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1. On the 21 day of the seventh month, this message from the Lord came to Haggai:
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1. In the seventh H7637 month , in the one H259 and twentieth H6242 day of the month H2320 , came H1961 the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 by H3027 the prophet H5030 Haggai H2292 , saying H559 ,
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2. "Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, the governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to all the people. Say this:
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2. Speak H559 now H4994 to H413 Zerubbabel H2216 the son H1121 of Shealtiel H7597 , governor H6346 of Judah H3063 , and to H413 Joshua H3091 the son H1121 of Josedech H3087 , the high H1419 priest H3548 , and to H413 the residue H7611 of the people H5971 , saying H559 ,
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3. 'How many of you people look at this Temple and try to compare it to the beautiful Temple that was destroyed? What do you think? Does this Temple seem like nothing when you compare it with the first Temple?
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3. Who H4310 is left H7604 among you that H834 saw H7200 H853 this H2088 house H1004 in her first H7223 glory H3519 ? and how H4100 do ye H859 see H7200 it now H6258 ? is it not H3808 in your eyes H5869 in comparison of it H3644 as nothing H369 ?
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4. But now, Zerubbabel, the Lord says, "Don't be discouraged!" And to the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the Lord says, "Don't be discouraged!" To everyone in this country, the Lord says, "Don't be discouraged! Continue this work, because I am with you!" This is what the Lord All- Powerful said!
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4. Yet now H6258 be strong H2388 , O Zerubbabel H2216 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 ; and be strong H2388 , O Joshua H3091 , son H1121 of Josedech H3087 , the high H1419 priest H3548 ; and be strong H2388 , all H3605 ye people H5971 of the land H776 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , and work H6213 : for H3588 I H589 am with H854 you, saith H5002 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 :
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5. "'I made an agreement with you when you left Egypt, and I have kept my promise. My Spirit is with you, so don't be afraid!'
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5. According to H853 the word H1697 that H834 I covenanted H3772 with H854 you when ye came out H3318 of Egypt H4480 H4714 , so my spirit H7307 remaineth H5975 among H8432 you: fear H3372 ye not H408 .
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6. This is what the Lord All-Powerful said, 'In just a little while, I will once again shake things up. I will shake heaven and earth, and I will shake the sea and the dry land.
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6. For H3588 thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 ; Yet H5750 once H259 , it H1931 is a little while H4592 , and I H589 will shake H7493 H853 the heavens H8064 , and the earth H776 , and the sea H3220 , and the dry H2724 land ;
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7. I will shake up the nations, and they will come to you with wealth from every nation. And then I will fill this Temple with glory.' That is what the Lord All-Powerful said!
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7. And I will shake H7493 H853 all H3605 nations H1471 , and the desire H2532 of all H3605 nations H1471 shall come H935 : and I will fill H4390 H853 this H2088 house H1004 with glory H3519 , saith H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 .
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8. 'All their silver really belongs to me! And all the gold is mine!' This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.
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8. The silver H3701 is mine , and the gold H2091 is mine, saith H5002 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 .
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9. And the Lord All- Powerful said 'This last Temple will be more beautiful than the first one, and I will bring peace to this place.' Remember, this is what the Lord All-Powerful said."
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9. The glory H3519 of this H2088 latter H314 house H1004 shall be H1961 greater H1419 than H4480 of the former H7223 , saith H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 : and in this H2088 place H4725 will I give H5414 peace H7965 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 .
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10. On the 24 day of the ninth month in the second year Darius was king of Persia, this message from the Lord came to Haggai the prophet:
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10. In the four H702 and twentieth H6242 day of the ninth H8671 month , in the second H8147 year H8141 of Darius H1867 , came H1961 the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 by H413 Haggai H2292 the prophet H5030 , saying H559 ,
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11. "The Lord All-Powerful commands you to ask the priests what the law says about these things:
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11. Thus H3541 saith H559 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 ; Ask H7592 now H4994 H853 the priests H3548 concerning the law H8451 , saying H559 ,
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12. 'Suppose a man carries some meat in the fold of his clothes. This meat is part of a sacrifice, so it is holy. If his clothes touch some bread, cooked food, wine, oil, or some other food, will the thing the clothes touch become holy?'" The priests answered, "No."
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12. If H2005 one H376 bear H5375 holy H6944 flesh H1320 in the skirt H3671 of his garment H899 , and with his skirt H3671 do touch H5060 H413 bread H3899 , or pottage H5138 , or wine H3196 , or oil H8081 , or any H3605 meat H3978 , shall it be holy H6942 ? And the priests H3548 answered H6030 and said H559 , No H3808 .
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13. Then Haggai said, "Whoever touches a dead body will become unclean. Now if they touch anything else, will it also become unclean?" The priests answered, "Yes, it will become unclean."
