¶In the seventh month, in the twenty-first day of the month, the Word of YahwehThe Lord came by the hand of Haggai the prophet, saying,

“Speak now to Zerubbabel, the son of Shealathiel, governor ofof the tribe of Judah, and to JoshuaJesus, the son of JehozadakJosedek, the high priest, and to the remnant of remainingthe people, saying,

Yet now be strong,and now prevail Zerubbabel,’ says Yahweh.The Lord ‘Be strong, JoshuaPrevail Jesus, son of JehozadakJosedek, the high priest. Be strongprevail, all you people of the land,’ says YahwehThe Lord, ‘and work, for I AMam with you,’ says Yahweh of Armies.The Lord Almighty Ruler of All.

and I will shake together all nations. The precious things of all nations will come, and I will fill this house with glory, says Yahweh of Armies. and the elect will arrive of all the nations and I will fill the house to capacity of this glory says The Lord Almighy Ruler of all.

¶In the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, in the second year of Darius, the Word of YahwehThe Lord happened tocame by Haggai the prophet, saying,

“Thus says Yahweh of ArmiesThe Lord the Almighty Ruler of All: Ask now the priests concerning the law, saying,

‘If someone carries holy meat in the fold of his garment, and with his fold touches bread, stew, wine, oil, or any food, will it become holy?’”
¶The priests answered, “No.”

¶Then Haggai said, “If one who is unclean by reason of a dead body touch any of these, will it be unclean?”
¶The priests answered, “It will be unclean.”

¶Then Haggai answered, “‘So is this people, and so is this nation before me,’ says Yahweh; ‘and so is every work of their hands. That which they offer there is unclean.

Now, please consider from this day and backward, before a stone was laid on a stone in the temple of Yahweh.

Through all that time, when one came to a heap of twenty measures, there were only ten. When one came to the wine vat to draw out fifty, there were only twenty.

I struck you with blight, mildew, and hail in all the work of your hands; yet you didn’t turn to me,’ says Yahweh.

‘Consider, please, from this day and backward, from the twenty-fourth day of the ninth month, since the day that the foundation of Yahweh’s temple was laid, consider it.