18 “Thus says the Lord:

‘Behold, I will bring back the captivity of Jacob’s tents,
And (A)have mercy on his dwelling places;
The city shall be built upon its own [a]mound,
And the palace shall remain according to its own plan.

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  1. Jeremiah 30:18 ruins

and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to (A)the [a]Desire of All Nations, and I will fill this [b]temple with (B)glory,’ says the Lord of hosts. ‘The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,’ says the Lord of hosts. (C)‘The glory of this latter [c]temple shall be greater than the former,’ says the Lord of hosts. ‘And in this place I will give (D)peace,’ says the Lord of hosts.”

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  1. Haggai 2:7 Or desire of all nations
  2. Haggai 2:7 Lit. house
  3. Haggai 2:9 Lit. house

13 You will arise and have mercy on Zion;
For the time to favor her,
Yes, the set time, has come.

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For behold, the days are coming,’ says the Lord, ‘that (A)I will bring back from captivity My people Israel and Judah,’ says the Lord. (B)‘And I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.’ ”

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And (A)I will cause the captives of Judah and the captives of Israel to return, and will rebuild those places (B)as at the first.

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39 ‘But it shall come to pass (A)in the latter days:
I will bring back the captives of Elam,’ says the Lord.”

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“But (A)I will gather the remnant of My flock out of all countries where I have driven them, and bring them back to their folds; and they shall be fruitful and increase.

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16 ‘Therefore thus says the Lord:

(A)“I am returning to Jerusalem with mercy;
My (B)house (C)shall be built in it,” says the Lord of hosts,
“And (D)a surveyor’s line shall be stretched out over Jerusalem.” ’

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God Will Preserve Israel(A)

27 “But(B) do not fear, O My servant Jacob,
And do not be dismayed, O Israel!
For behold, I will (C)save you from afar,
And your offspring from the land of their captivity;
Jacob shall return, have rest and be at ease;
No one shall make him afraid.

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But (A)afterward I will bring back
The captives of the people of Ammon,” says the Lord.

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26 (A)Who confirms the word of His servant,
And performs the counsel of His messengers;
Who says to Jerusalem, ‘You shall be inhabited,’
To the cities of Judah, ‘You shall be built,’
And I will raise up her waste places;

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11 the (A)voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who will say:

(B)“Praise the Lord of hosts,
For the Lord is good,
For His mercy endures forever”—

and of those who will bring (C)the sacrifice of praise into the house of the Lord. For I will cause the captives of the land to return as at the first,’ says the Lord.

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Again (A)I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt,
O virgin of Israel!
You shall again be adorned with your (B)tambourines,
And shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice.

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19 And (A)give my son Solomon a loyal heart to keep Your commandments and Your testimonies and Your statutes, to do all these things, and to build the [a]temple for which (B)I have made provision.”

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  1. 1 Chronicles 29:19 Lit. palace

28 Who says of (A)Cyrus, ‘He is My shepherd,
And he shall perform all My pleasure,
Saying to Jerusalem, (B)“You shall be built,”
And to the temple, “Your foundation shall be laid.” ’

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14 (A)I will be found by you, says the Lord, and I will bring you back from your captivity; (B)I will gather you from all the nations and from all the places where I have driven you, says the Lord, and I will bring you to the place from which I cause you to be carried away captive.

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38 “Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord, that the city shall be built for the Lord (A)from the Tower of Hananel to the Corner Gate.

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Future Prosperity of Judah

23 Thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: “They shall again use this speech in the land of Judah and in its cities, when I bring back their captivity: (A)‘The Lord bless you, O home of justice, and (B)mountain of holiness!’

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69 And He built His (A)sanctuary like the heights,
Like the earth which He has established forever.

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In that day I will make the governors of Judah (A)like a firepan in the woodpile, and like a fiery torch in the sheaves; they shall devour all the surrounding peoples on the right hand and on the left, but Jerusalem shall be inhabited again in her own place—Jerusalem.

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Prayer that the Lord Will Restore Favor to the Land

To the Chief Musician. A Psalm (A)of the sons of Korah.

85 Lord, You have been favorable to Your land;
You have (B)brought back the captivity of Jacob.

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The Captives Who Returned to Jerusalem(A)

Now the city was large and spacious, but the people in it were (B)few, and the houses were not rebuilt.

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40 And the whole valley of the dead bodies and of the ashes, and all the fields as far as the Brook Kidron, (A)to the corner of the Horse Gate toward the east, (B)shall be holy to the Lord. It shall not be plucked up or thrown down anymore forever.”

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In the first year of King Cyrus, King Cyrus issued a (A)decree concerning the house of God at Jerusalem: “Let the house be rebuilt, the place where they offered sacrifices; and let the foundations of it be firmly laid, its height sixty cubits and its width sixty cubits, (B)with three rows of heavy stones and one row of new timber. Let the (C)expenses be paid from the king’s treasury. Also let (D)the gold and silver articles of the house of God, which Nebuchadnezzar took from the temple which is in Jerusalem and brought to Babylon, be restored and taken back to the temple which is in Jerusalem, each to its place; and deposit them in the house of God”—

(E)Now therefore, Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, and Shethar-Boznai, and your companions the Persians who are beyond the River, keep yourselves far from there. Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God on its site.

Moreover I issue a decree as to what you shall do for the elders of these Jews, for the building of this [a]house of God: Let the cost be paid at the king’s expense from taxes on the region beyond the River; this is to be given immediately to these men, so that they are not hindered. And whatever they need—young bulls, rams, and lambs for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the request of the priests who are in Jerusalem—let it be given them day by day without fail, 10 (F)that they may offer sacrifices of sweet aroma to the God of heaven, and pray for the life of the king and his sons.

11 Also I issue a decree that whoever alters this edict, let a timber be pulled from his house and erected, and let him be hanged on it; (G)and let his house be made a refuse heap because of this. 12 And may the God who causes His (H)name to dwell there destroy any king or people who put their hand to alter it, or to destroy this [b]house of God which is in Jerusalem. I Darius issue a decree; let it be done diligently.

The Temple Completed and Dedicated

13 Then Tattenai, governor of the region beyond the River, Shethar-Boznai, and their companions diligently did according to what King Darius had sent. 14 (I)So the elders of the Jews built, and they prospered through the prophesying of Haggai the prophet and Zechariah the son of Iddo. And they built and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the [c]command of (J)Cyrus, (K)Darius, and (L)Artaxerxes king of Persia. 15 Now the temple was finished on the third day of the month of Adar, which was in the sixth year of the reign of King Darius.

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Footnotes

  1. Ezra 6:8 Temple
  2. Ezra 6:12 Temple
  3. Ezra 6:14 decree

10 All the land shall be turned into a plain from Geba to Rimmon south of Jerusalem. [a]Jerusalem shall be raised up and (A)inhabited in her place from Benjamin’s Gate to the place of the First Gate and the Corner Gate, (B)and from the Tower of Hananel to the king’s winepresses.

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  1. Zechariah 14:10 Lit. She

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