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13. Then said H559 Haggai H2292 , If H518 one that is unclean H2931 by a dead body H5315 touch H5060 any H3605 of these H428 , shall it be unclean H2930 ? And the priests H3548 answered H6030 and said H559 , It shall be unclean H2930 .
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14. Then Haggai said, "This is what the Lord God said: 'This is also true about the people of this nation. They were not pure and holy before me. So anything they touched with their hands and anything they brought {to the altar} became unclean.
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14. Then answered H6030 Haggai H2292 , and said H559 , So H3651 is this H2088 people H5971 , and so H3651 is this H2088 nation H1471 before H6440 me, saith H5002 the LORD H3068 ; and so H3651 is every H3605 work H4639 of their hands H3027 ; and that which H834 they offer H7126 there H8033 is unclean H2931 .
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15. "'Think about what has happened to you. Think about how things were before you began working on the Lord's Temple.
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15. And now H6258 , I pray you H4994 , consider H7760 H3824 from H4480 this H2088 day H3117 and upward H4605 , from before H4480 H2962 a stone H68 was laid H7760 upon H413 a stone H68 in the temple H1964 of the LORD H3068 :
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16. People wanted 20 measures of grain, but there were only 10 measures in the pile. People wanted to get 50 jars of wine from the wine vat, but there were only 20.
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16. Since those days were H4480 H1961 , when one came H935 to H413 a heap H6194 of twenty H6242 measures , there were H1961 but ten H6235 : when one came H935 to H413 the wine vat H3342 for to draw out H2834 fifty H2572 vessels out of the press H6333 , there were H1961 but twenty H6242 .
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17. That was because I punished you. I sent the diseases that killed your plants and the hail that destroyed the things you made with your hands. I did this, but still you did not come to me.' This is what the Lord said.
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17. I smote H5221 you with blasting H7711 and with mildew H3420 and with hail H1259 in H854 all H3605 the labors H4639 of your hands H3027 ; yet ye turned not H369 to H413 me, saith H5002 the LORD H3068 .
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18. "{The Lord said,} 'Today is the 24 day of the ninth month. You have finished laying the foundation of the Lord's Temple. So notice what happens from this day forward:
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18. Consider H7760 H3824 now H4994 from H4480 this H2088 day H3117 and upward H4605 , from the four H702 and twentieth H6242 day H4480 H3117 of the ninth H8671 month, even from H4480 the day H3117 that H834 the foundation of the LORD's temple was laid H3245 H1964 H3068 , consider H7760 H3824 it .
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19. Is there any grain still in the barn? Look at the vines, the fig trees, the pomegranates, and the olive trees. Are they producing fruit? But, starting today, I will bless you.'"
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19. Is the seed H2233 yet H5750 in the barn H4035 ? yea , as yet H5704 the vine H1612 , and the fig tree H8384 , and the pomegranate H7416 , and the olive H2132 tree H6086 , hath not H3808 brought forth H5375 : from H4480 this H2088 day H3117 will I bless H1288 you .
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20. Another message from the Lord came to Haggai on the 24 day of the month. This is the message:
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20. And again H8145 the word H1697 of the LORD H3068 came H1961 unto H413 Haggai H2292 in the four H702 and twentieth H6242 day of the month H2320 , saying H559 ,
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21. "Go to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah and tell him that I will shake heaven and earth.
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21. Speak H559 to H413 Zerubbabel H2216 , governor H6346 of Judah H3063 , saying H559 , I H589 will shake H7493 H853 the heavens H8064 and the earth H776 ;
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22. And I will overthrow many kings and kingdoms and destroy the power of the kingdoms of those other people. I will destroy their chariots and their riders. I will defeat their war horses and riders. These armies are friends now, but they will turn against each other and kill each other with swords."
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22. And I will overthrow H2015 the throne H3678 of kingdoms H4467 , and I will destroy H8045 the strength H2392 of the kingdoms H4467 of the heathen H1471 ; and I will overthrow H2015 the chariots H4818 , and those that ride H7392 in them ; and the horses H5483 and their riders H7392 shall come down H3381 , every one H376 by the sword H2719 of his brother H251 .
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23. This is what the Lord All-Powerful said. "Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant, I have chosen you. At that time I will use you like a signet ring to prove that I have done these things!" This is what the Lord All-Powerful said.
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23. In that H1931 day H3117 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 , will I take H3947 thee , O Zerubbabel H2216 , my servant H5650 , the son H1121 of Shealtiel H7597 , saith H5002 the LORD H3068 , and will make H7760 thee as a signet H2368 : for H3588 I have chosen H977 thee, saith H5002 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 .
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