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Haggai 2
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A Promise to Rebuild

2 In the seventh month on the twenty-first day, the word of Yahweh came through[a] Haggai the prophet, saying, 2 “Speak now to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying, 3 ‘Who among you is left that saw this house in its former glory? And how do you see it now? Does it seem like nothing to you?[b] 4 ‘But now take courage,[c] Zerubbabel,’ declares[d] Yahweh. ‘Take courage,[e] Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and take courage,[f] all the people of the land,’ declares[g] Yahweh. ‘Do the work, because I am with you,’ declares[h] Yahweh of hosts, 5 ‘according to the promise[i] that I covenanted[j] with you when you came out of Egypt. My spirit is with you;[k] do not be afraid.’ 6 For thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Once again, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and dry land. 7 I will shake all the nations so that the treasure of all the nations will come, and I will fill this house[l] with glory,’ says Yahweh of hosts. 8 ‘The silver is mine and the gold is mine,’ declares[m] Yahweh of hosts. 9 ‘The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,’ says Yahweh of hosts, ‘and in this place I will give peace’ declares[n] Yahweh of hosts.’”

10 On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Haggai, saying, 11 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Ask now the priests for a ruling:[o] 12 If a man carries[p] consecrated meat in the hem of his garment, and his hem touches bread, or stew, or wine, or olive oil, or any kind of food, will it become holy?’” The priests answered, “No.” 13 Then Haggai said, “If one who is unclean from contact with a corpse touches any of these, will it become unclean?” The priests answered, “Yes, it will be become unclean.” 14 And Haggai answered and said, “‘So it is with this people, and with this nation before me,’ declares[q] Yahweh, ‘and so it is with every kind of work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean. 15 But now, please consider[r] from this day forward, before one stone was placed on another in the temple of Yahweh, 16 from that time when[s] one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten, and when one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty measures,[t] there were only twenty. 17 I struck you with blight, and with plant mildew, and hail, all the work of your hands. But you did not come back to me,’[u] declares[v] Yahweh. 18 ‘Please consider[w] from this day forward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day that the foundation of Yahweh’s temple was laid,[x] consider:[y] 19 Is there still seed in the store chamber? Do the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree still produce nothing? From this day forward I will bless you.’”

The Coming Kingdom

20 And the word of Yahweh came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month saying, 21 “Say to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah: I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, 22 and I will overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the military strength of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overthrow chariots and their drivers; horses and their riders will fall, every one by the sword of another! 23 ‘On that day,’ declares[z] Yahweh of hosts, ‘I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant,’ declares[aa] Yahweh, ‘and I will make you a signet ring, for I have chosen you,’ declares[ab] Yahweh of hosts.”

Footnotes

  1. Haggai 2:1 Literally “came through the hand of”
  2. Haggai 2:3 Literally “in your eyes”
  3. Haggai 2:4 Or “be strong”
  4. Haggai 2:4 Literally “a declaration of”
  5. Haggai 2:4 Or “Be strong”
  6. Haggai 2:4 Or “be strong”
  7. Haggai 2:4 Literally “a declaration of”
  8. Haggai 2:4 Literally “a declaration of”
  9. Haggai 2:5 Literally “the word”
  10. Haggai 2:5 Literally “I cut”
  11. Haggai 2:5 Literally “is standing in your midst”
  12. Haggai 2:7 That is, the temple
  13. Haggai 2:8 Literally “a declaration of”
  14. Haggai 2:9 Literally “a declaration of”
  15. Haggai 2:11 Or “a torah,” or “a law”
  16. Haggai 2:12 Literally “lifts”
  17. Haggai 2:14 Literally “a declaration of”
  18. Haggai 2:15 Literally “set your heart”
  19. Haggai 2:16 Or “from their being,” or “from the time they were then”
  20. Haggai 2:16 Hebrew “measure”
  21. Haggai 2:17 Literally “there were none of you to me”
  22. Haggai 2:17 Literally “a declaration of”
  23. Haggai 2:18 Literally “Please set your heart”
  24. Haggai 2:18 Or “placed,” or “set”
  25. Haggai 2:18 Literally “set your heart”
  26. Haggai 2:23 Literally “a declaration of”
  27. Haggai 2:23 Literally “a declaration of”
  28. Haggai 2:23 Literally “a declaration of”
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Haggai 2
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The Future Glory of the Lord’s House

