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This set of detailed commentaries provides valuable exegetical, historical, cultural, and linguistic information on the original text. Over the years this series has been instrumental in shedding light on the Scriptures so that translators all over the world could complete the important task of putting God's Word into the many languages spoken in the world today. Over the years church leaders...

This verse presents the challenge that the Lord gives the people through the prophet: theymust again give priority to rebuilding the Temple. The logical connection with the previous verse is not stated, but the commands in this verse can be seen as a result of the command in verse 7. Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house: Go up in certain languages will be rendered as “You must go up.” The TEV use of the word “Now” stresses that this command follows on from the people reconsidering
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