“Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, saying: ‘This people says, “The time has not come, the time that the Lord’s house should be built.” ’ ”

Then the word of the Lord (A)came by Haggai the prophet, saying, Is it (B)time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this [a]temple to lie in ruins?”

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Footnotes

  1. Haggai 1:4 Lit. house

This is what the Lord Almighty(A) says: “These people(B) say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the Lord’s house.(C)’”

Then the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai:(D) “Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses,(E) while this house remains a ruin?(F)

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