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1. On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the Lord spoke his word through Haggai the prophet, saying,
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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, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the rest of the people who are left alive. Say,
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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. 'Do any of you remember how great the Temple was before it was destroyed? What does it look like now? Doesn't it seem like nothing to you?'
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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 the Lord says, 'Zerubbabel, be brave. Also, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, be brave. And all you people who live in the land, be brave,' says the Lord. 'Work, because I am with you,' says the Lord All-Powerful.
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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 a promise to you when you came out of Egypt, and my Spirit is still 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 says: 'In a short time I will once again shake the heavens and the earth, 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 all the nations, and they will bring their wealth. Then I will fill this Temple with glory,' says the Lord All-Powerful.
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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. 'The silver is mine, and the gold is mine,' says the Lord All-Powerful.
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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. 'The new Temple will be greater than the one before,' says the Lord All-Powerful. 'And in this place I will give peace,' says the Lord All-Powerful."
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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 twenty-fourth day of the ninth month in the second year Darius was king, the Lord spoke his word to Haggai the prophet, saying,
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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. "This is what the Lord All-Powerful says: 'Ask the priests for a teaching.
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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 person carries in the fold of his clothes some meat made holy for the Lord. If that fold touches bread, cooked food, wine, olive oil, or some other food, will that be made 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, "A person who touches a dead body will become unclean. If he touches any of these foods, will it become unclean, too?" The priests answered, "Yes, it would 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 answered, "The Lord says, 'This is also true for the people of this nation. They are unclean, and everything they do with their hands is unclean to me. Whatever they offer at the altar is also 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 this from now on! Think about how it was before you started laying stones on top of stones to build the Temple of the Lord.
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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. A person used to come to a pile of grain expecting to find twenty basketfuls, but there were only ten. And a person used to come to the wine vat to take out fifty jarfuls, but only twenty were there.
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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. I destroyed your work with diseases, mildew, and hail, but you still did not come back to me,' says the Lord.
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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. 'It is the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, the day in which the people finished working on the foundation of the Temple of the Lord. From now on, think about these things:
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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. Do you have seeds for crops still in the barn? Your vines, fig trees, pomegranates, and olive trees have not given fruit yet. But from now on 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. Then the Lord spoke his word a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month. He said,
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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. "Tell Zerubbabel, the governor of Judah, 'I am going to shake the heavens and the 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. I will destroy the foreign kingdoms and take away the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will destroy the chariots and their riders. The horses will fall with their riders, as people 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. The Lord All-Powerful says, 'On that day I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant,' says the Lord, 'and I will make you important like my signet ring, because I have chosen you!' says the Lord All-Powerful."
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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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