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Then I will take pleasure in it and be honored, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/haggai/1.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may be glorified, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/haggai/1.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/haggai/1.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/haggai/1.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Go up to the mountains and bring wood and build the temple, that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/haggai/1.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Go up to the mountains, bring wood, and rebuild the temple, that I may be pleased with it and be honored,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/haggai/1.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Go up to the mountains, bring wood and rebuild the temple, that I may be pleased with it and be glorified,&#8221 says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/haggai/1.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Go up to the mountains, bring wood and rebuild the temple, that I may be pleased with it and be glorified,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/haggai/1.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Go up to the mountains and bring wood and rebuild the house <i>of God</i>, that I may be pleased with it and be glorified,” says Yahweh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/haggai/1.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Go up to the hill country, bring lumber and rebuild My house (temple), that I may be pleased with it and be glorified,” says the LORD [accepting it as done for My glory].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/haggai/1.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house; and I will be pleased with it and be glorified,” says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/haggai/1.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house. Then I will be pleased with it and be glorified,&#8221 says the LORD.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/haggai/1.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/haggai/1.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But first, go to the hills and get wood for my temple, so I can take pride in it and be worshiped there. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/haggai/1.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/haggai/1.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"Go to the mountains, get lumber, and build the house. I will be pleased with it, and I will be honored," declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/haggai/1.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Now go up into the hills, get lumber, and rebuild the Temple; then I will be pleased and will be worshiped as I should be. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/haggai/1.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Go up into the mountains, bring timber, and reconstruct my house. Then I will be pleased with it and I will be honored,' says the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/haggai/1.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Go up into the hills, bring down lumber, and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/haggai/1.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Go up to the hill country and bring back timber to build the temple. Then I will be pleased and honored,' says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/haggai/1.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Go up to the mountain, bring wood, and build the house. I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified," says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/haggai/1.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/haggai/1.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Go up to the mountain, bring wood, and build the house. I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified,” says Yahweh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/haggai/1.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Go up the mountain, and you have brought in wood, "" And build the house, and I am pleased with it. And I am honored,” said YHWH.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/haggai/1.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Go up the mountain, and ye have brought in wood, And build the house, and I am pleased with it. And I am honoured, said Jehovah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/haggai/1.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Go up to the mountain and bring wood, and build the house, and I will delight in it, and I shall be honored, said Jehovah.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/haggai/1.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Go up to the mountain, bring timber, and build the house: and it shall be acceptable to me, and I shall be glorified, saith the Lord. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/haggai/1.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Ascend to the mountain, bring wood and build the house, and it shall be acceptable to me, and I shall be glorified, says the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/haggai/1.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Go up into the hill country; bring timber, and build the house that I may be pleased with it, and that I may be glorified, says the LORD. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/haggai/1.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored, says the LORD.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/haggai/1.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Go up to the mountain, and bring timber and build this house; and I will take pleasure in it and I will be glorified in it, says the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/haggai/1.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Go up the mountain! Bring wood and build up this house and I shall be pleased in it, and I shall be glorified in it, says LORD JEHOVAH<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/haggai/1.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Go up to the hill-country, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/haggai/1.