Haggai 2:23 - Prayer Tents

The Future Glory of the Lord’s House

2On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the word of the Lord came by Haggai the prophet:H7637H259H6242H2320H1697H3068H3027H5030H2292H559

2"Speak to Shealtiel's son Zerubbabel, governor of Judah, to Jehozadak's son Joshua, the high priest, and to the rest of the people, asking,H559H2216H1121H7597H6346H3063H3091H1121H3087H1419H3548H7611H5971H559

3'Who is left among you who saw this house in its former glory?And what does it look like now?From what you can see, it seems like nothing, doesn't it -H7604H7200H1004H7223H3519H7200H5869H3644

4Now be strong, Zerubbabel,' declares the Lord, 'and be strong, Joshua son of Jehozadak, the high priest, and be strong, all you people of the land,' declares the Lord. 'Go to work, because I am with you,' declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.H2388H2216H5002H3068H2388H3091H1121H3087H1419H3548H2388H5971H776H5002H3068H6213H5002H3068H6635

5'My Spirit continues to dwell among you, according to the covenant I established when you came out from Egypt. Don't be afraid!H1697H3772H3318H4714H7307H5975H8432H3372

6'For this is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies says: "Once more, in a little while, I will make the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the dry land to shake.H559H3068H6635H259H4592H7493H8064H776H3220H2724

7I will shake all nations, and the One desired by all nations shall come. Then I will fill this house with glory," says the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.H7493H1471H2532H1471H935H4390H1004H3519H559H3068H6635

8'"The silver belongs to me, as does the gold," declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.H3701H2091H5002H3068H6635

9"The glory of this present house will be greater than was the former," declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies. "And in this place I will grant peace," declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies.'H3519H314H1004H1419H7223H5002H3068H6635H4725H5414H7965H559H3068H6635

God’s Promise to His Sinful People

10On the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month of the second year of the reign of King Darius, the word of the Lord came to Haggai the prophet:H702H6242H8671H8147H8141H1867H1697H3068H3027H2292H5030H559

11"This is what the Lord of the Heavenly Armies says: 'Ask the priests about what the Law says:H559H3068H6635H7592H3548H8451H559

12If a man carries consecrated meat in the folds of his garment, and if his garment touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any other edible thing, will these things become consecrated?" The priests answered, "No."H376H5375H6944H1320H3671H899H3671H5060H3899H5138H3196H8081H3978H6942H3548H6030H559

13So Haggai responded, "If someone who is unclean because of contact with a dead body were to touch any of these things, would they become unclean? The priests responded, "They would be unclean."H559H2292H2931H5315H5060H2930H3548H6030H559H2930

14Then Haggai answered, "'That's how I look at this people and this nation,' declares the Lord. 'And that's how it is with everything they undertake and with what they offer there - it is unclean.H6030H2292H559H5971H1471H6440H5002H3068H4639H3027H7126H2931

15"'Pay attention from now on to how things used to be before one stone had been laid upon another in the temple of the Lord.H7760H3824H3117H4605H2962H68H7760H68H1964H3068

16When someone came to a pile of grain to get twenty bushels, there were only ten. Or when someone approached the wine press to siphon out 50 measures, there were only twenty.H935H6194H6242H6235H935H3342H2834H2572H6333H6242

17I punished you and everything that you undertook - with scorching wind, with mildew, and with hail, and you still did not return to me,' declares the Lord.H5221H7711H3420H1259H4639H3027H5002H3068

18"'Pay attention from now on, from this twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, when the foundation of the Lord's temple was laid. Pay attention!H7760H3824H3117H4605H702H6242H3117H8671H3117H3245H3068H1964H7760H3824

19Is there seed left in the granary?Up until now, neither the vine, the fig tree, the pomegranate, nor the olive tree has borne fruit, but from this very day I will bless you.'"H2233H4035H1612H8384H7416H2132H6086H5375H3117H1288

God’s Promise to Zerubbabel

20The word of the Lord came a second time to Haggai on the twenty-fourth day of the month:H8145H1697H3068H2292H702H6242H2320H559

21"Speak to Zerubbabel, governor of Judah. Tell him: 'I am going to shake the heavens and the earth.H559H2216H6346H3063H559H7493H8064H776

22I will overthrow royal thrones. I will annihilate the strength of national governments. I will overthrow chariots along with those who drive them. Both horses and their riders will fall, each one by means of his comrade's weapon.H2015H3678H4467H8045H2392H4467H1471H2015H4818H7392H5483H7392H3381H376H2719H251

23On that day,' declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies, 'I will take you, my servant Zerubbabel son of Shealtiel,' declares the Lord, 'and I will set you in place like a signet ring. For I have chosen you,' declares the Lord of the Heavenly Armies."H3117H5002H3068H6635H3947H2216H5650H1121H7597H5002H3068H7760H2368H977H5002H3068H6635