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It is time to build the temple

1 1-2 The Lord spoke his message to Haggai, his prophet. [ a ] At that time, Darius was king of Persia. [ b ] He had been king for 1 year and five months. On the first day of the next month, the Lord told Haggai to speak to Zerubbabel, Judah's ruler, and to Joshua, the leader of God's priests. Zerubbabel was the son of Shealtiel. Joshua was the son of Jehozadak. This was the Almighty Lord 's message: ‘Judah's people say that this is not the right time to build a temple for me.’

3 The Lord told his prophet Haggai to say this to the people:

4 ‘You people are living in beautiful houses. But my temple is still just a heap of stones! It is time for you to do something about it! 5 I, the Almighty Lord , tell you this: Think carefully about what is happening to you. 6 You plant seeds but not many plants grow to give you food. You never have enough to eat. You drink, but you are still thirsty. You have clothes to wear, but they do not keep you warm. When you receive money for your work, you soon need to spend it. Then you have no money left.

7 The Almighty Lord also says this: Think about how you live your lives. 8 Now go up to the hills to get wood to build my temple again. If you do that, I will be happy. You will worship me there as you should do. 9 You thought that you would get a lot of food from the crops that grow in your fields. But only a few plants grew. When you brought your food home, it quickly disappeared. I blew it away! Why do you think all this happened? It happened because my temple is still a heap of stones. At the same time, you all work hard to build your own houses. I, the Almighty Lord , am telling you this! 10 That is why there has been no rain on your fields. That is why your plants do not grow well. 11 I have stopped the rain, so that your fields and the hills have become dry. Your crops will not grow. There will be no grapes to make wine. You will not have olives to make oil. Nothing will grow in the ground. Your animals will not become fat. People and animals will all hurt. For all your work, you will get nothing.’

The people obey the Lord

12 Zerubbabel and Joshua, the leader of the priests, as well as all the people obeyed the Lord , their God. They were the people that the Lord had brought back to Jerusalem from Babylon. When they heard the message that Haggai spoke to them, they agreed that it was a message from the Lord . As a result, they respected the Lord and they decided to obey him. 13 Haggai, the Lord 's prophet, then spoke this message from the Lord : ‘The Lord says, “I am with you.” ’

14 In that way, the Lord gave strength to Zerubbabel, Joshua and all the people who had returned to live in Jerusalem. They decided to work hard to build the temple of their God, the Almighty Lord . 15 They started to work on the 24th day of that same month, in the second year after Darius had become king.

Footnotes

  1. 1:1-2 When we write Lord like this, it is a special name for God. Sometimes people write it as ‘Yahweh’, or as ‘Jehovah’. It is his own name that he told Moses. See Exodus 3:14 . It means ‘I am who I am’. This shows that God has always been there and he always will be there.
  2. 1:1-2 King Darius ruled over the country of Persia and over many other countries. Judah was one of those countries. It was where the Jews lived.

It Is Time to Build the Temple

1 On the first day of the sixth month of the second year that Darius was king of Persia, Haggai received a message from the Lord . This message was for Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jehozadak. Zerubbabel was the governor of Judah and Joshua was the high priest. This is the message: 2 This is what the Lord All-Powerful said, “The people say it is not yet the right time to build the Lord ’s Temple.”

3 Again Haggai received a message from the Lord . Haggai spoke this message: 4 “You people think the right time has come for you to live in nice houses. You live in houses with beautiful wooden paneling on the walls, but the Lord’s house is still in ruins. 5 Now the Lord All-Powerful says, ‘Think about what is happening. 6 You have planted many seeds, but you have gathered only a few crops. You have food to eat, but not enough to get full. You have something to drink, but not enough to get drunk. You have some clothes to wear, but not enough to keep warm. You earn a little money, but you don’t know where it all goes. It’s as though there is a hole in your pocket!’ [ a ] ”

7 The Lord All-Powerful said, “Think about what you are doing. 8 Go up to the mountains, get the wood, and build the Temple. Then I will be pleased with the Temple, and I will be honored.” This is what the Lord said.

9 The Lord All-Powerful said, “You people look for a big harvest, but when you go to gather the crop, there is only a little grain. So you bring that grain home, and then I send a wind that blows it all away. Why is this happening? Because my house is still in ruins while each of you runs home to take care of your own house. 10 That is why the sky holds back its dew and why the earth holds back its crops.

11 “I gave the command for the land and the mountains to be dry. The grain, the new wine, the olive oil, and everything the earth produces will be ruined. [ b ] All the people and all the animals will become weak.”

Work Begins on the New Temple

12 The Lord God had sent Haggai to speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and to the high priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak. So these men and all the people listened to the voice of the Lord their God and to the words of Haggai the prophet. And the people showed their fear and respect for the Lord their God.

13 Then Haggai, the Lord ’s messenger, delivered this message to the people: “The Lord says, ‘I am with you!’”

14 Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel was the governor of Judah. Joshua son of Jehozadak was the high priest. The Lord made them and the rest of the people excited about working on the Temple of their God, the Lord All-Powerful. 15 So they began this work on the 24th day of the sixth month in the second year Darius was the king.

Footnotes

  1. Haggai 1:6 You … pocket Or “The one who saves money is putting it into a purse full of holes.”
  2. Haggai 1:11 dry … ruined The Hebrew word “dry” is like the Hebrew word “ruined.”

1 In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying,

2 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.

3 Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying,

4 Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?

5 Now therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.

6 Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.

7 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Consider your ways.

8 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 .

9 Ye looked for much, and, lo it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the Lord of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.

10 Therefore the heaven over you is stayed from dew, and the earth is stayed from her fruit.

11 And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon that which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.

12 Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the Lord their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the Lord their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the Lord .

