2 aIn the seventh month, ain the one and twentieth day of the month, came the word of the Lord †by the prophet Haggai, saying, 2 Speak now to bZerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, bgovernor of Judah, and to bJoshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and to cthe residue of the people, saying,

3  dWho is left among you that saw this house in eher first glory?

And how do ye see it now?

fIs it not in your eyes in comparison of it as nothing?

4  Yet now gbe strong, bO Zerubbabel, saith the Lord;

And gbe strong, bO Joshua, son of Josedech, the high priest;

And gbe strong, all ye people of the land, saith the Lord, and hwork:

For iI am with you, saith the Lord of hosts:

5  jAccording to kthe word that I kcovenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt,

So lmy spirit remaineth among you: mfear ye not.

6  For thus saith the Lord of hosts; nYet once, it is oa little while,

And pI will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;

7  And pI will shake qall nations, and rthe desire of all nations sshall come:

And I will fill this house with tyglory, saith the Lord of hosts.

8  uThe silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.

9  vyThe glory wof this latter house shall be greater than of xthe former, saith the Lord of hosts:

And in this place will I give yzpeace, saith the Lord of hosts.

10 aIn the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, bin the second year of Darius, came the word of the Lord bby Haggai the prophet, saying, 11 Thus saith the Lord of hosts; cAsk now the priests concerning the law, saying, 12 If one bear dholy flesh in the skirt of his garment, and with his skirt do touch bread, or pottage, or wine, or oil, or any meat, shall it be holy? And the priests answered and said, eNo. 13 Then said Haggai, If one that is funclean by a dead body gtouch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, gIt shall be unclean. 14 Then answered Haggai, and said,

heSo is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith the Lord;

And so is pevery work of their hands;

And that which they offer there is unclean.

15  And now, I pray you, ijconsider from this day and upward,

From before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of the Lord:

16  kSince those days were, lwhen one came to an heap of twenty measures, there were but ten:

When one came to mthe pressfat for to draw out fifty vessels out of the press, there were but twenty.

17  I lnsmote you with blasting and with mildew and owith hail

In pall the labours of your hands;

Yet ye qturned not to me, saith the Lord.

18  ijConsider now from this day and upward,

rFrom the four and twentieth day of the ninth month,

Even from sthe day that the foundation of the Lord’s temple was laid, iconsider it.

19  rtIs the seed yet in uthe barn?

Yea, as yet the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree, hath not brought forth:

rFrom this day vwill I bless you.

20 And again the word of the Lord came unto Haggai rin the four and twentieth day of the month, saying, 21 Speak to wZerubbabel, wgovernor of Judah, saying,

xI will shake the heavens and the earth;

22  And yI will overthrow the throne of kingdoms,

And yI will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the heathen;

And zI will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them;

And the horses and their riders shall come down,

aEvery one by the sword of his brother.

23  In that day, saith the Lord of hosts,

Will I take thee, wO Zerubbabel, bmy servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the Lord,

And will make thee cas a signet:

For bdI have chosen thee, saith the Lord of hosts.