \+xt Ps 105:32–33\+xt*\f* but you didn’t turn to me~#—~#this is the \nd Lord\nd*’s declaration.
\v 18 From this day on, think carefully;~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:18 \ft \+xt Hg 1:5,7\+xt*\f* from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day the foundation of the \nd Lord\nd*’s temple was laid; think carefully.
\v 19 Is there still seed left in the granary? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet produced. But from this day on I will bless you.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:19 \ft \+xt Zch 8:9–13\+xt*\f*
\s1 Promise to Zerubbabel
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\v 20 The word of the \nd Lord\nd* came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month:
\v 21 “Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah: I am going to shake the heavens and the earth.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:21 \ft \+xt Hg 2:6–7; Ezk 38:19–20\+xt*\f*
\v 22 I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the Gentile kingdoms.~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:22 \ft \+xt Gn 19:25; Am 4:11\+xt*\f* I will overturn chariots and their riders. Horses and their riders will fall, each by his brother’s sword.
\v 23 On that day”~#—~#this is the declaration of the \nd Lord\nd* of Armies~#—~#“I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant”~#—~#this is the \nd Lord\nd*’s declaration~#—~#“and make you like my signet ring,~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:23 \ft \+xt Est 8:8; Jr 22:23–25\+xt*\f* for I have chosen you.”~\f + \cat (IV)\cat* \fr 2:23 \ft \+xt Mt 1:12–13\+xt*\f* This is the declaration of the \nd Lord\nd* of Armies.
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