\NormalFont\ShortTitle{Haggai}
{\MTB This book contains the account of the Israeli people obeying God’s message to them through Haggai and rebuilding the temple. We call this book
\par }{\MT Haggai

\par }\ChapOne{1}{\SH A call to rebuild the temple
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}{\ADD{
I
am}},
Haggai,
a
prophet.
I
received
a
message
from
Yahweh
on August 29th,
during
the
second
year
that
Darius
was
the
king
{\ADD{
of
Persia}}.
I
told
this
message
to Shealtiel’s
son
Zerubbabel,
the
governor
of
Judah,
and
to Jehozadak’s
son
Jeshua,
the Supreme
Priest.
\par }{\PP \VS{2}Yahweh,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
heaven,
told
{\ADD{
me}}
that
the
people
were
saying
that
it
was
not
yet
time
for
them
to
rebuild
Yahweh’s
temple.
\par }{\PP \VS{3}Then
Yahweh
gave
me
this
message
{\ADD{
to
tell
to
the
people
of
Jerusalem}}:
\VS{4}“It
is
not
right [RHQ]
for
you
to
be
living
in
luxurious
houses
while
my
temple
is
only
ruins!
\VS{5}{\ADD{
I,}}
Yahweh,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
heaven,
say
this:
Think
about
what
is happening
to
you.
\VS{6}You
have
planted
a
lot
{\ADD{
of
seeds}},
but
you
are
not
getting
many
{\ADD{
crops}}
to
harvest.
You
eat
{\ADD{
food}},
but
you
never
get
enough.
You
drink
{\ADD{
wine}},
but
you
are
still
thirsty.
You
wear
clothes,
but
you
do
not
stay
warm.
You earn
money,
{\ADD{
but
things
are
very expensive}},
with
the
result
that
{\ADD{
it
is
as
though}} [MET]
{\ADD{
your
money
disappears
because}}
you
are
putting
it
in
purses/pockets
that
have
{\ADD{
big}}
holes
in
them.”
\par }{\PP \VS{7}{\ADD{
So}}
this
is
what
Yahweh,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
heaven,
says: “Think
about
what
is happening
to
you.
\VS{8}{\ADD{
Then}}
go
up
into
the
hills,
{\ADD{
cut
down
trees,}}
and
bring
timber
{\ADD{
down
here}},
and
rebuild
my
temple.
When
you
do
that,
I
will
be
pleased,
and
I
will
be
honored.
\VS{9}You
expected
{\ADD{
to
harvest}}
plenty
{\ADD{
of
crops}},
but
there
were
few
{\ADD{
crops
to
harvest}}.
And
when
you
brought
the
crops
home,
I
caused
them
to
spoil [IDM]
quickly.
The
reason
{\ADD{
that
happened
is
that}}
my
temple
is
a
ruins,
while
each
of
you
are
busy
building
your
own
{\ADD{
beautiful}}
houses.
\VS{10}It
is
because
of
what
you
{\ADD{
are
doing}}
that
rain
does
not
fall
from
the
sky,
and
{\ADD{
as
a
result}}
there
are
no
crops.
\VS{11}I
have
caused
a ◄drought/severe
lack
of
rain►
on
the
hills
and
on
your
fields.
The
result
has
been
that
your
grain
{\ADD{
has
withered}},
and
your grapevines [MTY]
and
olive
trees [MTY]
and
all
your
{\ADD{
other}}
crops
have
dried
up.
{\ADD{
Because
of
that,}}
you
and
your
cattle
{\ADD{
do
not
have
enough
food}},
and
the
hard
work
that
you
have
done
will
be
for
nothing.”
\par }{\PP \VS{12}Then
Zerubbabel
and
Jeshua
and
all
the
others
of
God’s
people
who
were
still
alive
obeyed
the
message
that
Yahweh
our
God
had
said,
and
they
heeded
the
message
that
I
had
given
them,
because
{\ADD{
they
knew
that}}
Yahweh
our
God
had
sent/appointed
me.
And
the
people
revered
Yahweh.
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Then
{\ADD{
I}},
Haggai,
who
was
Yahweh’s
messenger,
gave
this
message
from
Yahweh
to
the
people: “I,
Yahweh,
declare
that
I
am
with
you.”
\VS{14}{\ADD{
So}}
Yahweh
motivated
Zerubbabel
and
Jeshua
and
the
other
people
to
want
to
rebuild
the
temple
of
our
God,
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels.
They
gathered
together
and
started
to
work
to
rebuild
it.
\VS{15}{\ADD{
They
started
work}}
on September 21st,
during
the
second
year
that
Darius
was
the
king.

\par }\Chap{2}{\SH The new temple
\par }{\PP \VerseOne{1}On October 17
{\ADD{
of
that
year}},
Yahweh
gave
{\ADD{
me}},
the
prophet
Haggai,
{\ADD{
another}}
message.
\VS{2}{\ADD{
The
message
was
that
I
should}}
say
this
to
Zerubbabel,
Jeshua,
and
to
the
other
people
who
were
still
alive
{\ADD{
in
Jerusalem}}:
\VS{3}“Do
any
of
you
remember
how
glorious
our
former
temple
was?
{\ADD{
If
you
do,}}
what
does
it
look
like
to
you
now?
It
must
seem
like
nothing
at
all.
\VS{4}But
now
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says
to
{\ADD{
all
of
you}},
to
Zerubbabel
and
Jeshua
and
the
rest
of
you
people
who
live
in
this
nation, ‘{\ADD{
Do
not
be
discouraged;}}
be
strong [DOU],
and
work
{\ADD{
to
build
this
new
temple}},
because
I
will ◄be
with/help►
you.
