Haggai 1:2

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The Lord Almighty says this: the people say, “This isn't the proper time to rebuild the Lord's house.”

Cross References

2 Kings 12:7

So King Joash called together Jehoiada and the other priests and asked, “Why haven't you repaired the damage in the Temple? Don't use any more money you're given for yourselves, instead hand it over to others to repair the Temple.”

Ezra 4:23

As soon as this letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai the scribe, and their fellow officers, they rushed to the Jews in Jerusalem and used their power to forcibly make them stop work.

Nehemiah 4:10

Then people of Judah started grumbling, saying, “The workmen are exhausted. There's just too much rubble to clear. We'll never be able to finish the wall.”

Proverbs 22:13

Lazy people make claims like, “There's a lion outside! I might be killed if I go out there!”

Proverbs 29:25

Being afraid of people traps you, but if you trust in the Lord you're safe.

Ecclesiastes 11:4

The farmer who pays attention to the direction of the wind knows when not to sow, and by watching the clouds knows when not to reap.

Ecclesiastes 3:3

A time of killing, and a time of healing. A time of tearing down, and a time of building up.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever you do, do it with all your strength, for when you go to the grave there's no more working or thinking, no more knowing or being wise.

Haggai 1:1

In the second year of the reign of king Darius, on the first day of the sixth month, the Lord sent a message through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel, son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest.

Haggai 1:3

Then the Lord sent a message through the prophet Haggai, saying,

Numbers 13:31

But the men who had gone with him disagreed. “We can't go and fight these people! They're much stronger than us!”