## Chapter 1

1

Haggai Begins Temple Building

In the second 8147 year 8141 of Darius 1867 the king 4428, on the first 259 day 3117 of the sixth 8345 month 2320, the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 by the prophet 5030 Haggai 2292 to Zerubbabel 2216 the son 1121 of Shealtiel 7597, governor 6346 of Judah 3063, and to Joshua 3091 the son 1121 of Jehozadak 3087, the high 1419 priest 3548, saying 559,
2 "Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, 'This 2088 people 5971 says 559, "The time 6256 has not come 935, {even} the time 6256 for the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 to be rebuilt 1129."'"
3 Then the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 by Haggai 2292 the prophet 5030, saying 559,
4 "Is it time 6256 for you yourselves 864 to dwell 3427 in your paneled 5603 houses 1004 while this 2088 house 1004 {lies} desolate 2720?"
5 Now 6258 therefore, thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, "Consider your ways 1870!
6 "You have sown 2232 much 7235, but harvest 935 little 4592; {you} eat 398, but {there is} not {enough} to be satisfied 7654; {you} drink 8354, but {there is} not {enough} to become 7937 drunk 7937; {you} put 3847 on clothing 3847, but no 369 one 369 is warm 2552 {enough;} and he who earns 7936, earns 7936 wages 7939 {to put} into a purse 6872 with holes 5344."
7 ¶ Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, "Consider your ways 1870!
8 "Go 5927 up to the mountains 2022, bring 935 wood 6086 and rebuild 1129 the temple 1004, that I may be pleased 7521 with it and be glorified 3513," says 559 the LORD 3068.
9 "{You} look 6437 for much 7235, but behold 2009, {it comes} to little 4592; when you bring 935 {it} home 1004, I blow 5301 it {away.} Why?" declares 5002 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, "Because 3282 of My house 1004 which 834 {lies} desolate 2720, while each 376 of you runs 7323 to his own house 1004.
10 "Therefore, because 5921 of you the sky 8064 has withheld 3607 its dew 2919 and the earth 776 has withheld 3607 its produce 2981.
11 "I called 7121 for a drought 2721 on the land 776, on the mountains 2022, on the grain 1715, on the new 8492 wine 8492, on the oil 3323, on what 834 the ground 127 produces 3318, on men 120, on cattle 929, and on all 3605 the labor 3018 of your hands 3709."
12 ¶ Then Zerubbabel 2216 the son 1121 of Shealtiel 8032, and Joshua 3091 the son 1121 of Jehozadak 3087, the high 1419 priest 3548, with all 3605 the remnant 7611 of the people 5971, obeyed 8085 the voice 6963 of the LORD 3068 their God 430 and the words 1697 of Haggai 2292 the prophet 5030, as the LORD 3068 their God 430 had sent 7971 him. And the people 5971 showed 3372 reverence 3372 for the LORD 3068.
13 Then Haggai 2292, the messenger 4397 of the LORD 3068, spoke 559 by the commission 4400 of the LORD 3068 to the people 5971 saying 559, " 'I am with you,' declares 5002 the LORD 3068."
14 So the LORD 3068 stirred 5782 up the spirit 7307 of Zerubbabel 2216 the son 1121 of Shealtiel 8032, governor 6346 of Judah 3063, and the spirit 7307 of Joshua 3091 the son 1121 of Jehozadak 3087, the high 1419 priest 3548, and the spirit 7307 of all 3605 the remnant 7611 of the people 5971; and they came 935 and worked 6213 on the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, their God 430,
15 on the twenty-fourth day 3117 of the sixth 8345 month 2320 in the second 8147 year 8141 of Darius 1867 the king 4428.

