In the seventh month , in the one
and twentieth
day of the month
, came the word
of the LORD
by
the prophet
Haggai
, saying
,
Speak now to Zerubbabel
the son
of Shealtiel
, governor
of Judah
, and to Joshua
the son
of Josedech
, the high
priest
, and to the residue
of the people
, saying
,
Who is left among you that saw
this house
in her first
glory
? and how do ye see
it now? is it not in your eyes
in comparison
of it as nothing?
Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel
, saith
the LORD
; and be strong
, O Joshua
, son
of Josedech
, the high
priest
; and be strong
, all ye people
of the land
, saith
the LORD
, and work
: for I am with you, saith
the LORD
of hosts
:
According to the word that I covenanted
with you when ye came
out of Egypt
, so my spirit
remaineth
among
you: fear
ye not.
For thus saith the LORD
of hosts
; Yet once
, it is a little while
, and I will shake
the heavens
, and the earth
, and the sea
, and the dry
land ;
And I will shake all nations
, and the desire
of all nations
shall come
: and I will fill
this house
with glory
, saith
the LORD
of hosts
.
The silver is mine, and the gold
is mine, saith
the LORD
of hosts
.
The glory of this latter
house
shall be greater than
of the former
, saith
the LORD
of hosts
: and in this place
will I give
peace
, saith
the LORD
of hosts
.
In the four and twentieth
day of the ninth
month , in the second
year
of Darius
, came the word
of the LORD
by
Haggai
the prophet
, saying
,
Thus saith the LORD
of hosts
; Ask
now the priests
concerning the law
, saying
,
If one bear
holy
flesh
in the skirt
of his garment
, and with his skirt
do touch
bread
, or pottage
, or wine
, or oil
, or any meat
, shall it be holy
? And the priests
answered
and said
, No.
Then said Haggai
, If one that is unclean
by a dead body
touch
any of these, shall it be unclean
? And the priests
answered
and said
, It shall be unclean
.
Then answered Haggai
, and said
, So is this people
, and so is this nation
before
me, saith
the LORD
; and so is every work
of their hands
; and that which they offer
there is unclean
.
And now, I pray you, consider from this day
and upward
, from before
a stone
was laid
upon a stone
in the temple
of the LORD
:
Since those days were, when one came to an heap
of twenty
measures , there were but ten
: when one came
to the pressfat
for to draw out
fifty
vessels out of the press
, there were but twenty
.
I smote you with blasting
and with mildew
and with hail
in all the labours
of your hands
; yet ye turned not to me, saith
the LORD
.
Consider now from this day
and upward
, from the four
and twentieth
day
of the ninth
month, even from the day
that the foundation
of the LORD'S
temple
was laid, consider
it .
Is the seed yet in the barn
? yea, as yet the vine
, and the fig tree
, and the pomegranate
, and the olive
tree
, hath not brought forth
: from this day
will I bless
you .
And again the word
of the LORD
came unto Haggai
in the four
and twentieth
day of the month
, saying
,
Speak to Zerubbabel
, governor
of Judah
, saying
, I will shake
the heavens
and the earth
;
And I will overthrow the throne
of kingdoms
, and I will destroy
the strength
of the kingdoms
of the heathen
; and I will overthrow
the chariots
, and those that ride
in them; and the horses
and their riders
shall come down
, every one
by the sword
of his brother
.
In that day, saith
the LORD
of hosts
, will I take
thee, O Zerubbabel
, my servant
, the son
of Shealtiel
, saith
the LORD
, and will make
thee as a signet
: for I have chosen
thee, saith
the LORD
of hosts
.