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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Haggai 1 ISV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/haggai/1.htm" 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second year of the reign of<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:1 The Heb. lacks the reign of">a</a></span> King Darius, this message from the LORD came by<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:1 Lit. by the hand of">b</a></span> Haggai<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:1 The Heb. name Haggai means festive">c</a></span> the prophet to Shealtiel’s son Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, and to Jehozadak’s son Joshua, the high priest:</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/haggai/1-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>“This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: ‘These people keep saying, “No, the right<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:2 The Heb. lacks right">d</a></span> time for rebuilding the LORD’s Temple has not yet come.”’”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/haggai/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Then this message from the LORD came by<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:3 Lit. by the hand of">e</a></span> Haggai the prophet: <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/haggai/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“Is it the right<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:4 The Heb. lacks right">f</a></span> time for all of you to live in your own paneled houses while this house remains in ruins?”</p> <p class="heading">Consequences of Not Rebuilding</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/haggai/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“Now this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies, says: ‘Carefully consider your ways:</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/haggai/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>You have sowed much</p> <p class="poetry2">but have reaped little.</p> <p class="poetry2">You have eaten</p> <p class="poetry2">but don’t have enough to become satisfied.</p> <p class="poetry2">You have drunk</p> <p class="poetry2">but don’t have enough to become intoxicated.</p> <p class="poetry2">You have clothed yourself</p> <p class="poetry2">but don’t have enough to keep warm.</p> <p class="poetry2">And the hired laborer deposits his salary</p> <p class="poetry2">in a bag full of holes!’”</p> <p class="heading">Command to Rebuild the Temple</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/haggai/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“This is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: ‘Carefully consider your ways: <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/haggai/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>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="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/haggai/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>‘You turned away in pursuit of abundance, but look at how little you found!<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:9 The Heb. lacks you found">g</a></span> What you did manage to bring home, I blew away! And why?’ declares the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. ‘It’s because of my house! It lies in ruins while each of you runs off to his own house! <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/haggai/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>That is why the heavens keep withholding dew from you, and the earth withholds her fruit. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/haggai/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>I sent a drought on the land, on the mountains, on your grain, on your new wines, on your oil—on everything the ground produces—on men, on livestock, and on everything you do!<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:11 Lit. every product of your labor">h</a></span> ’”</p> <p class="heading">The People Obey</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/haggai/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Then Shealtiel’s son Zerubbabel, Jehozadak’s son Joshua the high priest, and all the rest<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:12 Or the whole remnant">i</a></span> of the people obeyed the LORD their God and the words of Haggai the prophet, because the LORD their God had sent him. And the people feared the LORD. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/haggai/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Haggai, the messenger of the LORD, spoke to the people with a special commission<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:13 Or message">j</a></span> from the LORD: “‘I am with you,’ declares the LORD.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/haggai/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Then the LORD revitalized the spirit of Shealtiel’s son Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, the spirit of Jehozadak’s son Joshua the high priest, and the spirit of all the rest<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:14 Or the whole remnant">k</a></span> of the people, so they came and began to work on the house of their God, the LORD of the Heavenly Armies. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/haggai/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>This took place on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month of the second year of the reign of<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="1:15 The Heb. lacks the reign of">l</a></span> King Darius.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 1:1 The Heb. lacks <i>the reign of</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 1:1 Lit. <i>by the hand of</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 1:1 The Heb. name <i>Haggai </i>means <i>festive</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 1:2 The Heb. lacks <i>right</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 1:3 Lit. <i>by the hand of</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 1:4 The Heb. lacks <i>right</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 1:9 The Heb. lacks <i>you found</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 1:11 Lit. <i>every product of your labor</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 1:12 Or <i>the whole remnant</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 1:13 Or <i>message</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 1:14 Or <i>the whole remnant</i><br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 1:15 The Heb. lacks <i>the reign of</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../zephaniah/3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Zephaniah 3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Zephaniah 3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../haggai/2.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Haggai 2"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Haggai 2" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/haggai/1-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>