{"book":"Haggai","slug":"haggai","ch":2,"genre":"poetry","sub":"Haggai","prev":"haggai/1","next":"zechariah/1","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet, saying:","f":[],"h":"The Coming Glory of God’s House","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"“ Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and also to the remnant of the people. Ask them,","f":["Jehozadak is a variant of Jozadak; also in verse 4; see Ezra 3:2."]},{"v":3,"t":"‘ Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not appear to you like nothing in comparison?’","f":[]},{"v":4,"t":"But now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work! For I am with you, declares the LORD of Hosts.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"But now be strong, O Zerubbabel,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"declares the LORD."},{"style":"indent1","t":"Be strong, O Joshua son of Jehozadak,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the high priest."},{"style":"indent1","t":"And be strong, all you people of the land,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"declares the LORD."},{"style":"indent1","t":"Work! For I am with you,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"declares the LORD of Hosts."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":5,"t":"This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt. And My Spirit remains among you; do not be afraid.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"This is the promise I made to you"},{"style":"indent2","t":"when you came out of Egypt."},{"style":"indent1","t":"And My Spirit remains among you;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"do not be afraid.”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":6,"t":"For this is what the LORD of Hosts says:“ Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land.","f":["Cited in Hebrews 12:26"],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"For this is what the LORD of Hosts says:"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ Once more, in a little while,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"I will shake the heavens and the earth,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"the sea and the dry land."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":7,"t":"I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all [their] treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"I will shake all the nations,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and they will come with all [their] treasures,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"and I will fill this house with glory,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"says the LORD of Hosts."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":8,"t":"The silver [is] Mine, and the gold [is] Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The silver [is] Mine, and the gold [is] Mine,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"declares the LORD of Hosts."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":9,"t":"The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says the LORD of Hosts. And in this place I will provide peace, declares the LORD of Hosts.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"The latter glory of this house"},{"style":"indent2","t":"will be greater than the former,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"says the LORD of Hosts."},{"style":"indent1","t":"And in this place I will provide peace,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"declares the LORD of Hosts.”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":10,"t":"On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth [month], in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Haggai the prophet, saying,","f":[],"h":"Blessings for a Defiled People","style":"reg"},{"v":11,"t":"“ This is what the LORD of Hosts says:‘ Ask the priests for a ruling.","f":[]},{"v":12,"t":"If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does [that item] become holy?’”“ No,” replied the priests.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does [that item] become holy?’”"},{"style":"reg","t":"“ No,” replied the priests."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":13,"t":"So Haggai asked,“ If [one who is] defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?”“ Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"reg","t":"So Haggai asked,“ If [one who is] defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?”"},{"style":"reg","t":"“ Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"Then Haggai replied,“ So [it is] with this people [and] this nation before Me, declares the LORD, and so [it is] with every work of their hands; whatever they offer there is defiled.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"Now consider carefully from this day forward: Before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the LORD,","f":["Or backward; also in verse 18"],"style":"reg"},{"v":16,"t":"from that time, [when] one came expecting a heap of twenty [ephahs of grain], there were [but] ten. When one came to the winepress to draw out fifty [baths], there were [but] twenty.","f":["Literally a heap of twenty","Literally to draw out fifty from the winepress"]},{"v":17,"t":"I struck you — all the work of your hands — with blight, mildew, and hail, but you did not turn to Me, declares the LORD.","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"Consider carefully from this day forward — from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth [month], the day the foundation of the LORD’s temple was laid — consider carefully:","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"Is there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded [fruit]. But from this day on, I will bless you.”","f":[]},{"v":20,"t":"For the second time that day, the twenty-fourth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to Haggai, saying,","f":[],"h":"Zerubbabel the LORD’s Signet Ring","style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"“ Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah [that] I am about to shake the heavens and the earth:","f":[]},{"v":22,"t":"I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1stline","t":"I will overturn royal thrones"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and destroy the power"},{"style":"indent2","t":"of the kingdoms of the nations."},{"style":"indent1","t":"I will overturn chariots and their riders;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"horses and their riders will fall,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"each by the sword of his brother."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":23,"t":"On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will take you, My servant, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, declares the LORD, and I will make you like My signet ring, for I have chosen you, declares the LORD of Hosts.”","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"On that day,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"declares the LORD of Hosts,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"I will take you, My servant,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"declares the LORD,"},{"style":"indent1","t":"and I will make you like My signet ring,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"for I have chosen you,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"declares the LORD of Hosts.”"}],"style":"indent1"}]}