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Haggai 1:1-2:23

HAGGAI. (520 bce). The LORD's command to rebuild the temple. (Hg.1.1-11)

1¹In the second year of King Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of Yahweh was addressed through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel governor of Judah and to Joshua son of Jehozadak the high priest as follows, ²'Yahweh Sabaoth says this, 'This people says: The time has not yet come to rebuild the Temple of Yahweh.' ' ³(And the word of Yahweh was addressed through the prophet Haggai, as follows,) ⁴'Is this a time for you to live in your panelled houses, when this House lies in ruins? ⁵So now, Yahweh Sabaoth says this, 'Think carefully about your behaviour. ⁶You have sown much and harvested little; you eat but never have enough, drink but never have your fill, put on clothes but feel no warmth. The wage-earner gets his wages only to put them in a bag with a hole in it.' ⁷Yahweh Sabaoth says this, 'Think carefully about your behaviour. ⁸Go up into the hills, fetch timber and rebuild the House; and I shall take pleasure in it and manifest my glory there—Yahweh says. ⁹The abundance you expected proved to be little. When you brought the harvest in, I blasted it. And why? - Yahweh Sabaoth declares. Because while my House lies in ruins, each of you is busy with his own house. ¹⁰That is why the sky has withheld the rain and the earth withheld its yield. ¹¹I have called down drought on land and hills, on grain, on new wine, on olive oil and on all the produce of the ground, on humans and animals and all your labours.' '

The people obey the LORD's command. (Hg.1.12-15)

¹²Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, Joshua son of Jehozadak the high priest and the entire remnant of the people, paid attention to the voice of Yahweh their God and to the words of the prophet Haggai, which Yahweh their God had sent him to deliver. And the people were filled with fear before Yahweh. ¹³Haggai, the messenger of Yahweh, then passed on Yahweh's message to the people, 'I am with you—declares Yahweh.' ¹⁴And Yahweh roused the spirit of Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel governor of Judah, the spirit of Joshua son of Jehozadak the high priest and the spirit of the entire remnant of the people; they came and set to work in the Temple of Yahweh Sabaoth, their God. ¹⁵This was on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month. In the second year of King Darius,

The splendour of the second temple. (Hg.2.1-9)

2¹on the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of Yahweh was addressed through the prophet Haggai, as follows, ²'You are to speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel governor of Judah, to Joshua son of Jehozadak the high priest and to the remnant of the people. Say this, ³'Is there anyone left among you who saw this Temple in its former glory? And how does it look to you now? Does it not seem as though there is nothing there? ⁴But take courage now, Zerubbabel!-Yahweh declares. Courage, Joshua son of Jehozadak high priest! Courage, all you people of the country!-Yahweh declares. To work! I am with you—Yahweh Sabaoth declares- ⁵and my spirit is present among you. Do not be afraid! ⁶For Yahweh Sabaoth says this: A little while now, and I shall shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. ⁷I shall shake all the nations, and the treasures of all the nations will flow in, and I shall fill this Temple with glory, says Yahweh Sabaoth. ⁸Mine is the silver, mine the gold!-Yahweh Sabaoth declares. ⁹The glory of this new Temple will surpass that of the old, says Yahweh Sabaoth, and in this place I shall give peace—Yahweh Sabaoth declares.' '

Haggai consults the priests. (Hg.2.10-14)

¹⁰On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of Yahweh was addressed to the prophet Haggai as follows, ¹¹'Yahweh Sabaoth says this, 'Ask the priests to give a ruling on this: ¹²If someone is carrying consecrated meat in the fold of his gown and allows the fold to touch bread, broth, wine, oil or food of any kind, will that become holy?' ' The priests replied, 'No.' ¹³Haggai then said, 'If anyone rendered unclean by contact with a corpse touches any of these things, will that become unclean?' The priests replied, 'It will become unclean.' ¹⁴

The LORD promises his blessing. (Hg.2.15-19)

¹⁵'So now think carefully, today and henceforth: before one stone had been laid on another in the sanctuary of Yahweh, ¹⁶what state were you in? You would come to a twenty-measure heap and find only ten; you would come to a vat to draw fifty measures and find only twenty. ¹⁷ ¹⁸So think carefully, today and henceforth (from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day the foundation of the sanctuary of Yahweh was laid, think carefully) ¹⁹if seed-corn is still short in the barn, and if vine and fig tree, pomegranate and olive tree still bear no fruit.

'From today onwards I intend to bless you.'

The LORD's promise to Zerubabel. (Hg.2.20-23)

²⁰On the twenty-fourth day of the month the word of Yahweh was addressed a second time to Haggai, as follows, ²¹'Speak to Zerubbabel governor of Judah. Say this, 'I am going to shake the heavens and the earth. ²²I shall overturn the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the power of the kings of the nations. I shall overthrow the chariots and their crews; horses and their riders will fall, every one to the sword of his comrade. ²³When that day comes—Yahweh Sabaoth declares—I shall take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel my servant—Yahweh declares—and make you like a signet ring. For I have chosen you—Yahweh Sabaoth declares.' '