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Haggai 1:1-4
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Haggai 1:1-4
Living Bible
1 Subject: a message from the Lord.
To: Haggai the prophet, who delivered it to Zerubbabel (son of Shealtiel), governor of Judah; and to Joshua (son of Josedech), the High Priest—for it was addressed to them.[a]
When: In late August of the second year of the reign of King Darius I.
2 “Why is everyone saying it is not the right time for rebuilding my Temple?” asks the Lord.
3-4 His reply to them is this: “Is it then the right time for you to live in luxurious homes, when the Temple lies in ruins?
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- Haggai 1:1 for it was addressed to them, that is, to the exiles who had returned from Babylon to rebuild Jerusalem.
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