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Haggai 2

1Intheseventhבַּשְּׁבִיעִ֕יba.she.vi.'IH7637monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,intheoneוְאֶחָ֖דve.'e.ChadH259andtwentiethdayofthemonthH2320,camethewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahbyHaggaiחַגַּ֥יcha.GaiH2292theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

2SpeaknowtoZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֤לze.ru.ba.VelH2216thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShealtielשַׁלְתִּיאֵל֙shal.ti.'ElH7597,governorפַּחַ֣תpa.ChatH6346ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andtoJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֥עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehozadakיְהוֹצָדָ֖קye.ho.tza.DakH3087,thehighpriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548,andtotheremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingH559,

3WhoisleftH7604amongyouthatsawH7200thishouseהַבַּ֣יִתha.Ba.yitH1004initsformerהָרִאשׁ֑וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223gloryH3519?andhowH4100doyeseeH7200itnowעַ֔תָּה'A.tahH6258?isitnotinyoureyesH5869asnothing?

4Yetnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258bestrongחֲזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388,OZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֣ל׀ze.ru.ba.VelH2216, saithJehovah;andbestrongוַחֲזַ֣קva.cha.ZakH2388,OJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehozadakיְהוֹצָדָק֩ye.ho.tza.DakH3087,thehighpriestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548;andbestrongוַחֲזַ֨קva.cha.ZakH2388,allyepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofthelandהָאָ֛רֶץha.'A.retzH776, saithJehovah,andwork:forIamwithyou, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635,

5accordingtothewordהַדָּבָ֞רha.da.VarH1697thatIcovenantedwithyouwhenH834yecameH3318outofEgyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,andmySpiritוְרוּחִ֖יve.ru.ChiH7307abodeamongyou:fearH3372yenot.

6Forthusכֹ֤הkhohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Yetע֥וֹדodH5750once,itisalittleמְעַ֣טme.'AtH4592while,andIwillshakeמַרְעִישׁ֙mar.'IshH7493theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andtheearthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andtheseaהַיָּ֖םhai.YamH3220,andthedryהֶחָרָבָֽה׃he.cha.ra.VahH2724landH776;

7andIwillshakeוְהִרְעַשְׁתִּי֙ve.hir.'ash.TiH7493allnationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471;andthepreciousחֶמְדַּ֣תchem.DatH2532thingsofallnationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471shallcomeוּבָ֖אוּu.Va.'uH935;andIwillfillוּמִלֵּאתִ֞יu.mi.le.TiH4390thishouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withgloryH3519, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

8Thesilverהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701ismine,andthegoldהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091ismine, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

9Thelatterהָאַֽחֲרוֹן֙ha.'a.cha.rOnH314gloryH3519ofthishouseהַבַּ֨יִתha.Ba.yitH1004shallbeיִֽהְיֶ֡הyih.YehH1961greaterגָּד֣וֹלga.DolH1419thantheformerהָ֣רִאשׁ֔וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;andinthisplaceוּבַמָּק֤וֹםu.va.ma.KomH4725willIgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃ פtze.va.'otH6635.

10Inthefourוְאַרְבָּעָה֙ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702andtwentiethdayoftheninthלַתְּשִׁיעִ֔יla.te.shi.'IH8671month,inthesecondyearבִּשְׁנַ֥תbish.NatH8141ofDariusלְדָרְיָ֑וֶשׁle.da.re.Ya.veshH1867,camethewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahbyHaggaiחַגַּ֥יcha.GaiH2292theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

11Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֑וֹתtze.va.'otH6635:Askשְׁאַל־she.'al-H7592nowthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548concerningthelawH8451,sayingH559,

12IfoneH376bearH5375holyH6944fleshבְּשַׂר־be.sar-H1320intheskirtבִּכְנַ֣ףbikh.NafH3671ofhisgarmentבִּגְד֗וֹbig.DoH899,andwithhisskirtבִּ֠כְנָפוֹbikh.na.foH3671dotouchוְנָגַ֣עve.na.Ga'H5060breadהַלֶּ֨חֶםha.Le.chemH3899,orpottage,orwineהַיַּ֧יִןhai.Ya.yinH3196,oroilשֶׁ֛מֶןShe.menH8081,oranyfoodH3899,shallitbecomeholyH6944?Andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548answeredandsaidH559,No.

13ThensaidH559Haggaiחַגַּ֔יcha.GaiH2292,Ifonethatisuncleanטְמֵא־te.me'-H2931byreasonofadeadbodytouchיִגַּ֧עyi.Ga'H5060anyofthese,shallitbeuncleanH2931?Andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548answeredandsaidH559,ItshallbeuncleanH2931.

