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Haggai 2
Legacy Standard Bible

The Glory of Yahweh Will Fill the Temple

2 On the twenty-first of the seventh month, the word of Yahweh came by the hand of (A)Haggai the prophet saying, 2 “Speak now to (B)Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, (C)governor of Judah, and to (D)Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the (E)remnant of the people saying, 3 ‘Who among you (F)remains who saw this house in its (G)former glory? And how do you see it now? Does it not seem like nothing in your eyes? 4 But now, (H)be strong, Zerubbabel,’ declares Yahweh, ‘be strong also, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and all you people of the land, be strong,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and work; for (I)I am with you,’ declares Yahweh of hosts. 5 ‘As for the [a](J)promise which I cut with you when you came out of Egypt, [b]My (K)Spirit is standing in your midst; (L)do not fear!’ 6 For thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘(M)Once more—[c]in a (N)little while—I am going to (O)shake the heavens and the earth, the sea also and the dry land. 7 And I will shake (P)all the nations; and [d]they will come with the (Q)desirable things of all nations, and I will (R)fill this house with glory,’ says Yahweh of hosts. 8 ‘The (S)silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,’ declares Yahweh of hosts. 9 ‘The latter (T)glory of this house will be greater than the (U)former,’ says Yahweh of hosts, ‘and in this place I will give (V)peace,’ declares Yahweh of hosts.”

10 On the (W)twenty-fourth of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to Haggai the prophet, saying, 11 “Thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘(X)Ask now the priests about the law: 12 If a man carries (Y)holy meat in the [e]fold of his garment and touches bread with [f]this fold or cooked food, wine, oil, or any other food, will it become holy?’” And the priests answered, “No.” 13 Then Haggai said, “(Z)If one who is unclean from a [g]corpse touches any of these, will the latter become unclean?” And the priests answered, “It will become unclean.” 14 Then Haggai answered and said, “‘(AA)So is this people. And so is this nation before Me,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and so is every work of their hands; and what they bring near to Me there is unclean. 15 But now, (AB)oh set your heart to consider from this day [h]onward: from before one (AC)stone was set on another in the temple of Yahweh, 16 [i]from when it was that one came to a grain heap of twenty measures, then there would be only ten; and from when one came to the wine vat to draw fifty troughs full, then there would be only twenty. 17 I struck you and every work of your hands with (AD)scorching wind, mildew, and hail; [j]yet you did not come back to Me,’ declares Yahweh. 18 ‘(AE)Oh set your heart to consider from this day [k]onward, from the (AF)twenty-fourth day of the ninth month; from the day when the temple of Yahweh was (AG)founded, set your heart to consider: 19 Is the seed still in the barn? Even including the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree, it has not borne fruit. Yet from this day on I will (AH)bless you.’”

Yahweh Chooses Zerubbabel

20 Then the word of Yahweh came a second time to Haggai on the (AI)twenty-fourth day of the month, saying, 21 “Speak to (AJ)Zerubbabel governor of Judah, saying, ‘I am going to (AK)shake the heavens and the earth. 22 I will (AL)overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the (AM)strength of the kingdoms of the [l]nations; and I will (AN)overthrow the chariots and their riders, and the (AO)horses and their riders will go down, (AP)everyone by the sword of another.’ 23 ‘On that day,’ declares Yahweh of hosts, ‘I will take you, Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, My servant,’ declares Yahweh, ‘and I will make you like a [m](AQ)signet ring, for (AR)I have chosen you,’” declares Yahweh of hosts.

Footnotes

  1. Haggai 2:5 Lit word
  2. Haggai 2:5 Or while...was standing
  3. Haggai 2:6 Lit it is a little
  4. Haggai 2:7 Or the desire of all nations will come
  5. Haggai 2:12 Lit wing
  6. Haggai 2:12 Lit his wing
  7. Haggai 2:13 Lit soul
  8. Haggai 2:15 Or backward
  9. Haggai 2:16 Lit since they were
  10. Haggai 2:17 Or but what did we have in common?
  11. Haggai 2:18 Or backward
  12. Haggai 2:22 Or Gentiles
  13. Haggai 2:23 Or seal
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Haggai 2
International Standard Version

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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