Haggai 1:1-8
Chapter 1
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In the second year of Darius’s reign, on the first day of the sixth month, the word of the Lord was given to the prophet Haggai for the benefit of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, governor of Judah, and Joshua, the son of Jehozadak, the high priest.
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“So says the Lord of hosts: This people claim that the time to rebuild the house of the Lord has not yet come.
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Well now, listen to what I have to say through the prophet Haggai:
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Is this the time for you to live in your well-built houses while this house remains a heap of ruins?
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Think about your ways:
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You have sown much
but harvested little;
you eat and drink,
yet are not satisfied;
you clothe yourselves,
but still feel cold;
and the laborer puts
the money he earned
into a tattered purse.
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Now think about what you must do:
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Go to the mountain and gather wood
to rebuild the house.
This will make me happy,
and I will feel deeply honored,
says the Lord.