1 c[Lev. 23:34, 36] 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 “Speak now todch. 1:1 Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and todch. 1:1 Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to all the remnant of the people, and say, 3 e[Ezra 3:12] ‘Who is left among you who saw this housef[ver. 9] in its former glory? How do you see it now?g[Zech. 4:10] Is it not as nothing in your eyes? 4 Yet nowhZech. 8:9; [Zech. 4:6, 7] be strong, Od[See ver. 2 above] Zerubbabel, declares the Lord.hZech. 8:9; [Zech. 4:6, 7] Be strong, Od[See ver. 2 above] Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest.hZech. 8:9; [Zech. 4:6, 7] Be strong, all you people of the land, declares the Lord.i[ch. 1:14] Work, forjch. 1:13 I am with you, declares the Lord of hosts, 5 kSee Ex. 29:45 according to the covenant that I made with you when you came out of Egypt.lNeh. 9:20 My Spirit remains in your midst.mZech. 8:13, 15 Fear not. 6 For thus says the Lord of hosts:nCited Heb. 12:26 Yet once more, in a little while,over. 21 I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and the dry land. 7 And I will shake all nations, so that the treasures of all nations shall come in, andp[Isa. 60:1] I will fill this house with glory, says the Lord of hosts. 8 q[1 Chr. 29:14, 16] The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, declares the Lord of hosts. 9 r[ch. 1:8] The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, says the Lord of hosts. Ands[Zech. 6:13; Eph. 2:14] in this place I will give peace, declares the Lord of hosts. ’ ”
10 tver. 18, 20 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month,uch. 1:1 in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, 11 “Thus says the Lord of hosts:vSee Lev. 10:10, 11 Ask the priests about the law: 12 ‘If someone carrieswJer. 11:15 holy meat in the fold of his garment and touches with his fold bread or stew or wine or oil or any kind of food, does it become holy? ’ ” The priests answered and said,x[ver. 14] “No. ” 13 Then Haggai said,yLev. 22:4, 6 “If someone who is unclean by contact with a dead bodyz[Num. 19:22] touches any of these, does it become unclean? ” The priests answered and said, “It does become unclean. ” 14 Then Haggai answered and said,a[Isa. 64:6] “So is it with this people, and with this nation before me, declares the Lord, and so with every work of their hands. And what they offer there is unclean. 15 Now then,b[ch. 1:5] consider from this day onward.1Or backward; also verse 18 Before stone was placed upon stone in the temple of the Lord, 16 how did you fare?1Probable reading (compare Septuagint); Hebrew since they werec[ch. 1:6] When one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were but ten. When one came to the wine vat to draw fifty measures, there were but twenty. 17 dAmos 4:9; [ch. 1:9; Deut. 28:22] I struck you and all the products of your toil with blight and with mildew and with hail,eJer. 5:3; Amos 4:6 yet you did not turn to me, declares the Lord. 18 b[See ver. 15 above] Consider from this day onward,fver. 10 from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month. SincegEzra 3:10; Zech. 8:9 the day that the foundation of the Lord 's temple was laid,b[See ver. 15 above] consider: 19 h[Zech. 8:12] Is the seed yet in the barn? Indeed, the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have yielded nothing. But from this day oniJoel 2:14 I will bless you. ”
20 The word of the Lord came a second time to Haggaif[See ver. 18 above] on the twenty-fourth day of the month, 21 “Speak tojch. 1:1; [Zech. 4:6] Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying,kver. 6 I am about to shake the heavens and the earth, 22 andlDan. 2:44; Zech. 12:9; [Matt. 24:7] to overthrow the throne of kingdoms. I am about to destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations, andm[Mic. 5:10] overthrow the chariots and their riders. And the horses and their riders shall go down,n[Zech. 14:13] every one by the sword of his brother. 23 On that day, declares the Lord of hosts, I will take you, Oj[See ver. 21 above] Zerubbabelo[Isa. 43:10] my servant, the son ofpch. 1:1 Shealtiel, declares the Lord, and make youqJer. 22:24 like a signet ring,o[Isa. 43:10] for I have chosen you, declares the Lord of hosts. ”