2:1 In
the
seventh
month,
on
the
twenty-first
day
of
the
month,
the
word
of
the
LORD
came
by
the
hand
of
Haggai
the
prophet,
2:2 "Speak
now
to
Zerubbabel
the
son
of
Shealtiel,
governor
of
Judah,
and
to
Joshua
the
son
of
Jehozadak,
the
high
priest,
and
to
all
the
remnant
of
the
people,
and
say,
2:3 'Who
is
left
among
you
who
saw
this
house
in
its
former
glory
How
do
you
see
it
now
Is
it
not
as
nothing
in
your
eyes
2:4 Yet
now
be
strong,
O
Zerubbabel,
declares
the
LORD.
Be
strong,
O
Joshua,
son
of
Jehozadak,
the
high
priest.
Be
strong,
all
you
people
of
the
land,
declares
the
LORD.
Work,
for
I
am
with
you,
declares
the
LORD
of
hosts,
2:5 according
to
the
covenant
that
I
made
with
you
when
you
came
out
of
Egypt.
My
Spirit
remains
in
your
midst.
Fear
not.
2:6 For
thus
says
the
LORD
of
hosts:
Yet
once
more,
in
a
little
while,
I
will
shake
the
heavens
and
the
earth
and
the
sea
and
the
dry
land.
2:7 And
I
will
shake
all
nations,
so
that
the
treasures
of
all
nations
shall
come
in,
and
I
will
fill
this
house
with
glory,
says
the
LORD
of
hosts.
2:8 The
silver
is
mine,
and
the
gold
is
mine,
declares
the
LORD
of
hosts.
2:9 The
latter
glory
of
this
house
shall
be
greater
than
the
former,
says
the
LORD
of
hosts.
And
in
this
place
I
will
give
peace,
declares
the
LORD
of
hosts.'"
2:10 On
the
twenty-fourth
day
of
the
ninth
month,
in
the
second
year
of
Darius,
the
word
of
the
LORD
came
by
Haggai
the
prophet,
2:11 "Thus
says
the
LORD
of
hosts:
Ask
the
priests
about
the
law:
2:12 'If
someone
carries
holy
meat
in
the
fold
of
his
garment
and
touches
with
his
fold
bread
or
stew
or
wine
or
oil
or
any
kind
of
food,
does
it
become
holy'"
The
priests
answered
and
said,
"No."
2:13 Then
Haggai
said,
"If
someone
who
is
unclean
by
contact
with
a
dead
body
touches
any
of
these,
does
it
become
unclean"
The
priests
answered
and
said,
"It
does
become
unclean."
2:14 Then
Haggai
answered
and
said,
"So
is
it
with
this
people,
and
with
this
nation
before
me,
declares
the
LORD,
and
so
with
every
work
of
their
hands.
And
what
they
offer
there
is
unclean.
2:15 Now
then,
consider
from
this
day
onward.
Before
stone
was
placed
upon
stone
in
the
temple
of
the
LORD,
2:16 how
did
you
fare
When
one
came
to
a
heap
of
twenty
measures,
there
were
but
ten.
When
one
came
to
the
wine
vat
to
draw
fifty
measures,
there
were
but
twenty.
2:17 I
struck
you
and
all
the
products
of
your
toil
with
blight
and
with
mildew
and
with
hail,
yet
you
did
not
turn
to
me,
declares
the
LORD.
2:18 Consider
from
this
day
onward,
from
the
twenty-fourth
day
of
the
ninth
month.
Since
the
day
that
the
foundation
of
the
LORD's
temple
was
laid,
consider:
2:19 Is
the
seed
yet
in
the
barn
Indeed,
the
vine,
the
fig
tree,
the
pomegranate,
and
the
olive
tree
have
yielded
nothing.
But
from
this
day
on
I
will
bless
you."
2:20 The
word
of
the
LORD
came
a
second
time
to
Haggai
on
the
twenty-fourth
day
of
the
month,
2:21 "Speak
to
Zerubbabel,
governor
of
Judah,
saying,
I
am
about
to
shake
the
heavens
and
the
earth,
2:22 and
to
overthrow
the
throne
of
kingdoms.
I
am
about
to
destroy
the
strength
of
the
kingdoms
of
the
nations,
and
overthrow
the
chariots
and
their
riders.
And
the
horses
and
their
riders
shall
go
down,
every
one
by
the
sword
of
his
brother.
2:23 On
that
day,
declares
the
LORD
of
hosts,
I
will
take
you,
O
Zerubbabel
my
servant,
the
son
of
Shealtiel,
declares
the
LORD,
and
make
you
like
a
signet
ring,
for
I
have
chosen
you,
declares
the
LORD
of
hosts."