13 Then spake Haggai the Lord 's messenger in the Lord 's message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the Lord .

14 And the Lord stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the Lord of hosts, their God,

15 In the four and twentieth day of the sixth month, in the second year of Darius the king.

Haggai Begins Temple Building

1 In the ( A ) second year of Darius the king, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the Lord came by the prophet ( B ) Haggai to ( C ) Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, ( D ) governor of Judah, and to ( E ) Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, saying, 2 “This is what the Lord of armies [ a ] says: ‘This people says, “The time has not come, the time for the house of the Lord to be rebuilt.”’” 3 Then the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet, saying, 4 “Is it time for you yourselves to live in your paneled houses while this house remains ( F ) desolate?” 5 Now then, the Lord of armies says this: “ [ b ] Consider your ways! 6 You have ( G ) sown much, only to [ c ] harvest little; you eat, but there is not enough to be satisfied; you drink, but there is not enough to become drunk; you put on clothing, but there is not enough for [ d ] anyone to get warm; and the one who earns, earns wages to put into a money bag full of holes.”

7 The Lord of armies says this: “ [ e ] Consider your ways! 8 Go up to the [ f ] mountains, bring wood, and ( H ) rebuild the [ g ] temple, that I may be ( I ) pleased with it and be ( J ) honored,” says the Lord . 9 “ ( K ) You [ h ] start an ambitious project, but behold, it comes to little; when you bring it home, I ( L ) blow it away . Why?” declares the Lord of armies. “ It is because of My house which ( M ) remains desolate, while each of you runs to his own house. 10 Therefore, because of you the ( N ) sky has withheld [ i ] its dew, and the earth has withheld its produce. 11 And I called for a ( O ) drought on the land, on the mountains, on the grain, on the new wine, on the oil, on what the ground produces, on ( P ) mankind, on cattle, and on ( Q ) all the products of the labor of [ j ] your hands.”

12 Then ( R ) Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and ( S ) Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, ( T ) obeyed the voice of the Lord their God and the words of Haggai the prophet, just as the Lord their God had sent him. And the people [ k ] ( U ) showed reverence for the Lord . 13 Then Haggai, the ( V ) messenger of the Lord , spoke [ l ] by the commission of the Lord to the people, saying, “‘ ( W ) I am with you,’ declares the Lord .” 14 So the Lord stirred up the spirit of ( X ) Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, ( Y ) governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and the spirit of all the ( Z ) remnant of the people; and they came and ( AA ) worked on the house of the Lord of armies, their God, 15 on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month in the second year of Darius the king.

Footnotes

  1. Haggai 1:2 Lit says, saying
  2. Haggai 1:5 Lit Set your heart on
  3. Haggai 1:6 Lit bring in
  4. Haggai 1:6 Lit him
  5. Haggai 1:7 Lit Set your heart on
  6. Haggai 1:8 Lit mountain
  7. Haggai 1:8 Lit house
  8. Haggai 1:9 Lit turn to much
  9. Haggai 1:10 Lit from dew
  10. Haggai 1:11 Lit palms
  11. Haggai 1:12 Lit feared before
  12. Haggai 1:13 Or with the commissioned message

A Call to Build the House of the Lord

1 In the second year of King Darius, ( A ) on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai ( B ) to Zerubbabel ( C ) son of Shealtiel, governor ( D ) of Judah, and to Joshua ( E ) son of Jozadak, [ a ] ( F ) the high priest: ( G )

2 This is what the Lord Almighty ( H ) says: “These people ( I ) say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the Lord ’s house. ( J ) ’”

3 Then the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai: ( K ) 4 “Is it a time for you yourselves to be living in your paneled houses, ( L ) while this house remains a ruin? ( M ) ”

5 Now this is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought ( N ) to your ways. 6 You have planted much, but harvested little. ( O ) You eat, but never have enough. ( P ) You drink, but never have your fill. ( Q ) You put on clothes, but are not warm. You earn wages, ( R ) only to put them in a purse with holes in it.”

7 This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Give careful thought ( S ) to your ways. 8 Go up into the mountains and bring down timber ( T ) and build my house, so that I may take pleasure ( U ) in it and be honored, ( V ) ” says the Lord . 9 “You expected much, but see, it turned out to be little. ( W ) What you brought home, I blew ( X ) away. Why?” declares the Lord Almighty. “Because of my house, which remains a ruin, ( Y ) while each of you is busy with your own house. 10 Therefore, because of you the heavens have withheld ( Z ) their dew ( AA ) and the earth its crops. ( AB ) 11 I called for a drought ( AC ) on the fields and the mountains, ( AD ) on the grain, the new wine, ( AE ) the olive oil ( AF ) and everything else the ground produces, on people and livestock, and on all the labor of your hands. ( AG ) ”

12 Then Zerubbabel ( AH ) son of Shealtiel, Joshua son of Jozadak, the high priest, and the whole remnant ( AI ) of the people obeyed ( AJ ) the voice of the Lord their God and the message of the prophet Haggai, because the Lord their God had sent him. And the people feared ( AK ) the Lord .

13 Then Haggai, ( AL ) the Lord ’s messenger, ( AM ) gave this message of the Lord to the people: “I am with ( AN ) you,” declares the Lord . 14 So the Lord stirred up ( AO ) the spirit of Zerubbabel ( AP ) son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua son of Jozadak, ( AQ ) the high priest, and the spirit of the whole remnant ( AR ) of the people. They came and began to work on the house of the Lord Almighty, their God, 15 on the twenty-fourth day of the sixth month. ( AS )

The Promised Glory of the New House

In the second year of King Darius, ( AT )

Footnotes

  1. Haggai 1:1 Hebrew Jehozadak , a variant of Jozadak ; also in verses 12 and 14
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