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Haggai 2

The Builders Encouraged

1 On the twenty-first of the seventh month, the word of the Lord came by ^aHaggai the prophet, saying, 2 “Speak now to ^bZerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, ^cgovernor of Judah, and to ^dJoshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the ^eremnant of the people, saying, 3 ‘Who is ^fleft among you who saw this ^{▼▼Lit house}temple in its ^hformer glory? And how do you see it now? ^{▼▼Lit Is it not in your eyes like}Does it not seem to you like nothing ^{▼▼Lit like it}in comparison? 4 But now ^{▼▼Lit be strong
,} ^ltake 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 ^mI am with you,’ declares the Lord of armies. 5 ‘As for the ^{▼▼Lit word
,} ^opromise which I ^{▼▼Lit cut with}made you when you came out of Egypt, ^{▼▼Or while My Spirit was standing}My ^rSpirit remains in your midst; ^sdo not fear!’ 6 For this is what the Lord of armies says: ‘ ^tOnce more ^{▼▼Lit it is a little}in a ^vlittle while, I am going to ^wshake the heavens and the earth, the sea also and the dry land. 7 I will shake ^xall the nations; and ^{▼▼Another reading is the wealth of all nations will come}they will come with the ^zwealth of all nations, and I will ^aafill this house with glory,’ says the Lord of armies. 8 ‘The ^absilver is Mine and the gold is Mine,’ declares the Lord of armies. 9 ‘The latter ^acglory of this house will be greater than the ^adformer,’ says the Lord of armies, ‘and in this place I will give ^aepeace,’ declares the Lord of armies.”

10 On the ^aftwenty-fourth of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to Haggai the prophet, saying, 11 “The Lord of armies says this: ‘ ^agNow ask the priests for a ^{▼▼Lit law; or saying}ruling: 12 If someone carries ^aiholy meat in the ^{▼▼Lit wing}fold of his garment, and touches bread with ^{▼▼Lit his wing}this fold, or touches cooked food, wine, oil, or any other food, will it become holy?’” And the priests answered, “No.” 13 Then Haggai said, “ ^alIf one who is unclean from a ^{▼▼Lit soul}corpse touches any of these things, will the latter become unclean?” And the priests answered, “It will become unclean.” 14 Then Haggai responded and said, “‘ ^anSo 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. 15 But now, do ^{▼▼Lit set your heart
,} ^apconsider from this day ^{▼▼Or backward}onward: before one ^arstone was placed on another in the temple of the Lord, 16 ^{▼▼Lit since they were}from that time when one came to a grain heap of twenty measures, there would be only ten; and when one came to the wine vat to draw fifty ^{▼▼Lit troughs}measures, there would be only twenty. 17 I struck you and every work of your hands with ^auscorching wind, mildew, and hail; ^{▼▼As in LXX; MT but you were not to Me}yet you did not come back to Me,’ declares the Lord. 18 ‘Do ^{▼▼Lit set your heart
,} ^axconsider from this day ^{▼▼Or backward}onward, from the ^aztwenty-fourth day of the ninth month; from the day when the temple of the Lord was ^bafounded, ^{▼▼Lit set your heart}consider: 19 Is the seed still in the barn? Even including the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree, it has not produced fruit. Yet from this day on I will ^bcbless you.’”

20 Then the word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai on the ^bdtwenty-fourth day of the month, saying, 21 “Speak to ^beZerubbabel governor of Judah, saying, ‘I am going to ^bfshake the heavens and the earth. 22 And I will ^bgoverthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the ^bhpower of the kingdoms of the ^{▼▼Or Gentiles}nations; and I will ^bjoverthrow the chariots and their riders, and the ^bkhorses and their riders will go down, ^blevery one by the sword of another.’ 23 ‘On that day,’ declares the Lord of armies, ‘I will take you, Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, My servant,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will make you like a ^{▼▼Or seal
,} ^bnsignet ring, for ^boI have chosen you,’” declares the Lord of armies.