Haggai 1:4

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Is it the proper time for you to live in your paneled houses while this house remains a ruin?

Cross References

2 Samuel 7:2

So he said to Nathan the prophet, “Look at me—I live in a palace made of cedar, but the Ark of God is still in a tent.”

2 Kings 5:26

But Elisha told him, “Didn't I see you in my mind's eye when the man got down from his chariot to meet you? Is this the time to take money and clothing, olive groves and vineyards, sheep and oxen, male and female servants?

Psalm 102:14

For the people who follow you love its stones; they value even its dust!

Psalm 74:7

Then they set fire to your Temple, burning it to the ground. They defiled the place where you live, the place that bears your name.

Ecclesiastes 3:3

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

Jeremiah 22:14

He says to himself, “I'm going to build myself a great palace, with large upper rooms.” He has windows inserted, puts in cedar panels, and paints it bright red with vermilion.

Jeremiah 26:18

“Micah of Moresheth prophesied during the reign of Hezekiah king of Judah. He told all the people of Judah that this is what the Lord Almighty says: ‘Zion will become like a plowed field; Jerusalem will end up a pile of rubble; and the Temple mount will be overgrown with trees.’

Jeremiah 26:6

then I will destroy this Temple like I did Shiloh, and I will make this city a curse word used by everyone on earth.

Jeremiah 33:10

This is what the Lord says: You call this place “a wasteland where there are no people or animals.” Well, here in the towns of Judah and in the empty streets of Jerusalem where no people or animals live, one day

Jeremiah 33:12

This is what the Lord Almighty says: In this wasteland where there are no people or animals, and in all its towns, once again there'll be pastures where shepherds can take their flocks.

Jeremiah 52:13

He burned down the Lord's Temple, the royal palace, and all the large buildings of Jerusalem.

Lamentations 2:7

The Lord has discarded his altar; he has abandoned his Temple. He has handed it over to the enemy. They were shouting triumphantly in the Lord's Temple just as worshipers did on festival days.

Lamentations 4:1

How gold has tarnished! Even pure gold has lost its shine! Jewels from the Temple have been scattered on every street corner.

Ezekiel 24:21

Tell the people of Israel that this is what the Lord God says: I am about to make my sanctuary unclean, this place you're so proud of that you think gives you power, the place you love so much, the place that makes you happy. Your sons and daughters that you left behind will be killed by the sword.

Leviticus 19:25

However, the fifth year you may eat the fruit and in this way you will have an even greater harvest. I am the Lord your God.

Micah 3:12

Therefore because of you Zion will become a plowed field and Jerusalem a heap of rubble, and the Temple mount will be overgrown.

Haggai 1:3

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

Haggai 1:5

So the Lord Almighty says this: Think about what you're doing!

Haggai 1:9

You were hoping for so much, but look, it turned out to be so little. Everything you brought home I blew away. And why was that? Because my house remains a ruin while you are preoccupied with building your own houses, declares the Lord Almighty.

Matthew 6:33

Seek his kingdom first, and his way of living right, and everything will be given to you.

Philippians 2:21

Other people only worry about their own interests, not those of Jesus Christ.