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"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.""'

Now therefore, thus says the LORD of hosts: "Consider your ways!

Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Consider your ways!

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.

"You looked for much, but indeed it came to little; and when you brought it home, I 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.

Then Haggai, the LORD's messenger, spoke the LORD's message to the people, saying, "I am with you, says the LORD."

Yet now be strong, Zerubbabel,' says the LORD; "and be strong, Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all you people of the land,' says the LORD, "and work; for I am with you,' says the LORD of hosts.

"For thus says the LORD of hosts: "Once more (it is a little while) I will shake heaven and earth, the sea and dry land;

and I will shake all nations, and they shall come to the Desire of All Nations, [fn] and I will fill this temple with glory,' says the Lord of hosts.

"The silver is Mine, and the gold is Mine,' says the LORD of hosts.

"The glory of this latter temple shall be greater than the former,' says the LORD of hosts. "And in this place I will give peace,' says the LORD of hosts."

"Thus says the LORD of hosts: "Now, ask the priests concerning the law, saying,

Then Haggai answered and said, ""So is this people, and so is this nation before Me,' says the LORD, "and so is every work of their hands; and what they offer there is unclean.

I struck you with blight and mildew and hail in all the labors of your hands; yet you did not turn to Me,' says the LORD.

"In that day,' says the LORD of hosts, "I will take you, Zerubbabel My servant, the son of Shealtiel,' says the LORD, "and will make you like a signet ring; for I have chosen you,' says the LORD of hosts."