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On the
twenty-first * of the
seventh month, the
word of the
LORD came by
Haggai the
prophet saying,
h'wh.y -r;b.D h'y'h v,d{x;l d'x,a.w ~yir.f,[.B yi[yib.V;B ? r{mael ayib'N;h y;G;x -d;y.B
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"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,
t;x;P leayiT.l;v -n,B l,b'BUr.z -l,a a'n -r'm/a ? !eh{K;h q'd'cw{h.y -n,B ;[Uvw{h.y -l,a.w h'd.Wh.y ? r{mael ~'['h tyirea.v -l,a.w lw{d'G;h
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'Who is
left among you
who saw this temple in its
former glory? And
how do you
see it
now? Does it not
seem to you like
nothing in
comparison?
h,Z;h tIy;B;h -t,a h'a'r r,v]a r'a.viN;h ~,k'b yim ? w{t{a ~yia{r ~,T;a h'm.W !w{vair'h w{dw{b.kiB ? ~,kyenye[.B !Iy;a.K .Wh{m'k aw{l]h h'T;[
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'But
now take courage,
Zerubbabel,'
declares the
LORD, '
take courage also,
Joshua son of
Jehozadak, the
high priest, and
all you
people of the
land take courage,'
declares the
LORD, 'and
work; for I am with you,'
declares the
LORD of
hosts.
;[Uvw{h.y q;z]x;w h'wh.y -mUa.n l,b'BUr.z q;z]x h'T;[.w ? ~;[ -l'K q;z]x;w lw{d'G;h !eh{K;h q'd'cw{h.y -n,B ? ~,k.Tia yin]a -yiK .Wf][;w h'wh.y -mUa.n #,r'a'h ? tw{a'b.c h'wh.y ~Ua.n
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'As for the
promise which I
made you when you
came out of
Egypt, My
Spirit is
abiding in your
midst; do not
fear!'
~,k.taec.B ~,k.Tia yiT;r'K -r,v]a r'b'D;h -t,a ? .Wa'ryiT -l;a ~,k.kw{t.B t,d,m{[ yix.Wr.w ~Iy;r.ciMim
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"For
thus says the
LORD of
hosts,
'Once more in a
little while, I am going to
shake the
heavens and the
earth, the
sea also and the
dry land.
j;[.m t;x;a dw{[ tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a h{k yiK ? #,r'a'h -t,a.w ~Iy;m'V;h -t,a vyi[.r;m yin]a;w ayih ? h'b'r'x,h -t,a.w ~'Y;h -t,a.w
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'I will
shake all the
nations; and they will
come with the
wealth of
all nations, and I will
fill this house with
glory,'
says the
LORD of
hosts.
t;D.m,x .Wa'b.W ~Iyw{G;h -l'K -t,a yiT.v;[.rih.w ? dw{b'K h,Z;h tIy;B;h -t,a yitaeLim.W ~Iyw{G;h -l'K ? tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a
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'The
silver is Mine and the
gold is Mine,'
declares the
LORD of
hosts.
tw{a'b.c h'wh.y ~Ua.n b'h'Z;h yil.w @,s,K;h yil
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'The
latter glory of
this house will be
greater than the
former,'
says the
LORD of
hosts, 'and in
this place I will
give peace,'
declares the
LORD of
hosts."
!w{r]x;a'h h,Z;h tIy;B;h dw{b.K h,y.hIy lw{d'G ? ~w{q'M;b.W tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a !w{vair'h -nim ? tw{a'b.c h'wh.y ~Ua.n ~w{l'v !eT,a h,Z;h
10
On the
twenty-fourth * of the
ninth month, in the
second year of
Darius, the
word of the
LORD came to
Haggai the
prophet,
saying,
~Iy;T.v t;n.viB yi[yiv.T;l h'['B.r;a.w ~yir.f,[.B ? ayib'N;h y;G;x -l,a h'wh.y -r;b.D h'y'h v,w'y.r'd.l ? r{mael
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"Thus says the
LORD of
hosts,
'Ask now the
priests for a
ruling:
~yin]h{K;h -t,a a'n -l;a.v tw{a'b.c h'wh.y r;m'a h{K ? r{mael h'rw{T
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'If a
man carries holy meat in the
fold of his
garment, and
touches bread with this
fold, or
cooked food,
wine,
oil, or
any other
food, will it
become holy?' " And the
priests answered,
"No."
w{d.giB @;n.kiB v,d{q -r;f.B vyia -a'FIy !eh ? dyiz'N;h -l,a.w ~,x,L;h -l,a w{p'n.kiB [;g'n.w ? l'k]a;m -l'K -l,a.w !,m,v -l,a.w !Iy;Y;h -l,a.w ? a{l .Wr.ma{Y;w ~yin]h{K;h .Wn][;Y;w v'D.qIy]h
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Then
Haggai said,
"If one who is
unclean from a
corpse touches any of
these, will the latter
become unclean?" And the
priests answered, "It will
become unclean."
