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The Command to Build God’s House

1 In athe second year of King Darius, in the sixth month, on the first day of the month, the word of the Lord came by bHaggai the prophet to cZerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and to dJoshua the son of eJehozadak, the high priest, saying,  
2 “Thus speaks the Lord of hosts, saying: ‘This people says, “The time has not come, the time that the Lord’s house should be built.” ’ ”
3 Then the word of the Lord acame by Haggai the prophet, saying,  
4 “Is it atime for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, and this1 temple to lie in ruins?”  
5 Now therefore, thus says the Lord of hosts: a“Consider your ways! 
6 “You have asown much, and bring in little;
You eat, but do not have enough;
You drink, but you are not filled with drink;
You clothe yourselves, but no one is warm;
And bhe who earns wages,
Earns wages to put into a bag with holes.”  
7 Thus says the Lord of hosts: “Consider your ways!
8 Go up to the amountains and bring wood and build the1 temple, that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified,” says the Lord.  
9 a“You looked for much, but indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home, bI blew it away. Why?” says the Lord of hosts. “Because of My house that is in ruins, while every one of you runs to his own house.  
10 Therefore athe heavens above you withhold the dew, and the earth withholds its fruit.  
Verse Comparison: Haggai 1:2

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American Standard Version
Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, This people say, It is not the time `for us' to come, the time for Jehovah's house to be built.

Amplified® Bible
Thus says the Lord of hosts: These people say, The time is not yet come that the Lord's house should be rebuilt [although Cyrus had ordered it done eighteen years before].

Contemporary English Version
that the LORD All-Powerful had said to them and to the people: You say this isn't the right time to build a temple for me. But is it right for you to live in expensive houses, while my temple is a pile of ruins? Just look at what's happening.

Darby English Version
Thus speaketh Jehovah of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that Jehovah's house should be built.

Good News Bible
The LORD Almighty said to Haggai, "These people say that this is not the right time to rebuild the Temple."

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
"Thus says the LORD of hosts, `This people says, "The time has not come, {even} the time for the house of the LORD to be rebuilt.'""

New International Version
This is what the LORD Almighty says: "These people say, 'The time has not yet come for the LORD's house to be built.' "

New King James Version
“Thus speaks the LORD of hosts, saying: ‘This people says, “The time has not come, the time that the LORD’s house should be built.”’”

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Thus says the LORD of hosts, 'This people says, "The time has not come, even the time for someone to rebuild the house of the LORD."'"

Revised Standard Version
"Thus says the LORD of hosts: This people say the time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD."

Young's Literal Translation
Thus spake Jehovah of Hosts, saying: This people! -- they have said, `The time hath not come, The time the house of Jehovah `is' to be built.'


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