14ThenansweredHaggaiחַגַּ֜יcha.GaiH2292andsaidH559,SoH3651isthispeopleהָֽעָם־ha.'om-H5971,andsoH3651isthisnationהַגּ֨וֹיha.GoyH1471beforeme, saithJehovah;andsoH3651iseveryworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639oftheirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֑םye.dei.HemH3027;andthatwhichtheyofferthereisuncleanטָמֵ֥אta.Me'H2931.

15AndnowH6258,Iprayyou,considerfromthisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117andbackward,beforeastoneאֶ֛בֶן'E.venH68waslaiduponastoneאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68inthetempleבְּהֵיכַ֥לbe.hei.KhalH1964ofJehovah.

16Throughallthattime,whenonecameH935toaheapעֲרֵמַ֣ת'a.re.MatH6194oftwentyעֶשְׂרִ֔ים'es.RimH6242measures,therewereH1961buttenעֲשָׂרָ֑ה'a.sa.RahH6235;whenonecameH935tothewinevattodrawoutfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֣יםcha.mi.ShimH2572vessels,therewereH1961buttwentyעֶשְׂרִֽים׃'es.RimH6242.

17Ismoteyouwithblastingandwithmildewוּבַיֵּֽרָקוֹן֙u.vai.ye.ra.kOnH3420andwithhailוּבַבָּרָ֔דu.va.ba.RadH1259inalltheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639ofyourhandsיְדֵיכֶ֑םye.dei.KhemH3027;yetyeturnednottome, saithJehovah.

18Consider,Iprayyou,fromthisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117andbackward,fromthefourוְאַרְבָּעָ֜הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702andtwentiethdayמִיּוֹם֩mi.yOmH3117oftheninthלַתְּשִׁיעִ֗יla.te.shi.'IH8671month,sincethedayהַיּ֛וֹםhai.YomH3117thatthefoundationofJehovah’stempleהֵֽיכַל־hei.khal-H1964waslaid,considerit.

19Istheseedהַזֶּ֙רַע֙ha.Ze.ra'H2233yetH5750inthebarn? yea,thevineהַגֶּ֨פֶןha.Ge.fenH1612,andthefig-tree,andthepomegranateוְהָרִמּ֛וֹןve.ha.ri.MonH7416,andtheolive-treehavenotbroughtforth;fromthisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117willIblessאֲבָרֵֽךְ׃ ס'a.va.RekhH1288you.

20Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofJehovahcamethesecondשֵׁנִית֙she.NitH8145timeH8145untoHaggaiחַגַּ֔יcha.GaiH2292inthefourוְאַרְבָּעָ֛הve.'ar.ba.'AhH702andtwentiethdayofthemonthלַחֹ֖דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

21SpeaktoZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֥לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,governorפַּֽחַת־pa.chat-H6346ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,sayingH559,Iwillshakeמַרְעִ֔ישׁmar.'IshH7493theheavensהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064andtheearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776;

22andIwilloverthrowוְהָֽפַכְתִּי֙ve.ha.fakh.TiH2015thethroneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678ofkingdomsמַמְלָכ֔וֹתmam.la.KhotH4467;andIwilldestroyוְהִ֨שְׁמַדְתִּ֔יve.Hish.mad.TiH8045thestrengthחֹ֖זֶקCho.zekH2392ofthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֑םha.go.YimH1471;andIwilloverthrowוְהָפַכְתִּ֤יve.ha.fakh.TiH2015thechariotsH4818,andthosethatrideH7392inthem;andthehorsesH5483andtheirridersH7392shallcomeH3381downוְיָרְד֤וּve.ya.re.DuH3381,everyoneH376bytheswordבְּחֶ֥רֶבbe.Che.revH2719ofhisbrotherאָחִֽיו׃'a.ChivH251.

23Inthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָא֡וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,willItakeאֶ֠קָּחֲךָ'E.ka.cha.khaH3947thee,OZerubbabelזְרֻבָּבֶ֨לze.ru.ba.VelH2216,myservantעַבְדִּי֙'av.DiH5650,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShealtielשְׁאַלְתִּיאֵ֤לshe.'al.ti.'ElH7597, saithJehovah,andwillmakeוְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךָve.sam.Ti.khaH7760theeasasignet;forIhavechosenH977thee, saithJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

Commentaries on Haggai 2

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