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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
Lexham English Bible

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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