Haggai 2 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Encouragement and Promise

¹ On the twenty-first day of the seventh month,  the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai:

² ‘Speak to Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, to the high priest Joshua son of Jehozadak, and to the remnant of the people:

³ “Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory? How does it look to you now? Doesn’t it seem to you like nothing by comparison?

⁴ Even so, be strong, Zerubbabel #– #this is the Lord’s declaration.  Be strong, Joshua son of Jehozadak, high priest. Be strong, all you people of the land #– #this is the Lord’s declaration. Work! For I am with you   #– #the declaration of the Lord of Armies.

⁵ This is the promise I made to you when you came out of Egypt,  and my Spirit is present among you; don’t be afraid.” ’

⁶ For the Lord of Armies says this: ‘Once more, in a little while, I am going to shake the heavens and the earth,  the sea and the dry land.

⁷ I will shake all the nations so that the treasures of all the nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory,’  says the Lord of Armies.

⁸ ‘The silver and gold belong to me’ #– #this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.

⁹ ‘The final glory of this house  will be greater than the first,’  says the Lord of Armies. ‘I will provide peace in this place’   #– #this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.

From Deprivation to Blessing

¹⁰ On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the word of the Lord came to the prophet Haggai:

¹¹ ‘This is what the Lord of Armies says: Ask the priests for a ruling.

¹² If a man is carrying consecrated meat in the fold of his garment, and it touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other food, does it become holy? ’ The priests answered, ‘No.’

¹³ Then Haggai asked, ‘If someone defiled by contact with a corpse touches any of these, does it become defiled? ’ The priests answered, ‘It becomes defiled.’

¹⁴ Then Haggai replied, ‘So is this people, and so is this nation before me #– #this is the Lord’s declaration. And so is every work of their hands; even what they offer there is defiled.

¹⁵ ‘Now from this day on, think carefully: Before one stone was placed on another in the Lord’s temple,

¹⁶ what state were you in?  When someone came to a grain heap of twenty measures, it only amounted to ten; when one came to the winepress to dip fifty measures from the vat, it only amounted to twenty.

¹⁷ I struck you #– #all the work of your hands #– #with blight, mildew,  and hail,  but you didn’t turn to me #– #this is the Lord’s declaration.

¹⁸ From this day on, think carefully;  from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, from the day the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid; think carefully.

¹⁹ Is there still seed left in the granary? The vine, the fig, the pomegranate, and the olive tree have not yet produced. But from this day on I will bless you.’

Promise to Zerubbabel

²⁰ The word of the Lord came to Haggai a second time on the twenty-fourth day of the month:

²¹ ‘Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah: I am going to shake the heavens and the earth.

²² I will overturn royal thrones and destroy the power of the Gentile kingdoms.  I will overturn chariots and their riders. Horses and their riders will fall, each by his brother’s sword.

²³ On that day’ #– #this is the declaration of the Lord of Armies #– #‘I will take you, Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel, my servant’ #– #this is the Lord’s declaration #– #‘and make you like my signet ring,  for I have chosen you.’  This is the declaration of the Lord of Armies.