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“This is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies says: ‘These people keep saying, “No, the right[a] time for rebuilding the Lord’s Temple has not yet come.”’”

Then this message from the Lord came by[b] Haggai the prophet: “Is it the right[c] time for all of you to live in your own paneled houses while this house remains in ruins?”

Consequences of Not Rebuilding

“Now this is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, says: ‘Carefully consider your ways:

You have sowed much
    but have reaped little.
You have eaten
    but don’t have enough to become satisfied.
You have drunk
    but don’t have enough to become intoxicated.
You have clothed yourself
    but don’t have enough to keep warm.
And the hired laborer deposits his salary
    in a bag full of holes!’”

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Footnotes

  1. Haggai 1:2 The Heb. lacks right
  2. Haggai 1:3 Lit. by the hand of
  3. Haggai 1:4 The Heb. lacks right