Haggai 1:2

Good News Translation

The Lord Almighty said to Haggai, “These people say that this is not the right time to rebuild the Temple.”

Cross References

2 Kings 12:7

So he called in Jehoiada and the other priests and asked them, “Why aren't you repairing the Temple? From now on you are not to keep the money you receive; you must hand it over, so that the repairs can be made.”

Ezra 4:23

As soon as this letter from Emperor Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai, and their associates, they hurried to Jerusalem and forced the Jews to stop rebuilding the city.

Nehemiah 4:10

The people of Judah had a song they sang: “We grow weak carrying burdens; There's so much rubble to take away. How can we build the wall today?”

Proverbs 22:13

Lazy people stay at home; they say a lion might get them if they go outside.

Proverbs 29:25

It is dangerous to be concerned with what others think of you, but if you trust the Lord, you are safe.

Ecclesiastes 11:4

If you wait until the wind and the weather are just right, you will never plant anything and never harvest anything.

Ecclesiastes 3:3

the time for killing and the time for healing, the time for tearing down and the time for building.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Work hard at whatever you do, because there will be no action, no thought, no knowledge, no wisdom in the world of the dead—and that is where you are going.

Haggai 1:1

During the second year that Darius was emperor of Persia, on the first day of the sixth month, the Lord spoke through the prophet Haggai. The message was for the governor of Judah, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, and for the High Priest, Joshua son of Jehozadak.

Haggai 1:3

The Lord then gave this message to the people through the prophet Haggai:

Numbers 13:31

But the men who had gone with Caleb said, “No, we are not strong enough to attack them; the people there are more powerful than we are.”