2 In
the seventh month, in the one and twentieth day of the month, came the
word of the LORD by the prophet Haggai, saying, 2 Speak
now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua
the son of Josedech, 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 Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua,
son of Josedech, 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 Darius,
came the word of the LORD by Haggai 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 Haggai, 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 Haggai, 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 Haggai in the four and twentieth day
of the month, saying, 21 Speak
to Zerubbabel, 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 Zerubbabel, my servant,
the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for
I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts.