Haggai 2

The Builders Encouraged

1On the twenty-firstH6242H259 of the seventhH7637 monthH2320, the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 by 1HaggaiH2292 the prophetH5030 sayingH559, 2“SpeakH559 nowH4994 to 2ZerubbabelH2216 the sonH1121 of ShealtielH8032, 3governorH6346 of JudahH3063, and to 4JoshuaH3091 the sonH1121 of JehozadakH3087, the highH1419 priestH3548, and to the 5remnantH7611 of the peopleH5971 sayingH559, 3‘WhoH4310 is 6leftH7604 among you whoH834 sawH7200 thisH2088 7templeH1004 in its 8formerH7223 gloryH3519? And howH4100 do you seeH7200 it nowH6258? Does it not 9seemH5869 to you like nothingH369 10in comparisonH3644? 4But nowH6258 1112takeH2388 courageH2388, ZerubbabelH2216,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068, ‘takeH2388 courageH2388 also, JoshuaH3091 sonH1121 of JehozadakH3087, the highH1419 priestH3548, and allH3605 you peopleH5971 of the landH776 takeH2388 courageH2388,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068, ‘and workH6213; for 13I am with you,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635. 5‘As for the 1415promiseH1697 whichH834 I 16madeH3772 you when you cameH3318 out of EgyptH4714, 17My 18SpiritH7307 is abidingH5975 in your midstH8432; 19do not fearH3372!’ 6For thusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, ‘20OnceH259 moreH5750 21in a 22littleH4592 whileH4592, I am going to 23shakeH7493 the heavensH8064 and the earthH776, the seaH3220 also and the dryH2724 landH2724. 7I will shakeH7493 24allH3605 the nationsH1471; and 25they will comeH935 with the 26wealthH2532 of allH3605 nationsH1471, and I will 27fillH4390 thisH2088 houseH1004 with gloryH3519,’ saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635. 8‘The 28silverH3701 is Mine and the goldH2091 is Mine,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635. 9‘The latterH314 29gloryH3519 of thisH2088 houseH1004 will be greaterH1419 thanH4480 the 30formerH7223,’ saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, ‘and in thisH2088 placeH4725 I will giveH5414 31peaceH7965,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635.”

10On the 32twenty-fourthH6242H702 of the ninthH8671 month, in the secondH8147 yearH8141 of DariusH1867, the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 to HaggaiH2292 the prophetH5030, sayingH559, 11“ThusH3541 saysH559 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, ‘33AskH7592 nowH4994 the priestsH3548 for a 34rulingH8451: 12IfH2005 a manH376 carriesH5375 35holyH6944 meatH1320 in the 36foldH3671 of his garmentH899, and touchesH5060 breadH3899 with 37this foldH3671, or cookedH5138 foodH5138, wineH3196, oilH8081, or anyH3605 other foodH3978, will it becomeH6942 holyH6942?’” And the priestsH3548 answeredH6030, “NoH3808.” 13Then HaggaiH2292 saidH559, “38IfH518 one who is uncleanH2931 from a 39corpseH5315 touchesH5060 anyH3605 of theseH428, will the latter becomeH2930 uncleanH2930?” And the priestsH3548 answeredH6030, “It will becomeH2930 uncleanH2930.” 14Then HaggaiH2292 saidH559, “‘40SoH3651 is thisH2088 peopleH5971. And soH3651 is thisH2088 nationH1471 beforeH6440 Me,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068, ‘and soH3651 is everyH3605 workH4639 of their handsH3027; and whatH834 they offerH7126 thereH8033 is uncleanH2931. 15But nowH6258, do 4142considerH7760H3824 from thisH2088 dayH3117 43onwardH4605: beforeH4480H2962 one 44stoneH68 was placedH7760 on anotherH68 in the templeH1964 of the LordH3068, 1645from that timeH1961 when one cameH935 to a grain heapH6194 of twentyH6242 measures, there would be only tenH6235; and when one cameH935 to the wineH3342 vatH3342 to drawH2834 fiftyH2572 46measuresH6333, there would be only twentyH6242. 17I smoteH5221 you and everyH3605 workH4639 of your handsH3027 with 47blastingH7711 windH7711, mildewH3420 and hailH1259; 48yet you did not come back to Me,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068. 18‘Do 4950considerH7760H3824 from thisH2088 dayH3117 51onwardH4605, from the 52twenty-fourthH6242H702 dayH3117 of the ninthH8671 month; from the dayH3117 whenH834 the templeH1964 of the LordH3068 was 53foundedH3245, 54considerH7760H3824: 19Is the seedH2233 stillH5750 in the barnH4035? EvenH5704 includingH5704 the vineH1612, the figH8384 treeH8384, the pomegranateH7416 and the oliveH2132 treeH6086, it has not borneH5375 fruit. Yet from thisH2088 dayH3117 on I will 55blessH1288 you.’”

20Then the wordH1697 of the LordH3068 cameH1961 a secondH8145 timeH8145 to HaggaiH2292 on the 56twenty-fourthH6242H702 day of the monthH2320, sayingH559, 21“SpeakH559 to 57ZerubbabelH2216 governorH6346 of JudahH3063, sayingH559, ‘I am going to 58shakeH7493 the heavensH8064 and the earthH776. 22I will 59overthrowH2015 the thronesH3678 of kingdomsH4467 and destroyH8045 the 60powerH2392 of the kingdomsH4467 of the 61nationsH1471; and I will 62overthrowH2015 the chariotsH4818 and their ridersH7392, and the 63horsesH5483 and their ridersH7392 will goH3381 downH3381, 64everyoneH376 by the swordH2719 of anotherH251.’ 23‘On that dayH3117,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, ‘I will takeH3947 you, ZerubbabelH2216, sonH1121 of ShealtielH7597, My servantH5650,’ declaresH5002 the LordH3068, ‘and I will makeH7760 you like a 6566signetH2368 ring, for 67I have chosenH977 you,’” declaresH5002 the LordH3068 of hostsH6635.