h,Lea -l'k.B v,p,n -aem.j [;GIy -mia y;G;x r,ma{Y;w ? a'm.jIy .Wr.ma{Y;w ~yin]h{K;h .Wn][;Y;w a'm.jIy]h
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Then
Haggai said, "
'So is
this people. And
so is
this nation before Me,'
declares the
LORD, 'and
so is
every work of their
hands; and
what they
offer there is
unclean.
yw{G;h -nek.w h,Z;h -m'['h !eK r,ma{Y;w y;G;x !;[;Y;w ? hef][;m -l'K !ek.w h'wh.y -mUa.n y;n'p.l h,Z;h ? a.Wh aem'j ~'v .Wbyir.q;y r,v]a;w ~,hyed.y
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'But
now, do
consider * from
this day onward:
before * one
stone was
placed on
another in the
temple of the
LORD,
h,Z;h ~w{Y;h -nim ~,k.b;b.l a'n -.Wmyif h'T;[.w ? l;kyeh.B !,b,a -l,a !,b,a -m.Wf ~,r,Jim h'l.['m'w ? h'wh.y
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from that
time when one
came to a grain
heap of
twenty measures, there would be only
ten; and when one
came to the
wine vat to
draw fifty measures, there would be only
twenty.
h't.y'h.w ~yir.f,[ t;mer][ -l,a a'B ~'tw{y.him ? h'r.WP ~yiVim]x @{f.x;l b,q,Y;h -l,a a'B h'r'f][ ? ~yir.f,[ h't.y'h.w
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'I
smote you and
every work of your
hands with
blasting wind,
mildew and
hail; yet you did not come back to Me,'
declares the
LORD.
d'r'B;b.W !w{q'reY;b.W !w{p'DiV;B ~,k.t,a yityeKih ? y;lea ~,k.t,a -nyea.w ~,kyed.y hef][;m -l'K tea ? h'wh.y -mUa.n
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'Do
consider * from
this day onward, from the
twenty-fourth * day of the
ninth month; from the
day when the
temple of the
LORD was
founded,
consider *:
h'l.['m'w h,Z;h ~w{Y;h -nim ~,k.b;b.l a'n -.Wmyif ? ~w{Y;h -nim.l yi[yiv.T;l h'['B.r;a.w ~yir.f,[ ~w{Yim ? ~,k.b;b.l .Wmyif h'wh.y -l;kyeh d;SUy -r,v]a
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'Is the
seed still in the
barn?
Even including the
vine, the
fig tree, the
pomegranate and the
olive tree, it has not
borne fruit. Yet from
this day on I will
bless you."'
h'nea.T;h.w !,p,G;h -d;[.w h'r.Wg.M;B [;r,Z;h dw{[;h ? ~w{Y;h -nim a'f'n a{l tIy;Z;h #e[.w !w{Mir'h.w ? .$er'b]a h,Z;h
20
Then the
word of the
LORD came a
second time to
Haggai on the
twenty-fourth * day of the
month,
saying,
~yir.f,[.B y;G;x -l,a tyinev h'wh.y -r;b.d yih.y;w ? r{mael v,d{x;l h'['B.r;a.w
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"Speak to
Zerubbabel governor of
Judah,
saying, 'I am going to
shake the
heavens and the
earth.
yin]a r{mael h'd.Wh.y -t;x;P l,b'BUr.z -l,a r{m/a ? #,r'a'h -t,a.w ~Iy;m'V;h -t,a vyi[.r;m
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'I will
overthrow the
thrones of
kingdoms and
destroy the
power of the
kingdoms of the
nations; and I will
overthrow the
chariots and their
riders, and the
horses and their
riders will
go down,
everyone by the
sword of
another.'
tw{k.l.m;m q,z{x yiT.d;m.vih.w tw{k'l.m;m aeSiK yiT.k;p'h.w ? .Wd.r'y.w 'hy,b.k{r.w h'b'K.r,m yiT.k;p'h.w ~Iyw{G;h ? wyix'a b,r,x.B vyia ~,hyeb.k{r.w ~yis.Ws
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'On that
day,'
declares the
LORD of
hosts, 'I will
take you,
Zerubbabel,
son of
Shealtiel, My
servant,'
declares the
LORD, 'and I will
make you like a
signet ring, for I have
chosen you,' "
declares the
LORD of
hosts.
'$]x'Q,a tw{a'b.c h'wh.y -mUa.n a.Wh;h ~w{Y;B ? h'wh.y -mUa.n yiD.b;[ leayiT.l;a.v -n,B l,b'BUr.z ? h'wh.y ~Ua.n yiT.r;x'b '$.b -yiK ~'tw{x;K '$yiT.m;f.w ? tw{a'b.c