Holy Bible
(King James Version)
Haggai:
Chapter 2
1. In the seventh month, in
the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the LORD by the
prophet Hag-gai, saying,
2. Speak now to Ze-rub-ba-bel the son of She-al-ti-el, governor of
Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jos-e-dech, the high priest, and to the
residue of the people, saying,
3. Who is left among you that saw this house in her first glory? and how
do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?
4. Yet now be strong, O Ze-rub-ba-bel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O
Joshua, son of Jos-e-dech, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people
of the land, saith the LORD, and work: for I am with you, saith the LORD
of hosts:
5. According to the word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of
Egypt, so my spirit remaineth among you: fear ye not.
6. For thus saith the LORD of hosts; Yet once, it is a little while, and
I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;
7. And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall
come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.
8. The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the LORD of hosts.
9. The glory of this latter house shall be greater than of the former,
saith the LORD of hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith the
LORD of hosts.
10. In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year
of Da-ri-us, came the word of the LORD by Hag-gai the prophet, saying,
11. Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ask now the priests concerning the
law, saying,
12. If one bear holy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his
skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it
be holy? And the priests answered and said, No.
13. Then said Hag-gai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any
of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said,
It shall be unclean.
14. Then answered Hag-gai, and said, So is this people, and so is this
nation before me, saith the LORD; and so is every work of their hands;
and that which they offer there is unclean.
15. And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before
a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the LORD:
16. Since those days were, when one came to an heap of twenty measures,
there were but ten: when one came to the pressfat for to draw out fifty
vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.
17. I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the
labours of your hands; yet ye turned not to me, saith the LORD.
18. Consider now from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth
day of the ninth month, even from the day that the foundation of the
LORD'S temple was laid, consider it.
19. Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree,
and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth: from
this day will I bless you.
20. And again the word of the LORD came unto Hag-gai in the four and
twentieth day of the month, saying,
21. Speak to Ze-rub-ba-bel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the
heavens and the earth;
22. And I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the
strength of the kingdoms of the heathen; and I will overthrow the
chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders
shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
23. In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O
Ze-rub-ba-bel, my servant, the son of She-al-ti-el, saith the LORD, and
will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of
hosts.
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