| Berean Study Bible | NET Bible |
| 1On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the LORD came through Haggai the prophet, saying: | 1On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the LORD spoke again through the prophet Haggai: |
| 2“Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and also to the remnant of the people. Ask them, | 2"Ask the following questions to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and the remnant of the people: |
| 3‘Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Does it not appear to you like nothing in comparison?’ | 3Who among you survivors saw the former splendor of this temple? How does it look to you now? Isn't it nothing by comparison? |
| 4But now be strong, O Zerubbabel, declares the LORD. Be strong, O Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest. And be strong, all you people of the land, declares the LORD. Work! For I am with you, declares the LORD of Hosts. | 4Even so, take heart, Zerubbabel,' says the LORD. 'Take heart, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and all you citizens of the land,' says the LORD, 'and begin to work. For I am with you,' says the LORD who rules over all. |
| 5This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt. And My Spirit remains among you; do not be afraid.” | 5Do not fear, because I made a promise to your ancestors when they left Egypt, and my spirit even now testifies to you.' |
| 6For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Once more, in a little while, I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and the dry land. | 6Moreover, the LORD who rules over all says: 'In just a little while I will once again shake the sky and the earth, the sea and the dry ground. |
| 7I will shake all the nations, and they will come with all their treasures, and I will fill this house with glory, says the LORD of Hosts. | 7I will also shake up all the nations, and they will offer their treasures; then I will fill this temple with glory,' says the LORD who rules over all. |
| 8The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine, declares the LORD of Hosts. | 8The silver and gold will be mine,' says the LORD who rules over all. |
| 9The latter glory of this house will be greater than the former, says the LORD of Hosts. And in this place I will provide peace, declares the LORD of Hosts.” | 9The future splendor of this temple will be greater than that of former times,' the LORD who rules over all declares, 'and in this place I will give peace.'" |
| 10On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the LORD came to Haggai the prophet, saying, | 10On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month of Darius' second year, the LORD spoke again to the prophet Haggai: |
| 11“This is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Ask the priests for a ruling. | 11"The LORD who rules over all says, 'Ask the priests about the law. |
| 12If a man carries consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does that item become holy?’ ” “No,” replied the priests. | 12If someone carries holy meat in a fold of his garment and that fold touches bread, a boiled dish, wine, olive oil, or any other food, will that item become holy?'" The priests answered, "It will not." |
| 13So Haggai asked, “If one who is defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled?” “Yes, it becomes defiled,” the priests answered. | 13Then Haggai asked, "If a person who is ritually unclean because of touching a dead body comes in contact with one of these items, will it become unclean?" The priests answered, "It will be unclean." |
| 14Then Haggai replied, “So it is with this people and this nation before Me, declares the LORD, and so it is with every work of their hands; whatever they offer there is defiled. | 14Then Haggai responded, "'The people of this nation are unclean in my sight,' says the LORD. 'And so is all their effort; everything they offer is also unclean. |
| 15Now consider carefully from this day forward: Before one stone was placed on another in the temple of the LORD, | 15Now therefore reflect carefully on the recent past, before one stone was laid on another in the LORD's temple. |
| 16from that time, when one came expecting a heap of twenty ephahs of grain, there were but ten. When one came to the winepress to draw out fifty baths, there were but twenty. | 16From that time when one came expecting a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten; when one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty measures from it, there were only twenty. |
| 17I struck you—all the work of your hands—with blight, mildew, and hail, but you did not turn to Me, declares the LORD. | 17I struck all the products of your labor with blight, disease, and hail, and yet you brought nothing to me,' says the LORD. |
| 18Consider carefully from this day forward—from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, the day the foundation of the LORD’s temple was laid—consider carefully: | 18Think carefully about the past: from today, the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, to the day work on the temple of the LORD was resumed, think about it. |
| 19Is there still seed in the barn? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet yielded fruit. But from this day on, I will bless you.” | 19The seed is still in the storehouse, isn't it? And the vine, fig tree, pomegranate, and olive tree have not produced. Nevertheless, from today on I will bless you.'" |
| 20For the second time that day, the twenty-fourth day of the month, the word of the LORD came to Haggai, saying, | 20Then the LORD spoke again to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month: |
| 21“Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah that I am about to shake the heavens and the earth: | 21Tell Zerubbabel governor of Judah: 'I am ready to shake the sky and the earth. |
| 22I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the kingdoms of the nations. I will overturn chariots and their riders; horses and their riders will fall, each by the sword of his brother. | 22I will overthrow royal thrones and shatter the might of earthly kingdoms. I will overthrow chariots and those who ride them, and horses and their riders will fall as people kill one another. |
| 23On that day, declares the LORD of Hosts, I will take you, My servant, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, declares the LORD, and I will make you like My signet ring, for I have chosen you, declares the LORD of Hosts.” | 23On that day,' says the LORD who rules over all, 'I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant,' says the LORD, 'and I will make you like a signet ring, for I have chosen you,' says the LORD who rules over all." |
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