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Go up to the mountain, and cut timber; build the house, and I will take pleasure in it, and be glorified, saith the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/haggai/1-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/E3FsGMCt5I0?start=70" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/haggai/1.htm">A Call to Rebuild the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Consider carefully your ways. <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ă·lū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">Go up</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: hā·hār (Art:: N-ms) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">into the hills,</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: wa·hă·ḇê·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">bring down</a> <a href="/hebrew/6086.htm" title="6086: ‘êṣ (N-ms) -- Tree, trees, wood. From atsah; a tree; hence, wood.">lumber,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1129.htm" title="1129: ū·ḇə·nū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To build. A primitive root; to build.">and build</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·bā·yiṯ (Art:: N-ms) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">the house,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7521.htm" title="7521: wə·’er·ṣeh- (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.h-1cs) -- To be pleased with, accept favorably. A primitive root; to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy a debt.">so that I may take pleasure</a> <a href="/hebrew/bōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">in it</a> <a href="/hebrew/3513.htm" title="3513: wə·ʾɛk·kå̄·ḇēḏ (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConjImperf.Cohort-1cs) -- Or kabed; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. In a bad sense or in a good sense (in the same two senses).">and be glorified,</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD.</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>You expected much, but behold, it amounted to little. And what you brought home, I blew away. Why? declares the LORD of Hosts. Because My house still lies in ruins, while each of you is busy with his own house.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezra/5-1.htm">Ezra 5:1-2</a></span><br />Later, the prophets Haggai and Zechariah son of Iddo prophesied to the Jews in Judah and Jerusalem in the name of the God of Israel, who was over them. / Then Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Jeshua son of Jozadak rose up and began to rebuild the house of God in Jerusalem. And the prophets of God were with them, helping them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/4-9.htm">Zechariah 4:9</a></span><br />“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/6-12.htm">1 Kings 6:12-14</a></span><br />“As for this temple you are building, if you walk in My statutes, carry out My ordinances, and keep all My commandments by walking in them, I will fulfill through you the promise I made to your father David. / And I will dwell among the Israelites and will not abandon My people Israel.” / So Solomon built the temple and finished it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-23.htm">2 Chronicles 36:23</a></span><br />“This is what Cyrus king of Persia says: ‘The LORD, the God of heaven, who has given me all the kingdoms of the earth, has appointed me to build a house for Him at Jerusalem in Judah. Whoever among you belongs to His people, may the LORD his God be with him, and may he go up.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/44-28.htm">Isaiah 44:28</a></span><br />who says of Cyrus, ‘My shepherd will fulfill all that I desire,’ who says of Jerusalem, ‘She will be rebuilt,’ and of the temple, ‘Let its foundation be laid.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-16.htm">Zechariah 1:16</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD says: ‘I will return to Jerusalem with mercy, and there My house will be rebuilt, declares the LORD of Hosts, and a measuring line will be stretched out over Jerusalem.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/22-19.htm">1 Chronicles 22:19</a></span><br />Now set your heart and soul to seek the LORD your God. Begin building the sanctuary of the LORD God, so that you may bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD and the holy articles of God into the temple that will be built for the Name of the LORD.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/2-4.htm">2 Chronicles 2:4</a></span><br />Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making burnt offerings every morning and evening as well as on the Sabbaths, New Moons, and appointed feasts of the LORD our God. This is ordained for Israel forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/25-8.htm">Exodus 25:8-9</a></span><br />And they are to make a sanctuary for Me, so that I may dwell among them. / You must make the tabernacle and design all its furnishings according to the pattern I show you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/5-5.htm">1 Kings 5:5</a></span><br />So behold, I plan to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God, according to what the LORD said to my father David: ‘I will put your son on your throne in your place, and he will build the house for My Name.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/3-9.htm">1 Corinthians 3:9-11</a></span><br />For we are God’s fellow workers; you are God’s field, God’s building. / By the grace God has given me, I laid a foundation as an expert builder, and someone else is building on it. But each one must be careful how he builds. / For no one can lay a foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/2-19.htm">Ephesians 2:19-22</a></span><br />Therefore you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s household, / built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, with Christ Jesus Himself as the cornerstone. / In Him the whole building is fitted together and grows into a holy temple in the Lord. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-3.htm">Hebrews 3:3-6</a></span><br />For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. / And every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything. / Now Moses was faithful as a servant in all God’s house, testifying to what would be spoken later. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-4.htm">1 Peter 2:4-5</a></span><br />As you come to Him, the living stone, rejected by men but chosen and precious in God’s sight, / you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/16-18.htm">Matthew 16:18</a></span><br />And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades will not prevail against it.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, said the LORD.</p><p class="hdg">to.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/2-8.htm">2 Chronicles 2:8-10</a></b></br> Send me also cedar trees, fir trees, and algum trees, out of Lebanon: for I know that thy servants can skill to cut timber in Lebanon; and, behold, my servants <i>shall be</i> with thy servants, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/3-7.htm">Ezra 3:7</a></b></br> They gave money also unto the masons, and to the carpenters; and meat, and drink, and oil, unto them of Zidon, and to them of Tyre, to bring cedar trees from Lebanon to the sea of Joppa, according to the grant that they had of Cyrus king of Persia.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezra/6-4.htm">Ezra 6:4</a></b></br> <i>With</i> three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expences be given out of the king's house:</p><p class="hdg">and build.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/haggai/1-2.htm">Haggai 1:2-4</a></b></br> Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jonah/3-1.htm">Jonah 3:1,2</a></b></br> And the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the second time, saying, … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/3-8.htm">Matthew 3:8,9</a></b></br> Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance: … </p><p class="hdg">and I will take.