H7971Behold, I will send[H8802] H4397my messengerH6437, and he shall prepare[H8765] H1870the wayH6440beforeH113me: and the LordH1245, whom ye seek[H8764] H6597, shall suddenlyH935come[H8799] H1964to his templeH4397, even the messengerH1285of the covenantH2655, whom ye delightH935in: behold, he shall come[H8804] H559, saith[H8804] H3068the LORDH6635of hosts.
H8147In the secondH8141yearH1867of DariusH4428the kingH8345, in the sixthH2320monthH259, in the firstH3117dayH2320of the monthH1697, came the wordH3068of the LORDH3027byH2292HaggaiH5030the prophetH2216unto ZerubbabelH1121the sonH7597of ShealtielH6346, governorH3063of JudahH3091, and to JoshuaH1121the sonH3087of JosedechH1419, the highH3548priestH559, saying[H8800] ,
H2388Yet now be strong[H8798] H2216, O ZerubbabelH5002, saith[H8803] H3068the LORDH2388; and be strong[H8798] H3091, O JoshuaH1121, sonH3087of JosedechH1419, the highH3548priestH2388; and be strong[H8798] H5971, all ye peopleH776of the landH5002, saith[H8803] H3068the LORDH6213, and work[H8798] H5002: for I am with you, saith[H8803] H3068the LORDH6635of hosts:
H2216Then ZerubbabelH1121the sonH7597of ShealtielH3091, and JoshuaH1121the sonH3087of JosedechH1419, the highH3548priestH7611, with all the remnantH5971of the peopleH8085, obeyed[H8799] H6963the voiceH3068of the LORDH430their GodH1697, and the wordsH2292of HaggaiH5030the prophetH3068, as the LORDH430their GodH7971had sent[H8804] H5971him, and the peopleH3372did fear[H8799] H6440beforeH3068the LORD.
H3548But the priestsH3881the LevitesH1121, the sonsH6659of ZadokH8104, that kept[H8804] H4931the chargeH4720of my sanctuaryH1121when the childrenH3478of IsraelH8582went astray[H8800] H7126from me, they shall come near[H8799] H8334to me to minister[H8763] H5975unto me, and they shall stand[H8804] H6440beforeH7126me to offer[H8687] H2459unto me the fatH1818and the bloodH5002, saith[H8803] H136the LordH3069GOD:
H8334Yet they shall be ministers[H8764] H4720in my sanctuaryH6486, having chargeH8179at the gatesH1004of the houseH8334, and ministering[H8764] H1004to the houseH7819: they shall slay[H8799] H5930the burnt offeringH2077and the sacrificeH5971for the peopleH5975, and they shall stand[H8799] H6440beforeH8334them to minister[H8763] unto them.
H559Therefore thus saith[H8804] H3068the LORDH7725, If thou return[H8799] H7725, then will I bring thee again[H8686] H5975, and thou shalt stand[H8799] H6440beforeH3318me: and if thou take forth[H8686] H3368the preciousH2151from the vile[H8802] H6310, thou shalt be as my mouthH7725: let them return[H8799] H7725unto thee; but return[H8799] not thou unto them.