1 In the seventhmonth, in the one and twentiethdayof the month, came the word of theLordby Haggai the prophet, saying,
2 Speak now to Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and to the remnant of the people, saying,
3 Who is left among you that saw this house in its former glory? and how do ye see it now? is it not in your eyes as nothing?
4 Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith theLord; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith theLord, and work: for I am with you, saith theLordof hosts,
5 according tothe word that I covenanted with you when ye came out of Egypt, and my spirit abode among you: fear ye not.
6 For thus saith theLordof hosts: Yet once, it is a little while, and I will shake the heavens, and the earth, and the sea, and the dry land;
7 and I will shake all nations, and the desirable things of all nations shall come, and I will fill this house with glory, saith theLordof hosts.
8 The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith theLordof hosts.
9 The latter glory of this house shall be greater than the former, saith theLordof hosts: and in this place will I give peace, saith theLordof hosts.
10 In the four and twentiethdayof the ninthmonth, in the second year of Darius, came the word of theLordby Haggai the prophet, saying,
11 Thus saith theLordof hosts: Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,
12 If one bear holy 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 become holy? And the priests answered and said, No.
13 Then said Haggai, If one that is unclean by a dead body touch any of these, shall it be unclean? And the priests answered and said, It shall be unclean.
14 Then answered Haggai and said, So is this people, and so is this nation before me, saith theLord; and so is every work of their hands; and that which they offer there is unclean.
15 And now, I pray you, consider from this day and upward, from before a stone was laid upon a stone in the temple of theLord:
16 Through all that time, when one came to an heap of twentymeasures, there were but ten; when one came to the winefat for to draw out fifty vessels, there were but twenty.
17 I smote you with blasting and with mildew and with hail in all the work of your hands; yet yeturnednot to me, saith theLord.
18 Consider, I pray you, from this day and upward, from the four and twentieth day of the ninthmonth, since the day that the foundation of theLord’S temple was laid, consider it.
19 Is the seed yet in the barn? yea, the vine, and the fig tree, and the pomegranate, and the olive tree hath not brought forth; from this day will I blessyou.
20 And the word of theLordcame the second time unto Haggai in the four and twentiethdayof the month, saying,
21 Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, saying, I will shake the heavens and the earth:
22 and I will overthrow the throne of kingdoms, and I will destroy the strength of the kingdoms of the nations; and I will overthrow the chariots, and those that ride in them; and the horses and their riders shall come down, every one by the sword of his brother.
23 In that day, saith theLordof hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith theLord, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith theLordof hosts.