Haggai 1:2

New Living Translation

“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies says: The people are saying, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord.’”

Cross References

2 Kings 12:7

So King Joash called for Jehoiada and the other priests and asked them, “Why haven’t you repaired the Temple? Don’t use any more money for your own needs. From now on, it must all be spent on Temple repairs.”

Ezra 4:23

When this letter from King Artaxerxes was read to Rehum, Shimshai, and their colleagues, they hurried to Jerusalem. Then, with a show of strength, they forced the Jews to stop building.

Nehemiah 4:10

Then the people of Judah began to complain, “The workers are getting tired, and there is so much rubble to be moved. We will never be able to build the wall by ourselves.”

Proverbs 22:13

The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion out there! If I go outside, I might be killed!”

Proverbs 29:25

Fearing people is a dangerous trap, but trusting the Lord means safety.

Ecclesiastes 11:4

Farmers who wait for perfect weather never plant. If they watch every cloud, they never harvest.

Ecclesiastes 3:3

A time to kill and a time to heal. A time to tear down and a time to build up.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Whatever you do, do well. For when you go to the grave, there will be no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

Haggai 1:1

On August 29 of the second year of King Darius’s reign, the Lord gave a message through the prophet Haggai to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Jeshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest.

Haggai 1:3

Then the Lord sent this message through the prophet Haggai:

Numbers 13:31

But the other men who had explored the land with him disagreed. “We can’t go up against them! They are stronger than we are!”