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'If a mancarriesholymeat in the fold of his garment, and touchesbread with this fold, or cookedfood, wine, oil, or any other food, will it becomeholy?' " And the priestsanswered, "No."
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Then Haggaisaid, "If one who is unclean from a corpsetouchesany of these, will the latter becomeunclean?" And the priestsanswered, "It will becomeunclean."
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Then Haggaisaid, " 'So is thispeople. And so is thisnationbefore Me,' declares the LORD, 'and so is everywork of their hands; and what they offerthere is unclean.
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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 winevat to drawfiftymeasures, there would be only twenty.
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'Is the seedstill in the barn? Evenincluding the vine, the figtree, the pomegranate and the olivetree, it has not borne fruit. Yet from thisday on I will bless you."'
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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 godown, everyone by the sword of another.'
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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.