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">1 Kings 9:3</a></b></br> And the LORD said unto him, I have heard thy prayer and thy supplication, that thou hast made before me: I have hallowed this house, which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever; and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/7-16.htm">2 Chronicles 7:16</a></b></br> For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/87-2.htm">Psalm 87:2,3</a></b></br> The LORD loveth the gates of Zion more than all the dwellings of Jacob… </p><p class="hdg">I will be.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/haggai/2-7.htm">Haggai 2:7</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/29-43.htm">Exodus 29:43</a></b></br> And there I will meet with the children of Israel, and <i>the tabernacle</i> shall be sanctified by my glory.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/60-7.htm">Isaiah 60:7,13</a></b></br> All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together unto thee, the rams of Nebaioth shall minister unto thee: they shall come up with acceptance on mine altar, and I will glorify the house of my glory… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/hosea/6-3.htm">Appear</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-13.htm">Build</a> <a href="/daniel/5-23.htm">Glorified</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-3.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-44.htm">Hill-Country</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-10.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/haggai/1-4.htm">House</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-11.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/habakkuk/3-10.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/micah/6-7.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-7.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/haggai/1-2.htm">Rebuild</a> <a href="/zephaniah/1-9.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-11.htm">Timber</a> <a href="/habakkuk/2-19.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/zechariah/9-14.htm">Appear</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-11.htm">Build</a> <a href="/matthew/9-8.htm">Glorified</a> <a href="/haggai/2-3.htm">Glory</a> <a href="/luke/1-39.htm">Hill-Country</a> <a href="/haggai/1-11.htm">Hills</a> <a href="/haggai/1-9.htm">House</a> <a href="/zechariah/4-7.htm">Mountain</a> <a href="/haggai/1-11.htm">Mountains</a> <a href="/malachi/1-8.htm">Pleased</a> <a href="/malachi/1-10.htm">Pleasure</a> <a href="/matthew/26-61.htm">Rebuild</a> <a href="/haggai/2-3.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-4.htm">Timber</a> <a href="/zechariah/12-6.htm">Wood</a><div class="vheading2">Haggai 1</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/haggai/1-1.htm">The time when Haggai prophesied.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/haggai/1-2.htm">He reproves the people for neglecting the building of the house.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/haggai/1-7.htm">He incites them to the building.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/haggai/1-12.htm">He promises them, being forward, God's assistance.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The hills refer to the mountainous regions surrounding Jerusalem, which were rich in timber resources. Historically, the Israelites often sourced materials from these areas for construction purposes. The command to "go up" signifies an ascent, both physically and spiritually, as the people are called to rise to the task of rebuilding the temple, which had been neglected.<p><b>bring down lumber</b><br>The instruction to bring down lumber highlights the practical steps needed to accomplish the task of rebuilding. Lumber was a crucial material for construction, and its procurement was essential for the temple's restoration. This reflects the need for tangible resources in fulfilling God's commands. The act of bringing down lumber also symbolizes the effort and labor required in serving God, emphasizing that divine work often involves human participation and diligence.<p><b>and build the house</b><br>The "house" refers to the temple in Jerusalem, which was central to Jewish worship and identity. The temple had been destroyed by the Babylonians, and its rebuilding was crucial for the restoration of proper worship and the community's spiritual life. This command underscores the importance of prioritizing God's dwelling place, reflecting the broader biblical theme of God's desire to dwell among His people. The temple serves as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate dwelling place of God among humanity.<p><b>so that I may take pleasure in it</b><br>God's pleasure in the temple signifies His approval and presence. The temple was not just a physical structure but a place where God chose to manifest His presence and meet with His people. This phrase indicates that the people's obedience in rebuilding the temple would result in divine favor and blessing. It also reflects the broader biblical principle that God delights in the obedience and worship of His people.<p><b>and be glorified</b><br>The glorification of God is the ultimate purpose of the temple's reconstruction. The temple was a visible representation of God's glory and majesty among the nations. By rebuilding it, the people would not only restore their worship practices but also testify to God's greatness and sovereignty. This aligns with the biblical theme that all creation exists to glorify God, and it foreshadows the ultimate glorification of God through Jesus Christ, who is the true temple and the revelation of God's glory.<p><b>says the LORD</b><br>This phrase affirms the divine authority behind the command. It is not merely a human initiative but a directive from God Himself. The use of "the LORD" (Yahweh) emphasizes the covenant relationship between God and His people, reminding them of His faithfulness and their obligation to respond in obedience. This assurance of divine backing provides the people with confidence and motivation to undertake the task of rebuilding the temple.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/haggai.htm">Haggai</a></b><br>A prophet who delivered God's messages to the people of Judah after their return from Babylonian exile. His ministry focused on encouraging the rebuilding of the temple in Jerusalem.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/z/zerubbabel.htm">Zerubbabel</a></b><br>The governor of Judah during the time of Haggai's prophecy. He played a key role in the reconstruction efforts of the temple.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/joshua.htm">Joshua</a></b><br>The high priest at the time, who worked alongside Zerubbabel in leading the people in the rebuilding process.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple.htm">The Temple</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, which had been destroyed by the Babylonians. Rebuilding it was crucial for restoring proper worship and community life.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/m/mountains.htm">Mountains</a></b><br>The location from which the people were instructed to gather wood for the temple's reconstruction, symbolizing the effort and resources required to fulfill God's command.