\VS{5}My
Spirit
remains
among
you,
like
I
promised
your
{\ADD{
ancestors}}
when
they
left
Egypt.
{\ADD{
So}}
do
not
be
afraid!’ ”
\par }{\PP \VS{6}This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
says: “Soon
I
will
shake
the
sky
and
the
earth,
the
oceans
and
the
land
again.
\VS{7}I
will
shake
{\ADD{
again
the
people
of
}}
all
the
nations,
and
as
a
result
they
will
bring
their
treasures
{\ADD{
to
this
temple}}.
I
will
fill
this
temple
with
{\ADD{
my}}
glory.
\VS{8}The
silver
and
the
gold
{\ADD{
that
they
own}}
are
{\ADD{
really}}
mine,
{\ADD{
so
they
will
bring
them
to
me}}.
\VS{9}{\ADD{
Then}}
this
temple
will
be
more
glorious
than
the
former/previous
{\ADD{
temple
was}}.
And
I
will
cause
things
to
go
well
for
you
all.
{\ADD{
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,}}
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
have
said
it.”
\par }{\SH What
they
do
now
will
be
acceptable
to
Yahweh
\par }{\PP \VS{10}On December 18
of
that
year,
Yahweh
gave
{\ADD{
another}}
message
to
{\ADD{
me}},
the
prophet
Haggai.
\VS{11}This
is
what
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels
said
to
me: “Ask
the
priests
{\ADD{
this
question}}
about
what
is
written
in
the
laws
{\ADD{
of
Moses
about
sacrifices}}:
\VS{12}‘If
one
{\ADD{
of
you
priests
takes
from
the
altar
some}}
meat
that
was
sacrificed
and
is
carrying
it
in
his
robes,
if
his
robe
touches
{\ADD{
some}}
bread
or
stew
or
wine
or
{\ADD{
olive}}
oil
or
some
other
food,
does
that
food
also
become ◄holy/acceptable
for
a
sacrifice►?’ ”
\par }{\PP {\ADD{
When
he
said
that
to}}
the
priests,
they
replied, “No.”
\par }{\PP \VS{13}Then
Haggai
asked
them, “If
someone
becomes
unacceptable
to
God
by
touching
a
corpse,
and
{\ADD{
then
he}}
touches
any
of
those
foods,
will
the
food
{\ADD{
also}}
become
unacceptable
to
God?”
\par }{\PP The
priests
replied, “Yes.”
\par }{\PP \VS{14}Then
Haggai
replied, “Yahweh
says
{\ADD{
this}}: ‘It
is
the
same
with
you
people
and
with
this
nation.
Everything
that
you
do
and
{\ADD{
all
the
sacrifices}}
that
you
all
offer
are
unacceptable
to
me
{\ADD{
because
of
the
sins
that
you
have
committed}}.
\par }{\PP \VS{15}Think
about
what
has
been happening
to
you
before
you
began
to
lay
the
foundation
of
my
temple.
\VS{16}When
you
expected
{\ADD{
to
harvest}} 20 bushels
{\ADD{
of
grain,
you
harvested}}
only
ten bushels.
When
someone
went
to
a
{\ADD{
big}}
wine
vat
to
get 50
gallons
{\ADD{
of
wine}},
there
were
only 20
{\ADD{
gallons
in
the
vat}}.
\VS{17}I
sent ◄blight/hot
winds►
and
mildew
and
hail
to
destroy
all
your
crops.
But
still
you
did
not
return
to
me.
\par }{\PP \VS{18}Starting
from
this
day, December 18,
the
day
when
{\ADD{
you}}
have
laid
the
foundation
of
my
{\ADD{
new}}
temple,
continue
to
think
carefully
{\ADD{
about
your
situation}}.
\VS{19}Is
there
now [RHQ]
{\ADD{
any
grain}}
seed
left
in
your
barns?
{\ADD{
No,
because
you
have
eaten
the
small
amount
that
you
harvested}}.
And
there
is
no
fruit
on
your grapevines
and
fig
trees
and
pomegranate
{\ADD{
trees}}
and
olive
trees.
\par }{\PP But,
from
now
on,
I
will
bless
you!’ ”
\par }{\SH Yahweh’s
promise
to
Zerubbabel
\par }{\PP \VS{20}On
that
same
day,
Yahweh
gave
another
message
to
me.
\VS{21}{\ADD{
He
said,}} “Tell
Zerubbabel
the
governor
of
Judah
that
I
am
going
to
shake
the
sky
and
the
earth.
\VS{22}I
will
end
the
power
of
the
kings
of
{\ADD{
many}}
nations [DOU].
I
will
cause
their
chariots
and
their drivers,
their
horses
and
{\ADD{
the
soldiers}}
who
are
riding
on
them
to
be
destroyed.
{\ADD{
What
will
happen
is
that
I
will
cause
the
soldiers}}
to
kill
each
other
with
their
swords.
\par }{\PP \VS{23}Zerubbabel,
you
serve
{\ADD{
me
well}}.
So
{\ADD{
I}},
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
declare
that
{\ADD{
like
kings
wear}}
signet
rings
{\ADD{
to
show
that
they
have
authority
to
rule
people}},
I
will
appoint
you
and
cause
you
{\ADD{
to
have
authority
to
rule}}.
I
will
do
that
because
I
have
chosen
you.
{\ADD{
That
will
surely
happen
because
I,}}
the
Commander
of
the
armies
of
angels,
have
said
it.”
\par }