## Chapter 2

1

The Builders Encouraged

On the twenty-first of the seventh 7637 month 2320, the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 by Haggai 2292 the prophet 5030 saying 559,
2 "Speak 559 now 4994 to Zerubbabel 2216 the son 1121 of Shealtiel 8032, governor 6346 of Judah 3063, and to Joshua 3091 the son 1121 of Jehozadak 3087, the high 1419 priest 3548, and to the remnant 7611 of the people 5971 saying 559,
3 'Who 4310 is left 7604 among you who 834 saw 7200 this 2088 temple 1004 in its former 7223 glory 3519? And how 4100 do you see 7200 it now 6258? Does it not seem 5869 to you like nothing 369 in comparison 3644?
4 'But now 6258 take 2388 courage 2388, Zerubbabel 2216,' declares 5002 the LORD 3068, 'take 2388 courage 2388 also, Joshua 3091 son 1121 of Jehozadak 3087, the high 1419 priest 3548, and all 3605 you people 5971 of the land 776 take 2388 courage 2388,' declares 5002 the LORD 3068, 'and work 6213; for I am with you,' declares 5002 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635.
5 'As for the promise 1697 which 834 I made 3772 you when you came 3318 out of Egypt 4714, My Spirit 7307 is abiding 5975 in your midst 8432; do not fear 3372!'
6 "For thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, 'Once 259 more 5750 in a little 4592 while 4592, I am going to shake 7493 the heavens 8064 and the earth 776, the sea 3220 also and the dry 2724 land 2724.
7 'I will shake 7493 all 3605 the nations 1471; and they will come 935 with the wealth 2532 of all 3605 nations 1471, and I will fill 4390 this 2088 house 1004 with glory 3519,' says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635.
8 'The silver 3701 is Mine and the gold 2091 is Mine,' declares 5002 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635.
9 'The latter 314 glory 3519 of this 2088 house 1004 will be greater 1419 than 4480 the former 7223,' says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, 'and in this 2088 place 4725 I will give 5414 peace 7965,' declares 5002 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635."
10 ¶ On the twenty-fourth of the ninth 8671 {month,} in the second 8147 year 8141 of Darius 1867, the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 to Haggai 2292 the prophet 5030, saying 559,
11 "Thus 3541 says 559 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, 'Ask 7592 now 4994 the priests 3548 {for} a ruling 8451:
12 'If 2005 a man 376 carries 5375 holy 6944 meat 1320 in the fold 3671 of his garment 899, and touches 5060 bread 3899 with this fold 3671, or cooked 5138 food 5138, wine 3196, oil 8081, or any 3605 {other} food 3978, will it become 6942 holy 6942?'" And the priests 3548 answered 6030, "No 3808."
13 Then Haggai 2292 said 559, "If 518 one who is unclean 2931 from a corpse 5315 touches 5060 any 3605 of these 428, will {the latter} become 2930 unclean 2930?" And the priests 3548 answered 6030, "It will become 2930 unclean 2930."
14 Then Haggai 2292 said 559, " 'So 3651 is this 2088 people 5971. And so 3651 is this 2088 nation 1471 before 6440 Me,' declares 5002 the LORD 3068, 'and so 3651 is every 3605 work 4639 of their hands 3027; and what 834 they offer 7126 there 8033 is unclean 2931.
15 'But now 6258, do consider from this 2088 day 3117 onward 4605: before one stone 68 was placed 7760 on another 68 in the temple 1964 of the LORD 3068,
16 from that time 1961 {when} one came 935 to a {grain} heap 6194 of twenty 6242 {measures,} there would be only ten 6235; and {when} one came 935 to the wine 3342 vat 3342 to draw 2834 fifty 2572 measures 6333, there would be {only} twenty 6242.
17 'I smote 5221 you {and} every 3605 work 4639 of your hands 3027 with blasting 7711 wind 7711, mildew 3420 and hail 1259; yet you {did} not {come back} to Me,' declares 5002 the LORD 3068.
18 'Do consider from this 2088 day 3117 onward 4605, from the twenty-fourth day 3117 of the ninth 8671 {month;} from the day 3117 when 834 the temple 1964 of the LORD 3068 was founded 3245, consider:
19 'Is the seed 2233 still 5750 in the barn 4035? Even 5704 including 5704 the vine 1612, the fig 8384 tree 8384, the pomegranate 7416 and the olive 2132 tree 6086, it has not borne 5375 {fruit.} Yet from this 2088 day 3117 on I will bless 1288 {you.}'"
20 ¶ Then the word 1697 of the LORD 3068 came 1961 a second 8145 time 8145 to Haggai 2292 on the twenty-fourth {day} of the month 2320, saying 559,
21 "Speak 559 to Zerubbabel 2216 governor 6346 of Judah 3063, saying 559, 'I am going to shake 7493 the heavens 8064 and the earth 776.
22 'I will overthrow 2015 the thrones 3678 of kingdoms 4467 and destroy 8045 the power 2392 of the kingdoms 4467 of the nations 1471; and I will overthrow 2015 the chariots 4818 and their riders 7392, and the horses 5483 and their riders 7392 will go 3381 down 3381, everyone 376 by the sword 2719 of another 251.'
23 'On that day 3117,' declares 5002 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635, 'I will take 3947 you, Zerubbabel 2216, son 1121 of Shealtiel 7597, My servant 5650,' declares 5002 the LORD 3068, 'and I will make 7760 you like a signet 2368 {ring,} for I have chosen 977 you,'" declares 5002 the LORD 3068 of hosts 6635.