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{\MT Haggai

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH The call to rebuild the Temple
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}In
the
second
year
of
Darius
the
king,
on
the
first
day
of
the
sixth
month,
this
message
from
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
came
through
Haggai
the
prophet
to
Zerubbabel
the
son
of
Shealtiel,
governor
of
Judah,
and
to
Joshua
the
son
of
Jehozadak,
the
high
priest:
\par }{\Q \VS{2}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says:
\par }{\Q The
people
say
that
the
time
has
not
yet
come
to
rebuild
the
temple
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Then
this
message
from
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
came
to
Haggai
the
prophet:
\par }{\Q \VS{4}Is
it
a
time
for
you
yourselves
to
live
in
your
own well-roofed
houses,
\par }{\Q while
this
temple
lies
in
ruins?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{5}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says:
\par }{\Q Consider
your
past
experiences.
\par }{\Q \VS{6}You
sow
much,
\par }{\QB but
bring
in
little;
\par }{\Q you
eat,
\par }{\QB but
you
do
not
have
enough;
\par }{\Q you
drink,
\par }{\QB but
are
not
filled;
\par }{\Q you
clothe
yourselves,
\par }{\QB but
not
enough
to
be
warm;
\par }{\Q and
those
who earn
wages,
\par }{\QB put
those
wages
in
a
bag
with
holes.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{7}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says:
\par }{\Q Consider
your
experiences.
\par }{\Q \VS{8}Go
up
to
the
mountains,
\par }{\QB and
bring
wood
\par }{\QB and
rebuild
the
temple;
\par }{\Q then
I
will
be
pleased
with
it,
\par }{\QB and
I
will
reveal
my
glory.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q The
{\ND{
Lord}}
says:
\par }{\Q \VS{9}You
looked
for
much,
\par }{\QB and
it
came
to
little;
\par }{\Q and
when
you
brought
the
harvest
home,
\par }{\QB I
blew
it
away.
\par }{\Q Why?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says:
\par }{\Q Because
my
temple
lies
in
ruins,
\par }{\QB while
you
shelter
in
your
own
houses.
\par }{\Q \VS{10}The
heavens
withhold
the
dew,
\par }{\QB and
the
earth
withholds
its
fruit,
\par }{\Q \VS{11}and
I
have
called
forth
a
drought
upon
the
land
\par }{\QB and
upon
the
mountains,
\par }{\QB and
upon
the
grain
and
the
new
wine
and
the
oil
\par }{\QB and
upon
that
which
the
ground
brings
forth,
\par }{\QB and
upon
people
and
animals,
\par }{\QB and
upon
all
the
labor
of
your
hands.
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Then
Zerubbabel
the
son
of
Shealtiel
and
Joshua
the
son
of
Jehozadak
the
high
priest,
with
all
the
rest
of
the
people,
obeyed
the
command
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
their
God
and
the
words
of
Haggai
the
prophet,
as
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
their
God
had
sent
him
to
them.
They
showed
proper
respect
for
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\par }{\BB \par }{\PP \VS{13}Haggai,
the
prophet
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
as
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
commanded
him,
told
the
people: ‘The
{\ND{
Lord}}
says:
I
am
with
you.’
\par }{\PP \VS{14}And
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
stirred
up
the
spirit
of
Zerubbabel
the
son
of
Shealtiel,
governor
of
Judah,
and
the
spirit
of
Joshua
the
son
of
Jehozadak
the
high
priest,
and
the
spirit
of
all
the
rest
of
the
people,
so
that
they
came
and
worked
on
the
temple
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts,
their
God,
\VS{15}in
the
twenty-fourth
day
of
the
sixth
month.
\par }{\SH The
future
glory
of
the
new
Temple
\par }{\PP In
the
second
year
of
Darius
the
king,

\par }\Chap{2}{\PP \VerseOne{1}on
the
twenty-first
day
of
the
seventh
month,
this
message
from
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
came
to
Haggai
the
prophet,
\VS{2}telling
him
to
speak
to
Zerubbabel
son
of
Shealtiel,
governor
of
Judah,
and
to
Joshua,
the
son
of
Jehozadak,
the
high
priest,
and
to
all
the
rest
of
the
people:
\par }{\Q \VS{3}Who
is
left
among
you
that
saw
this
temple
in
its
former
glory?
\par }{\Q And
how
do
you
see
it
now?
\par }{\Q Doesn’t
it
seem
as
though
there
is
nothing
there?
