Haggai 2
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1a second message came from the Lord. It came to Haggai the prophet. The message came on the 21st day of the seventh month. The Lord said, 2“Speak to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah and the son of Shealtiel. Also speak to Joshua the high priest, the son of Jozadak. And speak to all my people who are still left alive. Ask them, 3‘Did any of you who are here see how beautiful this temple used to be? How does it look to you now? It doesn’t look so good, does it? 4But be strong, Zerubbabel,’ announces the Lord. ‘Be strong, Joshua. Be strong, all of you people in the land,’ announces the Lord. ‘Start rebuilding. I am with you,’ announces the Lord who rules over all. 5‘That is what I promised you when you came out of Egypt. My Spirit continues to be with you. So do not be afraid.’ ”
6The Lord says, “In a little while I will shake the heavens and the earth once more. I will also shake the ocean and the dry land. 7I will shake all the nations. Then what is desired by all nations will come to my temple. And I will fill the temple with glory,” says the Lord who rules over all. 8“The silver belongs to me. So does the gold,” announces the Lord who rules over all. 9“The new temple will be more beautiful than the first one was,” says the Lord. “And in this place I will bring peace,” announces the Lord who rules over all.
The Lord Will Make His People Pure and “Clean”
10A third message from the Lord came to Haggai the prophet. The message came on the 24th day of the ninth month of the second year that Darius was king. 11The Lord who rules over all speaks. He says, “Ask the priests what the law says. 12Suppose someone carries holy meat in the clothes they are wearing. And the clothes touch some bread or stew. Or they touch some wine, olive oil or other food. Then do these things also become holy?”
The priests answered, “No.”
13So Haggai said, “Suppose someone is made ‘unclean’ by touching a dead body. And then they touch one of these things. Does it become ‘unclean’ too?”
“Yes,” the priests replied. “It does.”
14Then here is what Haggai said. “The Lord announces, ‘That is how I look at these people and this nation. Anything they do and anything they sacrifice on the altar is “unclean.”
15“ ‘Think carefully about this from now on. Think about how things were before the Lord’s temple was built. This was before one stone was laid on top of another. 16People went to get 20 measures of grain. But they could find only 10. They went to where the wine was stored to get 50 measures. But only 20 were there. 17You worked very hard to produce all those things. But I struck them with rot, mold and hail. And you still did not return to me,’ announces the Lord. 18It is the 24th day of the ninth month. From this day on, here is what you should think carefully about. Think about the day when the foundation of my temple was laid. 19Are any seeds still left in your barns? Until now, your vines and fig trees have not produced any fruit. Your pomegranate and olive trees have not produced any either.
“ ‘But from this day on I will bless you.’ ”
The Lord Compares Zerubbabel to His Royal Ring
20A final message from the Lord came to Haggai. This message also came on the 24th day of the ninth month. The Lord said, 21“Speak to Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah. Tell him I am going to shake the heavens and the earth. 22I will throw down royal thrones. I will smash the power of other kingdoms. I will destroy chariots and their drivers. Horses and their riders will fall. They will be killed by the swords of their relatives.
23“ ‘Zerubbabel, at that time I will pick you,’ announces the Lord. ‘You are my servant,’ announces the Lord. ‘You will be like a ring that has my royal mark on it. I have chosen you,’ announces the Lord who rules over all.”
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Haggai 2
2
A Promise to Rebuild
1In the seventh month on the twenty-first day, the word of Yahweh came through#Literally “came through the hand of” Haggai the prophet, saying, 2“Speak now to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying, 3‘Who among you is left that saw this house in its former glory? And how do you see it now? Does it seem like nothing to you?#Literally “in your eyes” 4‘But now take courage,#Or “be strong” Zerubbabel,’ declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh. ‘Take courage,#Or “Be strong” Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and take courage,#Or “be strong” all the people of the land,’ declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh. ‘Do the work, because I am with you,’ declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh of hosts, 5‘according to the promise#Literally “the word” that I covenanted#Literally “I cut” with you when you came out of Egypt. My spirit is with you;#Literally “is standing in your midst” do not be afraid.’ 6For thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Once again, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth and the sea and dry land. 7I will shake all the nations so that the treasure of all the nations will come, and I will fill this house#That is, the temple with glory,’ says Yahweh of hosts. 8‘The silver is mine and the gold is mine,’ declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh of hosts. 9‘The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former,’ says Yahweh of hosts, ‘and in this place I will give peace’ declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh of hosts.’ ”
10On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh came to the prophet Haggai, saying, 11“Thus says Yahweh of hosts: ‘Ask now the priests for a ruling:#Or “a torah,” or “a law” 12If a man carries#Literally “lifts” consecrated meat in the hem of his garment, and his hem touches bread, or stew, or wine, or olive oil, or any kind of food, will it become holy?’ ” The priests answered, “No.” 13Then Haggai said, “If one who is unclean from contact with a corpse touches any of these, will it become unclean?” The priests answered, “Yes, it will be become unclean.” 14And Haggai answered and said, “ ‘So it is with this people, and with this nation before me,’ declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh, ‘and so it is with every kind of work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean. 15But now, please consider#Literally “set your heart” from this day forward, before one stone was placed on another in the temple of Yahweh, 16from that time when#Or “from their being,” or “from the time they were then” one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten, and when one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty measures,#Hebrew “measure” there were only twenty. 17I struck you with blight, and with plant mildew, and hail, all the work of your hands. But you did not come back to me,’#Literally “there were none of you to me” declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh. 18‘Please consider#Literally “Please set your heart” from this day forward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day that the foundation of Yahweh’s temple was laid,#Or “placed,” or “set” consider:#Literally “set your heart” 19Is there still seed in the store chamber? Do the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, and the olive tree still produce nothing? From this day forward I will bless you.’ ”
The Coming Kingdom
20And the word of Yahweh came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month saying, 21“Say to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah: I am going to shake the heavens and the earth, 22and I will overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the military strength of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overthrow chariots and their drivers; horses and their riders will fall, every one by the sword of another! 23‘On that day,’ declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh of hosts, ‘I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant,’ declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh, ‘and I will make you a signet ring, for I have chosen you,’ declares#Literally “a declaration of” Yahweh of hosts.”
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