2 On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, this message from the Lord came by[a] Haggai the prophet: 2 “Speak to Shealtiel’s son Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, to Jehozadak’s son Joshua, the high priest, and to the rest[b] of the people, asking, 3 ‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? And what does it look like now? From what you can see, it seems like nothing, doesn’t it? 4 Now be strong, Zerubbabel,’ declares the Lord, ‘and be strong, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and be strong, all you people of the land,’ declares the Lord. ‘Go to work, because I am with you,’ declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies. 5 ‘My Spirit continues to dwell among you, according to[c] the covenant I established when you came out from Egypt. Don’t be afraid!’

6 “For this is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies says: ‘Once more, in a little while, I will make the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the dry land to shake. 7 I will shake all nations, and the One desired by all nations will come. Then I will fill this house with glory,’ says the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.

8 “The silver belongs to me, as does the gold,”[d] declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies. 9 “The glory of this present house will be greater than was the former,” declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies. “And in this place I will grant peace,” declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.”

God’s Promise to His Sinful People

10 On the twenty-fourth day[e] of the ninth month[f] of the second year of the reign of[g] King Darius, this message from the Lord came to Haggai the prophet: 11 “This is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies says: ‘Ask the priests about what the Law says: 12 “If a man carries consecrated meat in the folds of his garment, and if his garment touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other edible thing,[h] will these things become consecrated?”’”[i]

The priests answered, “No.”

13 So Haggai responded, “If someone who is unclean[j] because of contact with a dead body were to touch any of these things, would they become unclean?”[k]

The priests responded, “They would be unclean.”[l]

14 Then Haggai answered, “‘That’s how I look at this people and this nation,’ declares the Lord. ‘And that’s how it is with everything they undertake[m] and with what they offer there—it is unclean.[n] 15 Pay attention[o] from now on to how things used to be before one stone had been laid upon another in the Temple of the Lord. 16 When someone came to a pile of grain to get 20 measures,[p] there were only ten. Or when someone approached the wine press to siphon out 50 measures, there were only 20. 17 I punished you and everything that you undertook[q]—with scorching wind, with mildew, and with hail, and you still did not return[r] to me,’ declares the Lord. 18 ‘Pay attention from now on, from this twenty-fourth day of the ninth month,[s] when the foundation of the Lord’s Temple was laid. Pay attention! 19 Is there seed left in the granary? Up until now, neither the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, nor the olive tree has borne fruit, but from this very day I will bless you.’”[t]

God’s Promise to Zerubbabel

20 This message from the Lord came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month: 21 “Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah. Tell him, ‘I’m going to shake the heavens and the earth. 22 I will overthrow royal thrones. I will annihilate the strength of national governments. I will overthrow chariots along with those who drive them. Both[u] horses and their riders will fall, each one by means of his comrade’s weapon.[v] 23 On that day,’ declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, ‘I will take you, my servant Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel,’ declares the Lord, ‘and I will set you in place like a signet ring. For I have chosen you,’ declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.”

Footnotes

  1. Haggai 2:1 Lit. by the hand of
  2. Haggai 2:2 Or the whole remnant
  3. Haggai 2:5 The Heb. lacks according to
  4. Haggai 2:8 Lit. me and the gold belongs to me
  5. Haggai 2:10 The Heb. lacks day
  6. Haggai 2:10 The Heb. lacks month
  7. Haggai 2:10 The Heb. lacks the reign of
  8. Haggai 2:12 Lit. or all food
  9. Haggai 2:12 Or holy
  10. Haggai 2:13 I.e. ritually defiled
  11. Haggai 2:13 I.e. ritually defiled
  12. Haggai 2:13 I.e. ritually defiled
  13. Haggai 2:14 Lit. with every work of their hands
  14. Haggai 2:14 I.e. ritually defiled
  15. Haggai 2:15 The Heb. lacks Pay attention
  16. Haggai 2:16 Lit. a pile of 20
  17. Haggai 2:17 Lit. with every work of your hand
  18. Haggai 2:17 The Heb. lacks return
  19. Haggai 2:18 The Heb. lacks month
  20. Haggai 2:19 The Heb. lacks you
  21. Haggai 2:22 The Heb. lacks Both
  22. Haggai 2:22 Lit. sword
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