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/p/prioritizing_god's_work.htm">Prioritizing God's Work</a></b><br><a href="/haggai/1-8.htm">Haggai 1:8</a> calls the people to prioritize the rebuilding of the temple, reminding us to put God's work first in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_and_action.htm">Obedience and Action</a></b><br>The command to "go up into the mountains, bring down timber, and build the house" emphasizes the need for active obedience in fulfilling God's directives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_glory_and_pleasure.htm">God's Glory and Pleasure</a></b><br>The verse highlights that the purpose of rebuilding the temple is for God's pleasure and glory, teaching us to align our actions with God's desires.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/resourcefulness_in_god's_service.htm">Resourcefulness in God's Service</a></b><br>Gathering wood from the mountains signifies using available resources for God's purposes, encouraging us to be resourceful and diligent in our service to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_effort.htm">Community Effort</a></b><br>The rebuilding of the temple required collective effort, illustrating the importance of community and cooperation in achieving God's plans.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_haggai_1.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Haggai 1</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_haggai's_main_message.htm">What is the main message of the Book of Haggai?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_proof_the_altar_was_rebuilt.htm">(Ezra 3:3) Is there archaeological evidence that the altar was rebuilt on the exact original foundation, or might this claim be unverified tradition? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_owns_cattle_on_a_thousand_hills.htm">Who owns the cattle on a thousand hills?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/did_exiles_have_resources_to_rebuild_temple.htm">Is there sufficient archaeological evidence to confirm that the returned exiles had the resources to rebuild the Temple at the time Haggai 1:2–8 demands? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/haggai/1.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) <span class= "bld">The mountain.</span>--No <span class= "ital">one</span> mountain is thought of. The term implies the high lands generally, as growing the most suitable timber for building purposes.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/haggai/1.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 8.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Go up to the mountain.</span> The hill country in the neighbourhood of Jerusalem, whence by their own personal exertions they might procure material for the building. The temple mount is certainly not meant, as if they were to bring wood from it. Nor can Lebanon be intended, as in <a href="/ezra/3-7.htm">Ezra 3:7</a>; for the injunction looks to an immediate actual result, and in their depressed circumstances they were scarcely likely to interest the Sidonians and Tyrians to provide cedar for them. There was abundance of wood close at hand, and the "kings forest" (<a href="/nehemiah/2-8.htm">Nehemiah 2:8</a>) was in the immediate neighbourhood of Jerusalem. There is no mention of stone, probably because the foundations had long been laid, and the ruins of the old temple supplied material for the new one; and, indeed, stone was to be had in abundance everywhere; or it may be that the prophet names merely one opening for their renewed activity, as a specimen of the work required from them. Not costly offerings were desired, but a willing mind. <span class="cmt_word">I will be glorified;</span> <span class="accented">I</span> <span class="accented">will glorify myself</span> by showering blessings on the house and the people, so that the Hebrews themselves and their neighbours may own that I am among them (comp. <a href="/exodus/14-4.htm">Exodus 14:4</a>; <a href="/leviticus/10-3.htm">Leviticus 10:3</a>; <a href="/isaiah/66-5.htm">Isaiah 66:5</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/haggai/1-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Go up</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲל֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the hills,</span><br /><span class="heb">הָהָ֛ר</span> <span class="translit">(hā·hār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mountain, hill, hill country</span><br /><br /><span class="word">bring down</span><br /><span class="heb">וַהֲבֵאתֶ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(wa·hă·ḇê·ṯem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">lumber,</span><br /><span class="heb">עֵ֖ץ</span> <span class="translit">(‘êṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6086.htm">Strong's 6086: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tree, trees, wood</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and build</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְנ֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1129.htm">Strong's 1129: </a> </span><span class="str2">To build</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the house,</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבָּ֑יִת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bā·yiṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that I may take pleasure</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶרְצֶה־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’er·ṣeh-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7521.htm">Strong's 7521: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be pleased with, to satisfy a, debt</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in it</span><br /><span class="heb">בּ֥וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> </span><span class="str2"></span><br /><br /><span class="word">and be glorified,</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶכָּבְדָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’ek·kā·ḇə·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3513.htm">Strong's 3513: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be heavy, weighty, or burdensome</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/haggai/1-8.htm">Haggai 1:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/haggai/1-8.htm">Haggai 1:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/haggai/1-8.htm">Haggai 1:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/haggai/1-8.htm">Haggai 1:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/haggai/1-8.htm">Haggai 1:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/haggai/1-8.htm">Haggai 1:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/haggai/1-8.htm">Haggai 1:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/haggai/1-8.htm">Haggai 1:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/haggai/1-8.htm">Haggai 1:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/haggai/1-8.htm">Haggai 1:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/haggai/1-8.htm">OT Prophets: Haggai 1:8 Go up to the mountain bring wood (Hagg. 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