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{4}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
says:
\par }{\Q Yet
now
be
strong,
Zerubbabel,
\par }{\QB be
strong,
Joshua,
son
of
Jehozadak,
the
high
priest,
\par }{\QB be
strong,
all
you
people
of
the
land.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q The
{\ND{
Lord}}
says:
\par }{\Q Begin
the
work,
for
I
am
with
you.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says:
\par }{\Q \VS{5}When
your
ancestors
left
Egypt
I
made
a
promise
to
you,
\par }{\QB and
I
am
still
with
you.
\par }{\Q Do
not
be
afraid!
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{6}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says:
\par }{\Q In
a
little
while,
I
will
shake
the
heavens,
\par }{\QB and
the
earth,
and
the
sea,
and
the
land.
\par }{\Q \VS{7}And
I
will
shake
all
nations,
\par }{\QB and
the
precious
things
of
all
nations
shall
come
here;
\par }{\QB and
I
will
fill
this
temple
with
glory.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says:
\par }{\Q \VS{8}The
silver
is
mine,
\par }{\QB and
the
gold
is
mine,
\par }{\Q \VS{9}The
later
glory
of
this
temple
\par }{\QB shall
be
greater
than
the
former.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says:
\par }{\Q In
this
place
I
will
grant
prosperity.
\par }{\PP This
is
the
message
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts.
\par }{\SH Former
displeasure
and
the
new
promise
of
blessings
\par }{\PP \VS{10}In
the
twenty-fourth
day
of
the
ninth
month,
in
the
second
year
of
Darius,
this
message
from
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
came
to
Haggai
the
prophet:
\VS{11}The
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says: ‘Ask
the
priests
for
a
ruling:
\VS{12}“If
one
carries
consecrated
meat
in
the
fold
of
his
garment,
and
with
that
garment
touches
bread,
or
stew,
or
wine,
or
oil,
or
any
food,
will
it
become
holy?” ’
\par }{\PP And
the
priests
answered: ‘No.’
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Then
said
Haggai, ‘If
one
who
is
unclean
by
reason
of
a
dead
body
touches
any
of
these,
will
it
be
unclean?’
\par }{\PP And
the
priests
answered: ‘It
would
be
unclean.’
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Haggai
replied: ‘So
is
this
people
and
so
is
this
nation
before
me,
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
declares,
and
so
is
every
work
of
their
hands;
and
that
which
they
offer
there
is
unclean.
\VS{15}Think
back
from
this
day,
before
a
stone
was
laid
upon
a
stone
in
the
temple
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}.
\VS{16}How
were
you?
When
you
came
to
a
heap
of
grain expecting
twenty
measures,
there
were
only
ten;
when
you
came
to
the
wine
vat
to
draw
out
fifty
vessels,
there
were
only
twenty.
\VS{17}“I
struck
all
the
work
of
your
hands
with
blasting
and
blight,
with
mildew
and
with
hail.
Yet
you
didn’t
turn
to
me,”
says
the
{\ND{
Lord}},
\VS{18}“Think
back
from
this
day,
think!
From
the
twenty-fourth
day
of
the
ninth
month,
from
the
day
when
the
foundations
of
the
temple
of
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
were
laid,
and
consider.
\VS{19}The
seed
is
in
the granary,
but
the
vine
and
the
fig
tree
and
the
pomegranate
and
the
olive
tree
have
not
yet
brought
forth
fruit.
From
this
day
will
I
bless
you.” ’
\par }{\SH Zerubbabel
\par }{\PP \VS{20}This
message
from
the
{\ND{
Lord}}
came
to
Haggai
a
second
time
on
the
twenty-fourth
day
of
the
month:
\par }{\Q \VS{21}Tell
Zerubbabel,
governor
of
Judah:
\par }{\Q I
will
shake
the
heavens
and
the
earth;
\par }{\QB \VS{22}and
I
will
overthrow
the
throne
of
kingdoms;
\par }{\QB and
I
will
destroy
the
strength
of
the
kingdoms
of
the
nations;
\par }{\QB and
I
will
overthrow
the
chariots,
\par }{\QB and
those
who
ride
in
them;
\par }{\QB and
the
horses
and
their
riders
shall
come
down,
\par }{\QB each
by
the
sword
of
his
fellow.
\par }{\BB \par }{\Q \VS{23}In
that
day,
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says,
\par }{\Q I
will
take
you,
Zerubbabel,
my
servant,
the
son
of
Shealtiel,
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
says,
\par }{\Q and
will
make
you
like
a
signet
ring,
for
I
have
chosen
you,
\par }{\QB the
{\ND{
Lord}}
of
hosts
says.
\par }