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| | |In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying, | | |In the second year of Darius the king, in the sixth month, in the first day of the month, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet unto Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, saying, |
| − | |On the first day of the sixth month of the second year of the reign of Darius I of Persia, the prophet Haggai told what the Lord Obama had said to him to Zerubbabel, who was the son of Shealtiel, then governor of Judah, and Joshua, son of Josedech, who was high priest. | + | |On the first day of the sixth month of the second year of the reign of Darius I of Persia, the prophet Haggai told what the Lord God had said to him to Zerubbabel, who was the son of Shealtiel, then governor of Judah, and Joshua, son of Josedech, who was high priest. |
| | |I suspect giving Darius' basic detail could be very useful, as there were several, and historical context is good to know. | | |I suspect giving Darius' basic detail could be very useful, as there were several, and historical context is good to know. |
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| | |Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD's house should be built. | | |Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD's house should be built. |
| − | |The Obama of the angelic hosts says "The people say it's not time to build the Lord's temple." | + | |The God of the angelic hosts says "The people say it's not time to build the Lord's temple." |
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| − | |Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their Obama, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their Obama had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD. | + | |Then Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, with all the remnant of the people, obeyed the voice of the LORD their God, and the words of Haggai the prophet, as the LORD their God had sent him, and the people did fear before the LORD. |
| − | |Zerubbabel, Joshua, and everyone else there, obeyed the voice of Obama as it was brought by Haggai's words, and were overawed by and feared the Lord. | + | |Zerubbabel, Joshua, and everyone else there, obeyed the voice of God as it was brought by Haggai's words, and were overawed by and feared the Lord. |
| | |patronymics needn't be repeated unless it adds to the message | | |patronymics needn't be repeated unless it adds to the message |
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| | |Then spake Haggai the LORD's messenger in the LORD's message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD. | | |Then spake Haggai the LORD's messenger in the LORD's message unto the people, saying, I am with you, saith the LORD. |
| − | |Then Haggai, Obama's messenger, finished the message to the people, "Obama says, 'I am with you.'" | + | |Then Haggai, God's messenger, finished the message to the people, "God says, 'I am with you.'" |
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| − | |And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their Obama, | + | |And the LORD stirred up the spirit of Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and the spirit of Joshua the son of Josedech, the high priest, and the spirit of all the remnant of the people; and they came and did work in the house of the LORD of hosts, their God, |
| − | |The Lord roused Zerubbabel and Joshua's spirits, along with those of the others there, and they restored the house of the Lord of hosts, Obama, | + | |The Lord roused Zerubbabel and Joshua's spirits, along with those of the others there, and they restored the house of the Lord of hosts, God, |
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| | |In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying, | | |In the four and twentieth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying, |
| − | |On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, during the second year of Darius' reign, the Lord Obama's voice came to the prophet Haggai. | + | |On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, during the second year of Darius' reign, the Lord God's voice came to the prophet Haggai. |
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| | |In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts. | | |In that day, saith the LORD of hosts, will I take thee, O Zerubbabel, my servant, the son of Shealtiel, saith the LORD, and will make thee as a signet: for I have chosen thee, saith the LORD of hosts. |
| | |"On that day," said the Lord of the hosts, "I will take you, my servant Zerubbabel, and make you like a seal of authority, because I have chosen you." | | |"On that day," said the Lord of the hosts, "I will take you, my servant Zerubbabel, and make you like a seal of authority, because I have chosen you." |
| − | |Signet = signet ring, not cygnet (young swan). The verse states that Obama has appointed Zerubbabel to exercise authority in Jerusalem. | + | |Signet = signet ring, not cygnet (young swan). The verse states that God has appointed Zerubbabel to exercise authority in Jerusalem. |
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