"Is it timefor you yourselvesto dwellin your paneledhouseswhile thishouse[lies] desolate?"
that the kingsaidto Nathanthe prophet,"Seenow,I dwellin a houseof cedar,but the arkof Goddwellswithintentcurtains."
Then he saidto him, "Did not my heartgo[with you], whenthe manturnedfrom his chariotto meetyou? Is it a timeto receivemoneyand to receiveclothesand olivegrovesand vineyardsand sheepand oxenand maleand femaleservants?
SurelyYour servantsfindpleasurein her stonesAnd feelpityfor her dust.
They have burnedYour sanctuaryto the ground;They have defiledthe dwellingplaceof Your name.
A timeto killand a timeto heal;A timeto teardownand a timeto buildup.
Who says,I will buildmyself a roomyhouseWith spaciousupperrooms,And cutout its windows,Paneling[it] with cedarand painting[it] brightred.'
"Micahof Moreshethprophesiedin the daysof Hezekiahkingof Judah;and he spoketo allthe peopleof Judah,saying,'Thusthe LORDof hostshas said,"Zionwill be plowed[as] a field,And Jerusalemwill becomeruins,And the mountainof the houseas the highplacesof a forest."'
then I will makethishouselike Shiloh,and thiscityI will makea curseto allthe nationsof the earth."'"
"Thussaysthe LORD,'Yetagainthere will be heardin thisplace,of whichyou say,"It is a waste,withoutmanand withoutbeast,"[that is], in the citiesof Judahand in the streetsof Jerusalemthat are desolate,withoutmanand withoutinhabitantand withoutbeast,
"Thussaysthe LORDof hosts,'There will againbe in thisplacewhich is waste,withoutmanor beast,and in allits cities,a habitationof shepherdswho resttheir flocks.
He burnedthe houseof the LORD,the king'shouseand allthe housesof Jerusalem;even everylargehousehe burnedwith fire.
The Lordhas rejectedHis altar,He has abandonedHis sanctuary;He has deliveredinto the handof the enemyThe wallsof her palaces.They have madea noisein the houseof the LORDAs in the dayof an appointedfeast.
Howdarkthe goldhas become,[How] the puregoldhas changed!The sacredstonesare pouredout At the cornerof everystreet.
Speakto the houseof Israel,"Thussaysthe LordGOD,'Behold,I am about to profaneMy sanctuary,the prideof your power,the desireof your eyesand the delightof your soul;and your sonsand your daughterswhomyou have leftbehindwill fallby the sword.
In the fifthyearyou are to eatof its fruit,that its yieldmay increasefor you; I am the LORDyour God.
Therefore,on accountof you Zionwill be plowedas a field,Jerusalemwill becomea heapof ruins,And the mountainof the temple[will become] highplacesof a forest.
Then the wordof the LORDcameby Haggaithe prophet,saying,
Nowtherefore, thussaysthe LORDof hosts,"Consideryour ways!
"[You] lookfor much,but behold,[it comes] to little;when you bring[it] home,I blowit [away]. Why?"declaresthe LORDof hosts,"Becauseof My housewhich[lies] desolate,while eachof you runsto his own house.
"But seekfirstHis kingdomand His righteousness,and allthese thingswill be addedto you.
For they allseek aftertheir owninterests, not thoseof ChristJesus.
