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Haggai 1:8
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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.  
11 For I acalled for a drought on the land and the mountains, on the grain and the new wine and the oil, on whatever the ground brings forth, on men and livestock, and on ball the labor of your hands.”  

The People’s Obedience

12 aThen Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Joshua the son of Jehozadak, 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 feared the presence of the Lord.  
13 Then Haggai, the Lord’s messenger, spoke the Lord’s message to the people, saying, a“I am with you, says the Lord.”  
Verse Comparison: Haggai 1:8

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American Standard Version
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 Jehovah.

Amplified® Bible
Go up to the hill country and bring lumber and rebuild [My] house, and I will take pleasure in it and I will be glorified, says the Lord [by accepting it as done for My glory and by displaying My glory in it].

Contemporary English Version
But first, go to the hills and get wood for my temple, so I can take pride in it and be worshiped there.

Darby English Version
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 Jehovah.

Good News Bible
Now go up into the hills, get lumber, and rebuild the Temple; then I will be pleased and will be worshiped as I should be.

King James Version
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.

New American Standard Bible
"Go up to the mountains, bring wood and rebuild the temple, that I may be pleased with it and be glorified, says the LORD."

New International Version
Go up into the mountains and bring down timber and build the house, so that I may take pleasure in it and be honored," says the LORD.

New King James Version
Go up to the mountains and bring wood and build the temple, that I may take pleasure in it and be glorified,” says the LORD.

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"Go up to the mountains, bring wood and rebuild the temple, that I may take pleasure with it and become glorified," says the LORD.

Revised Standard Version
Go up to the hills and bring wood and build the house, that I may take pleasure in it and that I may appear in my glory, says the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
Go up the mountain, and ye have brought in wood, And build the house, and I am pleased with it. And I am honoured, said Jehovah.


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