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Haggai (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 16:39, December 24, 2009
, 16:39, December 24, 2009Never delved much into the 12 lesser prophets, so seems like a good opportunity
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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,
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|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.
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|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.
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|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 came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,
|Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,
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|Then Haggai was inspired by the message of the Lord:
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|Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?
|Is it time for you, O ye, to dwell in your cieled houses, and this house lie waste?
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|"Is it really time for all of you to rest in your vaulted homes while ''this'' house remains like this?"
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|Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.
|Now therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.
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|"So the Lord tells you, 'consider what you are doing.'"
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|Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
|Ye have sown much, and bring in little; ye eat, but ye have not enough; ye drink, but ye are not filled with drink; ye clothe you, but there is none warm; and he that earneth wages earneth wages to put it into a bag with holes.
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|"You've sown much grain, but don't harvest much. You eat, but don't have enough to eat. You drink, but are still thirsty. You dress yourselves, but can't get warm. And the man who earns a wage puts them in a bag full of holes."
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|Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.
|Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Consider your ways.
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|"So the Lord tells you, 'consider what you are doing.'"
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|The repetition is really quite powerful
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|Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.
|Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.
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|"'Bring wood up the mountain and build a house there, and I will appreciate it and be glorified by it,' says the Lord."
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|Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.
|Ye looked for much, and, lo, it came to little; and when ye brought it home, I did blow upon it. Why? saith the LORD of hosts. Because of mine house that is waste, and ye run every man unto his own house.
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|"'You looked for something fancy but it resulted in nothing. When you brought it home, I blew on it. Why?" says the Lord of the angels, 'Because my house is a ruin, and every man among you runs into his own house."
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