Haggai 1:3 - Forerunner Commentary

Haggai 1:3

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.

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 1:3

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American Standard Version
Then came the word of Jehovah by Haggai the prophet, saying,

Amplified® Bible
Then came the word of the Lord by Haggai the prophet, saying,

Contemporary English Version
(SEE 1:2)

Darby English Version
And the word of Jehovah came by Haggai the prophet, saying,

Good News Bible
The LORD then gave this message to the people through the prophet Haggai:

King James Version
Then came the word of the LORD by Haggai the prophet, saying,

New American Standard Bible
Then the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet, saying,

New International Version
Then the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai:

New King James Version
Then the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet, saying,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Then the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet, saying,

Revised Standard Version
Then the word of the LORD came by Haggai the prophet,

Young's Literal Translation
And there is a word of Jehovah by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying:

New English Translation
So the Lord spoke through the prophet Haggai as follows:¹

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