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Haggai 1:1-3
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Haggai 1:1-3
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It Is Time to Build the Temple
1 On the first day of the sixth month of the second year that Darius was king of Persia, Haggai received a message from the Lord. This message was for Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel and Joshua son of Jehozadak. Zerubbabel was the governor of Judah and Joshua was the high priest. This is the message: 2 This is what the Lord All-Powerful said, “The people say it is not yet the right time to build the Lord’s Temple.”
3 Again Haggai received a message from the Lord. Haggai spoke this message:
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Haggai 1:1-3
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Haggai 1:1-3
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A Call to Build the House of the Lord
1 In the second year of King Darius,(A) on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai(B) to Zerubbabel(C) son of Shealtiel, governor(D) of Judah, and to Joshua(E) son of Jozadak,[a](F) the high priest:(G)
2 This is what the Lord Almighty(H) says: “These people(I) say, ‘The time has not yet come to rebuild the Lord’s house.(J)’”
3 Then the word of the Lord came through the prophet Haggai:(K)
Footnotes
- Haggai 1:1 Hebrew Jehozadak, a variant of Jozadak; also in verses 12 and 14
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